Talking Points

A staggering 23% of women in college are raped.

So are over 5% of men.

University of South Carolina students can rest a little easier.

Safehome.org ranked our university’s campus the safest in the state. Data shows only 0.4 reported violent crimes per 1,000 students.

Rankings were determined using the most recent data from the US Department of Justice, FBI, and US Department of Education from colleges with at least 10,000 students in nearly 150 US cities through 2017.

Coastal Carolina University was found to be the least safe college in South Carolina with 1.78 violent crimes per 1,000 students.

Nationally, Nebraska is the least safe college with 4.72 violent crimes per 1,000 students.

Ivy League schools Brown and Yale are among the 10 least safe campuses as well.

Find the full study at https://www.safehome.org/resources/crime-stats-college-campus/ .