San Francisco State Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At San Francisco State University, 92 on-campus, 30 public property, 52 residence halls, and 10 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 5.41. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 4.08. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.66 at San Francisco State.

By violation type, 3 arrests, 60 criminal offenses, and 39 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 20 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at San Francisco State.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	3	2	-	1	-	-	0.13
Criminal Offenses	60	32	-	28	6	-	2.66
Disciplinary Actions	39	39	-	-	39	-	1.73
VAWA³	20	19	-	1	7	-	0.89
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	122	92	-	30	52	-	5.41
Rate Per 1000 Students	5.41	4.08	-	1.33	2.30	-	-

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 Francisco 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 Francisco State main campus.

San Francisco State Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	93	2	40	11	38	2	9
2022	178 85	3 1	65 25	79 68	29 -9	2 -	1 -8
2023	122 -56	3 -	60 -5	39 -40	20 -9	0 -2	6 5

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At San Francisco State University, 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.)	2	2	-	0	0
Drug Law Violation	1	0	-	1	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 San Francisco State University, 60 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 2.66 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.42 at San Francisco State.

By crime category, Motor Vehicle Theft was the most common with 35 cases, and Rape was the second most common with 7 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Motor Vehicle Theft was the most common with 16 incidents, while Burglary was the second most common with 7 incidents.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	60	32	-	28	6	2.66
Rape	7	6	-	1	5	0.31
Fondling	3	1	-	2	1	0.13
Robbery	5	1	-	4	-	0.22
Aggravated Assault	2	1	-	1	-	0.09
Burglary	7	7	-	-	-	0.31
Motor Vehicle Theft	35	16	-	19	-	1.55
Rate per 1000 Stuents	2.66	1.42	-	1.24	0.27	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending San Francisco State University, 39 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	39	39	-	-	39
Drug Law Violation	37	37	-	-	37
Liquor Law Violation	2	2	-	-	2

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

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

At San Francisco State University, 20 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	20	19	-	1	7
Domestic Violence	5	4	-	1	3
Dating Violence	-	0	-	0	0
Stalking	15	15	-	0	4

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

Fires in Residence Halls

At San Francisco State University, 10 residence hall fires are reported.

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Manzanita Square, Main Campus	2	Undetermined		0/0	$50,000-$99,999
Manzanita Square, Main Campus	2	Undetermined		0/0	$0-$99
University Park North, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Towers at Centennial Square, Main Campus	2	Unintentional	Electrical	0/0	$0-$99
Towers at Centennial Square, Main Campus	2	Unintentional	Electrical	0/0	$0-$99
Village at Centennial Square, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Other	0/0	$0-$99

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How Safe and Secure San Francisco State University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at San Francisco 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