1,685 Arrests Occured at California College Campuses

For the calendar year 2023, 1,685 arrests made at California colleges. The arrest rate per 1,000 students is 0.45 at California college campues. By violation type, there were 332 weapon-related arrests, 1,199 drug law violation arrests, and 154 liquor law violation arrests.

Of the 1,188 total on-campus arrests at California colleges,

  • 21.04% were weapon-related, and the on-campus weapon-related arrests rate per 1,000 students is 0.07.
  • 71.80% were drug law violation arrests, and the on-campus durg law violation arrest per 1,000 students is 0.23.
  • 7.15% were liquor law vioation arrests, and the on-campus liquor law violation arrest rate per 1,000 students is 0.02.

For all arrests, there were 1,188 on-campus, 127 non-campus, 370 public property, and 64 residence hall arrests made last year. (The number for on-campus arrests includes residence hall arrests).

Arrests statistics at California Colleges
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1Rate per 1000 Students
Total1,6851,188127370640.45
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)3322502359140.09
Drug Law Violation1,19985392254470.32
Liquor Law Violation15485125730.04
Rate Per 1000 Students0.450.320.030.100.02-
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Arrests Statistics for California Colleges

The following table summarizes and compares the arrests statistics between colleges in California. It includes only on-campus incidents rather than non-campus and public properties.

Last Update: April 22, 2025 | Data source: CSS (Campus Safety and Security), OPE
On-campus Arrests Statistics at California Colleges
StateEnrollmentTotal ArrestsRate per 1000 StudentsWeapons (carrying, processing, etc.)Drug Law ViolationLiquor Law Violation
Charter College - Charter College - Oxnard-1-010
Arizona State University Campus Immersion - ASU in California-1-010
Academy of Art University6,32000.00000
College of Alameda5,83300.00000
Allan Hancock College11,10490.81081
Berkeley School of Theology12600.00000
American Career College-Los Angeles2,06600.00000
American River College29,90840.13220
Antelope Valley Community College District12,93700.00000
Art Center College of Design2,38200.00000
Art Center College of Design - South Campus-0-000
Associated Technical College-Los Angeles15900.00000
Azusa Pacific University6,48730.46210
Azusa Pacific University - San Diego Regional Campus-0-000
Azusa Pacific University - High Desert Regional Campus-0-000
Azusa Pacific University - Murrieta Regional Campus-0-000
Bakersfield College30,41000.00000
Bethesda University27100.00000
Biola University5,29600.00000
Butte College10,21150.49122
California Institute of Integral Studies2,04700.00000
Cabrillo College9,27400.00000
Cabrillo College - Watsonville Center-4-220
California Baptist University11,40700.00000
California Baptist University - California Baptist University - Online and Professional Studies-0-000
California College of the Arts1,33300.00000
University of California College of the Law-San Francisco1,21600.00000
California Institute of Technology2,46300.00000
California Lutheran University3,41300.00000
California Lutheran University - Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary-0-000
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo22,485130.58463
Alliant International University-San Diego - Alliant International University - Fresno-0-000
California State University-Bakersfield9,78720.20110
California State University-Stanislaus9,84130.30012
California State University-Stanislaus - CSU Stanislaus - Stockton-0-000
California State University-San Bernardino18,925110.58290
California State University-San Bernardino - Palm Desert Satellite Campus-0-000
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona26,84820.07110
California State University-Chico14,523261.799134
California State University-Dominguez Hills15,18140.26031
California State University-Fresno23,98660.25330
California State University-Fullerton41,962160.38772
California State University-East Bay13,33300.00000
