How Safe Is Savannah College of Art and Design? Learn About Campus Crime Statistics (2024)

by our College Data Analytics Team

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Is Savannah College of Art and Design safe? On this page, we'll examine crime statistics for the college campus and surrounding areas.

Our crime and safety report on SCAD includes:

• Understanding the Stats
• SCAD Crime Overall
• On-Campus Crime
• Residence Hall Crime
• Crime in the Savannah Neighborhood
• References

Understanding the Crime Stats for SCAD

Types of Crime & Safety Incidents

We have compiled this information on crime statistics from the U.S. Department of Education's Campus Safety and Security data. The types of crimes are divided into the following categories: arrests for major crimes, arrests for possession, violence against women, and disciplinary actions.

The arrests for major crimes category includes arrests for things such as murder, robbery, rape, aggravated assault, and arson. The violence against women grouping includes things such as domestic violence, date rape, and stalking. The arrests for possession classification deals with things such as weapons possession, alcohol violations, and drug violations. The disciplinary actions category involves possession of weapons, alcohol violations, and drug violations in the cases where no arrest occurred but some action was taken.

Number of Incidents

It is not unusual for institutions to report that no incidents occurred in some of these categories. In fact, 56% of the schools we cover reported no arrests for major crimes, 67% reported no violence against women, 70% reported no arrests for possession, and 68% reported no disciplinary actions.

Zero incidents of reported crime may be nice to see, but it does not necessarily mean the school is safer, as it could indicate lax reporting. Similarly, a high number of incidents could indicate that the school is more strict about reporting and law enforcement than other institutions.

SCAD Overall Crime Stats

Savannah College of Art and Design reported 202 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place at or near campus or on other properties affiliated with the school. Based on a student body population of 14,840, that's 13.61 incidents per 1,000 students.

In order to make this data a little clearer, the table below shows the number of incidents by category and the maximum number of incidents reported by a school in that category.

SCAD Overall Crime by Category

The percentage breakdown of SCAD crime and safety incidents by category is shown in the following chart.

Disciplinary actions account for 75.7% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 6.4% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Savannah College of Art and Design resulted in arrests for possession. About 10.9% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 6.9% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how SCAD compares to other colleges and universities in the nation when it comes to each category of crime and safety-related incidents. Note that this does not take school size into account so larger schools are likely to have more incidents.

We can factor in the size of the school and look at the incidents per thousand students as well.

SCAD Overall Crime by Location

The percentage breakdown of SCAD crime and safety incidents by location is shown in the following chart.

SCAD On-Campus Crime Stats

In 2019, Savannah College of Art and Design reported 197 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on campus. Based on a student body population of 14,840, that's 13.27 incidents per 1,000 students.

In order to make this data a little clearer, the table below shows the number of incidents by category and the maximum number of incidents reported by a school in that category.

SCAD On-Campus Crime by Category

The chart below shows what percentage of SCAD on-campus crime and safety incidents are in each category.

SCAD Residence Hall Crime Stats

In 2019, Savannah College of Art and Design reported 177 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students in residence halls. These counts are also included in the on-campus crimes category. Since the number of students at the school that year was 14,840, that's 11.93 incidents per 1,000 students.

In order to make this data a little clearer, the table below shows the number of incidents by category and the maximum number of incidents reported by a school in that category.

SCAD Residence Hall Crime by Category

The percentage breakdown of SCAD crime and safety incidents by category in residence halls is shown in the following chart.

In 2019, Savannah College of Art and Design reported 5 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on public property in the surrounding Savannah neighborhood. Based on a student body population of 14,840, that's 0.34 incidents per 1,000 students.

In order to make this data a little clearer, the table below shows the number of incidents by category and the maximum number of incidents reported by a school in that category.

SCAD Student-Related Crime in Savannah Neighborhood by Category

The percentage breakdown of SCAD student-related crime and safety incidents by category in the surrounding Savannah neighborhood is shown in the following chart.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• Image Credit: By Jeff Clemmons. under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.