UC Santa Cruz Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At University of California-Santa Cruz, 464 on-campus, 7 out-of-campus, 3 public property, 429 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 23.77. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 23.27. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 3.11 at UC Santa Cruz.

By violation type, 3 arrests, 62 criminal offenses, and 353 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 55 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 1 hate crimes are reported at UC Santa Cruz.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	3	2	-	1	-	-	0.15
Criminal Offenses	62	57	4	1	38	-	3.11
Disciplinary Actions	353	352	-	1	352	-	17.70
VAWA³	55	52	3	-	39	-	2.76
Hate Crimes	1	1	-	-	-	-	0.05
Total	474	464	7	3	429	-	23.77
Rate Per 1000 Students	23.77	23.27	0.35	0.15	21.52	-	-

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 UC Santa Cruz

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

UC Santa Cruz Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	460	6	41	396	16	1	3
2022	651 191	11 5	74 33	521 125	40 24	5 4	3 -
2023	474 -177	3 -8	62 -12	353 -168	55 15	1 -4	2 -1

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At University of California-Santa Cruz, 3 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	3	2	-	1	-
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	-	0	0	0	0
Drug Law Violation	3	2	0	1	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 University of California-Santa Cruz, 62 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 3.11 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.86 at UC Santa Cruz.

By crime category, Rape was the most common with 27 cases, and Fondling was the second most common with 14 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Rape was the most common with 24 incidents, while Fondling was the second most common with 13 incidents.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	62	57	4	1	38	3.11
Rape	27	24	2	1	21	1.35
Fondling	14	13	1	-	13	0.70
Incest	1	1	-	-	-	0.05
Aggravated Assault	8	8	-	-	1	0.40
Burglary	7	6	1	-	3	0.35
Motor Vehicle Theft	4	4	-	-	-	0.20
Arson	1	1	-	-	-	0.05
Rate per 1000 Stuents	3.11	2.86	0.20	0.05	1.91	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending University of California-Santa Cruz, 353 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	353	352	-	1	352
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	3	3	-	-	3
Drug Law Violation	126	125	-	1	125
Liquor Law Violation	224	224	-	-	224

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

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

At University of California-Santa Cruz, 55 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

When limited to on-campus incluindg residence halls, 52 VAWA cases reported including 1 dating violence and 20 stalking. The VAWA rate per 1,000 students is 2.61 at UC Santa Cruz campuses.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	55	52	3	-	39
Domestic Violence	33	31	2	0	29
Dating Violence	1	1	0	0	1
Stalking	21	20	1	0	9

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

Hate Crimes Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism	1	1	0	0	0
Bias Race	1	1	0	0	0

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Oakes, UC Santa Cruz	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$10,000-$24,999
Cowell , UC Santa Cruz	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$100-$999

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How Safe and Secure University of California-Santa Cruz Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at UC Santa Cruz

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