Fresno State Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At California State University-Fresno, 106 on-campus, 8 out-of-campus, 4 public property, 5 residence halls, and 2 on-campus fire were reported. The following table summarizes campus safety/security matters by location and types for the calendar year 2023.

The criminal and safety related action rate per 1,000 students is 4.83. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 4.34. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 3.48 at Fresno State.

By violation type, 9 arrests and 85 criminal offenses are reported. In addition, 22 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 2 hate crimes are reported at Fresno State.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	9	6	-	3	-	-	0.37
Criminal Offenses	85	80	5	-	2	-	3.48
Disciplinary Actions	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
VAWA³	22	18	3	1	3	-	0.90
Hate Crimes	2	2	-	-	-	-	0.08
Total	118	106	8	4	5	-	4.83
Rate Per 1000 Students	4.83	4.34	0.33	0.16	0.20	-	-

¹ The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

² Reported by local police.

³ VAWA: Violence Against Women Act

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Fresno State

The following table shows the number of incidents related to campus safety for last three years. The numbers only includes on-campus issues for Fresno State main campus.

Fresno State Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	43	13	25	1	4	0	5
2022	61 18	12 -1	33 8	0 -1	16 12	0 -	1 -4
2023	118 57	9 -3	85 52	0 -	22 6	2 2	2 1

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At California State University-Fresno, 9 arrests are reported including weapons: carrying, possessing, etc., drug law violation, and liquor law violation.

Arrests Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	9	6	-	3	-
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	4	3	0	1	0
Drug Law Violation	5	3	0	2	0
Liquor Law Violation	-	0	0	0	0

¹ The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At California State University-Fresno, 85 criminal offenses are reported including rape, fondling, incest, statutory rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, motor vehicle theft, and arson.

The crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 3.48 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 3.28 at Fresno State.

By crime category, Motor Vehicle Theft was the most common with 73 cases, and Burglary was the second most common with 5 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Motor Vehicle Theft was the most common with 70 incidents, while Aggravated Assault was the second most common with 4 incidents.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	85	80	5	-	2	3.48
Fondling	1	1	-	-	-	0.04
Aggravated Assault	4	4	-	-	-	0.16
Burglary	5	4	1	-	1	0.20
Motor Vehicle Theft	73	70	3	-	1	2.99
Arson	1	1	-	-	-	0.04
Rate per 1000 Stuents	3.48	3.28	0.20	-	0.08	-

¹ The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Violence Against Women Act(VAWA) Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At California State University-Fresno, 22 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	22	18	3	1	3
Domestic Violence	7	5	2	0	2
Dating Violence	-	0	0	0	0
Stalking	15	13	1	1	1

¹ The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Hate Crimes Statistics
	Total	On-Campus
Larceny	1	1
Bias Sexual Orientation	1	1
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism	1	1
Bias Sexual Orientation	1	1

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Sycamore Hall, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$100-$999
Homan Hall, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Electrical	0/0	$100-$999

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How Safe and Secure California State University-Fresno Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Fresno State

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

Violence Against Women Act(VAWA) Statistics By Location and Violation Types

Hate Crimes Statistics By Location, crime types, and bias

Fires in Residence Halls