How Safe and Secure University of Southern California Campuses?

At University of Southern California, 440 on-campus, 89 out-of-campus, 97 public property, 91 residence halls, and 27 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 13.44. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 9.45. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 10.46 at USC.

By violation type, 7 arrests, 487 criminal offenses, and 50 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 68 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 14 hate crimes are reported at USC.

The following table summarizes security and safety issues on USC main campus. In addition to the main campus, 75 safety matters are reported at 3 USC branches.

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

At University of Southern California, 7 arrests are reported including weapons: carrying, possessing, etc., drug law violation, and liquor law violation.

At University of Southern California, 487 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 10.46 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 7.26 at USC.

By crime category, Motor Vehicle Theft was the most common with 297 cases, and Aggravated Assault was the second most common with 53 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Motor Vehicle Theft was the most common with 246 incidents, while Burglary was the second most common with 32 incidents.

For students attending University of Southern California, 50 disciplinary actions are reported including weapons: carrying, possessing, etc., drug law violation, and liquor law violation.

At University of Southern California, 68 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

When limited to on-campus incluindg residence halls, 50 VAWA cases reported including 8 dating violence and 40 stalking. The VAWA rate per 1,000 students is 1.07 at USC campuses.

For students attending University of Southern California, 14 hate crimes are reported.

At University of Southern California, 27 residence hall fires are reported.

There are 75 more safety issues at USC campuses. The following table summarizes the number of incidents by campus location. It includes only on-campus incidents, excluding non-campus and public properties.