San Diego State Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At San Diego State University, 1,123 on-campus, 12 out-of-campus, 8 public property, 1,061 residence halls, and 7 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 27.79. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 27.30. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.63 at San Diego State.

By violation type, 29 arrests, 67 criminal offenses, and 1,043 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 4 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at San Diego State.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	29	25	1	3	2	-	0.70
Criminal Offenses	67	51	11	5	15	-	1.63
Disciplinary Actions	1,043	1,043	-	-	1,043	-	25.35
VAWA³	4	4	-	-	1	-	0.10
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	1,143	1,123	12	8	1,061	-	27.79
Rate Per 1000 Students	27.79	27.30	0.29	0.19	25.79	-	-

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 San Diego 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 San Diego State main campus.

San Diego State Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	723	57	108	545	13	0	0
2022	1,103 380	69 12	119 11	907 362	5 -8	3 3	4 4
2023	1,143 40	29 -40	67 -52	1,043 136	4 -1	0 -3	5 1

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At San Diego State University, 29 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	29	25	1	3	2
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	8	7	1	0	0
Drug Law Violation	17	14	0	3	1
Liquor Law Violation	4	4	0	0	1

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At San Diego State University, 67 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 1.63 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.24 at San Diego State.

By crime category, Burglary was the most common with 23 cases, and Motor Vehicle Theft was the second most common with 18 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Burglary was the most common with 18 incidents, while Motor Vehicle Theft was the second most common with 16 incidents.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	67	51	11	5	15	1.63
Rape	13	11	2	-	7	0.32
Robbery	3	1	-	2	-	0.07
Aggravated Assault	7	4	2	1	2	0.17
Burglary	23	18	5	-	6	0.56
Motor Vehicle Theft	18	16	2	-	-	0.44
Arson	2	1	-	1	-	0.05
Rate per 1000 Stuents	1.63	1.24	0.27	0.12	0.36	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending San Diego State University, 1,043 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	1,043	1,043	-	-	1,043
Drug Law Violation	269	269	-	-	269
Liquor Law Violation	774	774	-	-	774

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	4	4	-	-	1
Domestic Violence	2	2	0	0	0
Dating Violence	-	0	0	0	0
Stalking	2	2	0	0	1

Fires in Residence Halls

At San Diego State University, 7 residence hall fires are reported.

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Huaxyacac, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Piedra del Sol, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$100-$999
Aztec Corner, Main Campus	2	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$100-$999
Aztec Corner, Main Campus	2	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$100-$999
Villa Alvarado , Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Electrical	0/0	$50,000-$99,999

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How Safe and Secure San Diego State University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at San Diego 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