California State University-Long Beach40,278140.352111
California State University-Los Angeles25,08030.12030
California State University-Northridge37,760140.372120
California State University-Sacramento31,17250.16050
University of California-Berkeley45,699731.6017560
University of California-Davis39,707190.483151
University of California-Davis - UC Davis Medical Center-13-3100
University of California-Irvine36,582130.363100
University of California-Irvine - UCI Medical Center-34-3301
University of California-Los Angeles46,678771.6510670
University of California-Riverside26,426481.828373
University of California-San Diego42,376741.7514582
University of California-San Francisco3,12641.28220
University of California-San Francisco - Mission Bay-6-420
University of California-San Francisco - Mount Zion-0-000
University of California-San Francisco - UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital - Oakland-0-000
University of California-San Francisco - UCSF Fresno-0-000
University of California-Santa Barbara26,068371.423304
University of California-Santa Cruz19,76420.10020
Haven University95110.53100
California Hair Design Academy12500.00000
California Institute of the Arts1,35300.00000
California State University Maritime Academy80522.48011
California State University Maritime Academy - The Training Ship Golden Bear-0-000
California Western School of Law62500.00000
College of the Canyons17,43910.06001
Casa Loma College-Los Angeles58100.00000
CET-San Jose17500.00000
CET-Colton19100.00000
Cerritos College21,04600.00000
Cerro Coso Community College - East Kern-0-000
Chabot College12,21810.08010
Chaffey College20,63200.00000
Chaffey College - Fontana Campus-0-000
Chapman University9,96160.60240
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science76311.31010
Concordia University-Irvine3,48100.00000
Citrus College9,91520.20020
City College of San Francisco17,80860.34132
City College of San Francisco - Chinatown/ North Beach Campus-0-000
City College of San Francisco - Downtown Campus-0-000
City College of San Francisco - Evans Campus-0-000
City College of San Francisco - John Adams Campus-0-000
City College of San Francisco - Mission Campus-0-000
Claremont Graduate University1,76300.00000
Claremont McKenna College1,38400.00000
Coastline Community College - Garden Grove Campus-0-000
Coastline Community College - Westminster (Le-Jao) Center-0-000
Coastline Community College - Newport Beach Campus-0-000
Coba Academy10000.00000
Western University of Health Sciences3,62500.00000
Columbia College2,59400.00000
Compton College4,76530.63300
Contra Costa College5,99710.17010
Cosumnes River College14,98030.20120
Crafton Hills College6,09710.16010
Cuyamaca College8,43710.12010
Cypress College13,99270.50241
De Anza College16,99040.24031
College of the Desert10,76400.00000
College of the Desert - Western Valley Center-0-000
Diablo Valley College16,42430.18111
Dominican University of California2,02600.00000
East Los Angeles College30,32120.07020
El Camino Community College District21,59920.09020
Evergreen Valley College8,98900.00000
FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising1,36600.00000
Feather River Community College District1,75800.00000
Federico Beauty Institute24500.00000
Five Branches University28900.00000
Five Branches University - San Jose Campus-0-000
Foothill College12,93100.00000
Franciscan School of Theology6900.00000
Fresno City College25,285190.750190
Fresno Pacific University2,92100.00000
Fuller Theological Seminary1,93500.00000
Fullerton College18,56910.05100
Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad30800.00000
Glendale Community College11,17600.00000
Glendale Community College - Garfield Campus-0-000
Golden West College10,43320.19110
Graduate Theological Union17800.00000
Grossmont College13,59100.00000
Salon Success Academy-Riverside17300.00000
Harvey Mudd College94900.00000
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt6,15660.97330
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt - California State Polytechnic University - Humbolt - Telonicher Marine Laboratory.-0-000
