Sacramento State Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At California State University-Sacramento, 160 on-campus, 4 out-of-campus, 84 residence halls, and 9 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 5.13. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 5.01. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.75 at Sacramento State.

By violation type, 7 arrests, 88 criminal offenses, and 30 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 38 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 1 hate crimes are reported at Sacramento State.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	7	5	2	-	-	-	0.22
Criminal Offenses	88	86	2	-	43	-	2.75
Disciplinary Actions	30	30	-	-	30	-	0.94
VAWA³	38	38	-	-	11	-	1.19
Hate Crimes	1	1	-	-	-	-	0.03
Total	164	160	4	-	84	-	5.13
Rate Per 1000 Students	5.13	5.01	0.13	-	2.63	-	-

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 Sacramento 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 Sacramento State main campus.

Sacramento State Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	55	7	37	4	7	0	5
2022	115 60	7 -	61 24	16 12	31 24	0 -	0 -5
2023	164 49	7 -	88 27	30 14	38 7	1 1	3 3

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At California State University-Sacramento, 7 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	7	5	2	-	-
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	-	0	0	-	0
Drug Law Violation	7	5	2	-	0
Liquor Law Violation	-	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-Sacramento, 88 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 2.75 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.69 at Sacramento State.

By crime category, Burglary was the most common with 33 cases, and Motor Vehicle Theft was the second most common with 31 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Burglary was the most common with 31 incidents, while Motor Vehicle Theft was the second most common with 31 incidents.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	88	86	2	-	43	2.75
Rape	15	15	-	-	14	0.47
Fondling	6	6	-	-	3	0.19
Robbery	1	1	-	-	1	0.03
Burglary	33	31	2	-	24	1.03
Motor Vehicle Theft	31	31	-	-	-	0.97
Arson	2	2	-	-	1	0.06
Rate per 1000 Stuents	2.75	2.69	0.06	-	1.35	-

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-Sacramento, 30 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	30	30	-	-	30
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	1	1	-	-	1
Drug Law Violation	25	25	-	-	25
Liquor Law Violation	4	4	-	-	4

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-Sacramento, 38 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

When limited to on-campus incluindg residence halls, 38 VAWA cases reported including 0 dating violence and 24 stalking. The VAWA rate per 1,000 students is 1.19 at Sacramento State campuses.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	38	38	-	-	11
Domestic Violence	14	14	0	-	7
Dating Violence	-	0	0	-	0
Stalking	24	24	0	-	4

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

Hate Crimes Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Intimidation	1	1	0	-	0
Bias Nation Origin	1	1	0	-	0

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Riverview Hall, Sacramento State	3	Unintentional	Open flames	0/0	$0-$99
Riverview Hall, Sacramento State	3	Unintentional	Other	0/0	$0-$99
Riverview Hall, Sacramento State	3	Unintentional	Other	0/0	$0-$99

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How Safe and Secure California State University-Sacramento Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Sacramento 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