San Jose State University Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At San Jose State University, 357 on-campus, 15 out-of-campus, 17 public property, and 90 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 10.33. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 9.48. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.20 at San Jose State.

By violation type, 204 arrests, 83 criminal offenses, and 54 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 46 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 2 hate crimes are reported at San Jose State.

The following table summarizes security and safety issues on San Jose State main campus. In addition to the main campus, 26 safety matters are reported at 1 San Jose State branch.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	204	181	9	14	9	-	5.42
Criminal Offenses	83	76	6	1	17	-	2.20
Disciplinary Actions	54	54	-	-	54	-	1.43
VAWA³	46	44	-	2	10	-	1.22
Hate Crimes	2	2	-	-	-	-	0.05
Total	389	357	15	17	90	-	10.33
Rate Per 1000 Students	10.33	9.48	0.40	0.45	2.39	-	-

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 Jose 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 Jose State main campus.

San Jose State Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	197	98	68	21	10	0	0
2022	250 53	111 13	90 22	8 -13	39 29	2 2	0 -
2023	389 139	204 93	83 -7	54 46	46 7	2 -	0 -

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At San Jose State University, 204 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	204	181	9	14	9
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	41	37	1	3	1
Drug Law Violation	157	139	7	11	8
Liquor Law Violation	6	5	1	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 Jose State University, 83 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 2.20 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.02 at San Jose State.

By crime category, Aggravated Assault was the most common with 17 cases, and Rape was the second most common with 16 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Rape was the most common with 16 incidents, while Aggravated Assault was the second most common with 14 incidents.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	83	76	6	1	17	2.20
Rape	16	16	-	-	9	0.42
Fondling	8	8	-	-	2	0.21
Robbery	4	4	-	-	1	0.11
Aggravated Assault	17	14	3	-	5	0.45
Burglary	14	13	1	-	-	0.37
Motor Vehicle Theft	13	12	1	-	-	0.35
Arson	10	9	-	1	-	0.27
Rate per 1000 Stuents	2.20	2.02	0.16	0.03	0.45	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending San Jose State University, 54 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	54	54	-	-	54
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	2	2	-	-	2
Drug Law Violation	42	42	-	-	42
Liquor Law Violation	10	10	-	-	10

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 Jose State University, 46 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

When limited to on-campus incluindg residence halls, 44 VAWA cases reported including 0 dating violence and 22 stalking. The VAWA rate per 1,000 students is 1.17 at San Jose State campuses.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	46	44	-	2	10
Domestic Violence	24	22	0	2	8
Dating Violence	-	0	0	0	0
Stalking	22	22	0	0	2

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

Hate Crimes Statistics
	Total	On-Campus
Simple Assault	1	1
Bias Nation Origin	1	1
Intimidation	1	1
Bias Ethnicity	1	1

San Jose State Campuses Safety Issues (on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
South Campus Athletic Complex	26	10	15	0	0	1	0

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How Safe and Secure San Jose State University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at San Jose 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

Safety Matters at 1 San Jose State Branch