Imperial Valley College8,11100.00000
Irvine Valley College11,99420.17200
Bellus Academy-El Cajon20500.00000
American Jewish University20900.00000
Reedley College8,17400.00000
Life Pacific University50400.00000
University of La Verne5,59600.00000
University of La Verne - College of the Canyons Regional Campus (Santa Clarita Campus)-1-010
Laguna College of Art and Design80711.24010
Lake Tahoe Community College3,37600.00000
Laney College10,21100.00000
Lassen Community College1,78300.00000
Latin American Bible Institute7800.00000
Life Chiropractic College West61300.00000
La Sierra University1,61100.00000
La Sierra University - La Sierra University-Corona Campus of Criminal Justice-0-000
Loma Linda University4,20230.71210
Long Beach City College24,42500.00000
Long Beach City College - Trade Tech and Community Learning Campus-0-000
Los Angeles Harbor College8,89810.11100
Los Angeles Pierce College16,18600.00000
Los Angeles Southwest College5,26720.38110
Los Angeles Trade Technical College12,65500.00000
Los Angeles Valley College15,73300.00000
The Master's University and Seminary2,79900.00000
Los Angeles City College14,07620.14020
Los Angeles Mission College10,42500.00000
Los Medanos College8,23091.09360
Loyola Marymount University10,25610.10001
Loyola Marymount University - Loyola Law School-0-000
Lu Ross Academy27700.00000
Lyle's College of Beauty9600.00000
Lytles Redwood Empire Beauty College11400.00000
College of Marin4,67300.00000
College of Marin - Indian Valley Campus-0-000
Mendocino College - Lakeport Center-0-000
Menlo College84000.00000
Merced College11,83500.00000
Merritt College6,71610.15100
MiraCosta College11,70700.00000
Mission College6,66940.60004
Modesto Junior College17,15200.00000
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey50300.00000
Monterey Peninsula College7,35120.27020
Monterey Peninsula College - Education Center at Marina-0-000
Moorpark College14,09100.00000
Mt San Antonio College28,74200.00000
Mount Saint Mary's University2,30800.00000
Mount Saint Mary's University - Doheny-0-000
Mount Saint Mary's University - Hollywood Studio-0-000
Mt San Jacinto Community College District17,21560.35060
Mt San Jacinto Community College District - Menifee Valley Campus-0-000
Mt San Jacinto Community College District - San Gorgonio Pass Campus-Non Campus-0-000
Mt San Jacinto Community College District - Temecula Valley Campus-1-010
Musicians Institute81200.00000
Napa Valley College4,21300.00000
Napa Valley College - Upper Valley Campus-0-000
National Holistic Institute - San Jose Branch Campus-0-000
National Holistic Institute - Sacramento Branch Campus-0-000
National University19,92400.00000
Newschool of Architecture and Design28000.00000
Occidental College1,85400.00000
Ohlone College8,37500.00000
Ohlone College - Newark Campus-0-000
Orange Coast College17,08520.12110
Orange Coast College - Waterfront Campus-0-000
Otis College of Art and Design1,28400.00000
Oxnard College6,91100.00000
Hope International University1,14000.00000
Pacific School of Religion12800.00000
Pacific Union College93800.00000
University of the Pacific6,75581.18251
University of the Pacific - Sacramento Campus / McGeorge School of Law-0-000
Palomar College18,81520.11110
Pasadena City College23,592100.42631
Pasadena City College - Community Education Center - Pasadena City College-0-000
Pasadena City College - Rosemead Campus-0-000
Pepperdine University9,54500.00000
Pepperdine University - Lausanne-0-000
Pepperdine University - Calabasas Campus-0-000
Pitzer College1,20400.00000
Point Loma Nazarene University4,49400.00000
Point Loma Nazarene University - Point Loma Nazarene University Bakersfield Regional Center-0-000
Point Loma Nazarene University - Point Loma Nazarene University Liberty Station Conference Center-0-000
Point Loma Nazarene University - Point Loma Nazarene University Balboa Regional Center-0-000
Pomona College1,66400.00000
Porterville College4,93910.20001
Santa Ana College26,07300.00000
Santa Ana College - Centennial Education Center-0-000
