Cal State Fullerton Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At California State University-Fullerton, 115 on-campus, 8 out-of-campus, 10 public property, and 68 residence halls 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 3.05. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 2.63. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.10 at Cal State Fullerton.

By violation type, 23 arrests, 48 criminal offenses, and 28 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 31 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 3 hate crimes are reported at Cal State Fullerton.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	23	16	1	6	-	-	0.53
Criminal Offenses	48	39	7	2	26	-	1.10
Disciplinary Actions	28	28	-	-	28	-	0.64
VAWA³	31	30	-	1	13	-	0.71
Hate Crimes	3	2	-	1	1	-	0.07
Total	133	115	8	10	68	-	3.05
Rate Per 1000 Students	3.05	2.63	0.18	0.23	1.56	-	-

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 Cal State Fullerton

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

Cal State Fullerton Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	100	19	22	45	14	0	20
2022	147 47	25 6	71 49	10 -35	40 26	1 1	0 -20
2023	133 -14	23 -2	48 -23	28 18	31 -9	3 2	0 -

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At California State University-Fullerton, 23 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	23	16	1	6	-
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	9	7	1	1	0
Drug Law Violation	11	7	0	4	0
Liquor Law Violation	3	2	0	1	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-Fullerton, 48 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 1.10 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 0.89 at Cal State Fullerton.

By crime category, Fondling was the most common with 11 cases, and Aggravated Assault was the second most common with 10 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Burglary was the most common with 10 incidents, while Statutory Rape was the second most common with 8 incidents.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	48	39	7	2	26	1.10
Rape	5	5	-	-	5	0.11
Fondling	11	6	5	-	5	0.25
Statutory Rape	8	8	-	-	8	0.18
Aggravated Assault	10	7	1	2	1	0.23
Burglary	10	10	-	-	7	0.23
Motor Vehicle Theft	4	3	1	-	-	0.09
Rate per 1000 Stuents	1.10	0.89	0.16	0.05	0.60	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending California State University-Fullerton, 28 disciplinary actions are reported including weapons: carrying, possessing, etc., drug law violation, and liquor law violation.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	28	28	-	-	28
Drug Law Violation	17	17	-	-	17
Liquor Law Violation	11	11	-	-	11

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-Fullerton, 31 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

When limited to on-campus incluindg residence halls, 30 VAWA cases reported including 0 dating violence and 26 stalking. The VAWA rate per 1,000 students is 0.69 at Cal State Fullerton campuses.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	31	30	-	1	13
Domestic Violence	5	4	0	1	2
Dating Violence	-	0	0	0	0
Stalking	26	26	0	0	11

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

Hate Crimes Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Intimidation	2	1	1	0
Bias Race	1	0	1	0
Bias Sexual Orientation	1	1	0	0
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism	1	1	0	1
Bias Ethnicity	1	1	0	1

Most Searched California Colleges (last 30 days)

Undergraduate

DeVry University-California Private, 4-year | Ontario
University of California-Berkeley Public, 4-year | Berkeley
University of Southern California Private, 4-year | Los Angeles
Stanford University Private, 4-year | Stanford
University of California-Los Angeles Public, 4-year | Los Angeles
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Public, 4-year | San Luis Obispo
San Diego State University Public, 4-year | San Diego
California Institute of Technology Private, 4-year | Pasadena
University of California-Irvine Public, 4-year | Irvine
University of California-San Diego Public, 4-year | La Jolla

compare schools

Graduate

University of California-Berkeley Public, 4-year | Berkeley
Occidental College Private, 4-year | Los Angeles
Point Loma Nazarene University Private, 4-year | San Diego
University of California-Riverside Public, 4-year | Riverside
California State University-Sacramento Public, 4-year | Sacramento
Stanford University Private, 4-year | Stanford
Meridian University Private, 4-year | Petaluma
University of California-San Diego Public, 4-year | La Jolla
California State University-Northridge Public, 4-year | Northridge
California Institute of Integral Studies Private, 4-year | San Francisco

compare schools

Online Schools

University of Southern California Private, 4-year | Los Angeles
Loyola Marymount University Private, 4-year | Los Angeles
California Institute of Integral Studies Private, 4-year | San Francisco
San Jose State University Public, 4-year | San Jose
Northcentral University Private, 4-year | San Diego
National University Private, 4-year | San Diego
San Diego State University Public, 4-year | San Diego
College of the Canyons Public, 4-year | Santa Clarita
El Camino Community College District Public, 2-4 year | Torrance
Bakersfield College Public, 4-year | Bakersfield

compare schools

Trade Schools

Blake Austin College Private, 2-4 year | Vacaville
Career Networks Institute Private, 4-year | Santa Ana
UEI College-Riverside Private, Less than 2-year | Riverside
Cuesta College Public, 2-4 year | San Luis Obispo
Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USD Public, Less than 2-year | Concord
ZMS The Academy Private, Less than 2-year | Los Angeles
UEI College-Reseda Private, Less than 2-year | Reseda
Homestead Schools Private, 4-year | Torrance
Central Coast College Private, 2-4 year | Salinas
Bergin University of Canine Studies Private, 4-year | Penngrove

compare schools

How Safe and Secure California State University-Fullerton Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Cal State Fullerton

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