Santa Ana College - CJTC - Orange County's Sheriff's Regional Training Academy-0-000
Shasta School of Cosmetology10119.90100
University of Redlands3,19200.00000
University of Redlands - Marin Campus-0-000
College of the Redwoods4,26000.00000
Salon Success Academy-Upland23800.00000
Salon Success Academy-Corona21600.00000
Rio Hondo College17,19300.00000
Riverside City College20,437321.574262
Sacramento City College19,03110.05001
Sacramento City College - West Sacramento Center-0-000
Saddleback College18,37000.00000
Samuel Merritt University1,89400.00000
Samuel Merritt University - Sacramento Campus-0-000
Samuel Merritt University - San Mateo Campus-0-000
San Diego City College13,197322.426215
San Diego Mesa College19,24340.21130
San Diego Miramar College13,56930.22030
San Diego State University39,241250.647144
University of San Diego9,11010.11001
San Francisco State University23,90820.08200
University of San Francisco9,21200.00000
University of San Francisco - Santa Rosa Regional Campus-11-362
University of San Francisco - San Jose Campus-0-000
University of San Francisco - Downtown Campus-0-000
San Joaquin Delta College18,226241.327161
William Jessup University1,48410.67010
San Jose City College8,40000.00000
San Jose State University36,0621815.02371395
San Jose State University - South Campus Athletic Complex -10-370
College of San Mateo9,20800.00000
Santa Barbara City College12,34510.08010
Santa Barbara City College - Schott Campus-1-010
Santa Clara University9,34020.21110
Santa Clara University - Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University-0-000
Santa Monica College23,16420.09110
Santa Monica College - Santa Monica College Malibu Campus-0-000
Santa Rosa Junior College16,803110.65362
Santa Rosa Junior College - Petaluma Campus-0-000
Santa Rosa Junior College - Shone Farm-0-000
Santa Rosa Junior College - Roseland center-2-110
Saybrook University1,05500.00000
Scripps College1,10300.00000
College of the Sequoias13,586110.81191
Shasta College8,08100.00000
Sierra College17,42010.06001
Sierra College - Nevada County Campus-1-001
Sierra College - Roseville Center-0-000
Simpson University90700.00000
College of the Siskiyous1,43000.00000
Skyline College9,42800.00000
San Bernardino Valley College12,982403.084342
San Bernardino Valley College - Economic Development and Corporate Training (EDCT)-0-000
Saint Mary's College of California2,77500.00000
Solano Community College8,86800.00000
Sonoma State University5,99020.33020
South Baylo University23400.00000
Vanguard University of Southern California2,21910.45100
Concorde Career College-Garden Grove20200.00000
Southwestern College18,46910.05010
Marshall B Ketchum University68600.00000
University of Southern California47,14730.06300
University of Southern California - Health Sciences Campus-0-000
University of Southern California - Marina del Rey-0-000
University of Southern California - Health Science Alhambra Building-0-000
Southwestern Law School95100.00000
Taft College4,13500.00000
Claremont School of Theology17500.00000
Thomas Aquinas College53900.00000
UEI College-Huntington Park1,03610.97100
Concorde Career College-North Hollywood14300.00000
Ventura College11,36770.62151
Victor Valley College15,37200.00000
Berkeley City College6,54700.00000
Coalinga College3,59200.00000
West Los Angeles College9,29900.00000
West Valley College7,27250.69230
Westmont College1,31000.00000
Whittier College85900.00000
Yuba College5,73500.00000
Southeastern University - Nor-Cal Campus-0-000
Indiana University-Bloomington - Los Angeles - Sunset Gower Studios-0-000
Hult International Business School - San Francisco Campus-0-000
Emerson College - Emerson College - Los Angeles Program-0-000
Northeastern University - San Jose Campus-0-000
Northeastern University - Oakland Campus-0-000
A T Still University of Health Sciences - Family HealthCare Network Campus-0-000
A T Still University of Health Sciences - ATSU Santa Maria campus-0-000
Park University - Barstow-0-000
American Musical and Dramatic Academy - Los Angeles Campus-0-000
Culinary Institute of America - Greystone Campus-0-000
Ithaca College - Ithaca College Communications Program/Los Angeles-0-000
Syracuse University - SULA, Los Angeles Campus-0-000
Stanford University18,446160.876100
Stanford University - Stanford in Capetown, South Africa-0-000
Antioch University-Los Angeles88800.00000
Carrington College-San Leandro Campus40100.00000
Las Positas College7,44800.00000
California State University-San Marcos15,431241.563156
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences - California-0-000
National Career Education43800.00000
North-West College-Glendale10000.00000
Fremont University16100.00000
CET-Coachella8400.00000
CET-Oxnard8200.00000
CET-Santa Maria12500.00000
Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USD15300.00000
Hacienda La Puente Adult Education49600.00000
UEI College-Ontario93000.00000
UEI College-Gardena1,44400.00000
Diversified Vocational College22400.00000
UEI College-Fresno97400.00000
Santiago Canyon College11,97900.00000
Southern California Institute of Technology53700.00000
Soka University of America47600.00000
Los Angeles Pacific College6100.00000
California State University-Monterey Bay6,74200.00000
California State University-Monterey Bay - CSUMB at North Salinas-0-000
Estes Institute of Cosmetology Arts and Science4100.00000
Ventura Adult and Continuing Education52119.23010
American University of Health Sciences52300.00000
California Aeronautical University - California Aeronautical University-0-000
Los Angeles Film School5,83300.00000
Carrington College-San Jose68000.00000
CBD College1,40800.00000
My Le's Beauty College16800.00000
Keck Graduate Institute60200.00000
American Career College-Anaheim1,64321.22020
Smith Chason College - Smith Chason College - Ontario Branch Campus-0-000
California State University-Channel Islands5,68881.41053
San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario - Ontario Campus-0-000
West Coast University-Los Angeles2,68700.00000
CES College10600.00000
University of California-Merced9,14740.44121
Los Angeles College of Music27900.00000
Stanbridge University2,64200.00000
Los Angeles College of Aesthetics10100.00000
American Career College-Ontario2,01400.00000
Blake Austin College1100.00000
Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc1,10700.00000
Lemoore College4,16000.00000
Visible Music College - Atascadero Campus-0-000
Carrington College-Stockton42900.00000
San Francisco Institute of Esthetics & Cosmetology Inc20200.00000
The Chicago School at Anaheim52400.00000
Woodland Community College3,66410.27010
Woodland Community College - Clear Lake Center-8-062
The Chicago School at Los Angeles3,39200.00000
National Career College36600.00000
Milan Institute-Bakersfield51400.00000
InterCoast Colleges-Rancho Cordova7800.00000
West Coast University-Orange County4,48140.89112
West Coast University-Ontario2,64700.00000
Paul Mitchell the School-Fresno26200.00000
Unitek College - Unitek Sacramento-1-010
Unitek College - Unitek San Jose-0-000
Unitek College - Unitek Concord-0-000
Touro University California1,09000.00000
Moreno Valley College10,02360.60330
Norco College10,78700.00000
New York Film Academy1,24500.00000
Galaxy Medical College6500.00000
American Medical Sciences Center200945.00270
Cinta Aveda Institute9500.00000
UEI College-Garden Grove1,09332.74030
UEI College-Riverside1,44700.00000
San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula - Temecula Campus-0-000
Annenberg School of Nursing2400.00000
Diamond Beauty College7300.00000
Hinton Barber and Beauty College6200.00000
Ukiah Adult School3200.00000
California Career Institute51700.00000
California Career Institute - California Career Institute-Hawthorne -0-000
San Joaquin Valley College-Lancaster - Lancaster Campus-0-000
UEI College-Bakersfield1,38500.00000
American College of Healthcare and Technology15500.00000
University of West Los Angeles25600.00000
University of West Los Angeles - University of West Los Angeles - San Fernando Valley Campus-0-000
Theatre of Arts3700.00000
Presidio Graduate School10300.00000
California Jazz Conservatory2000.00000
Universal Technical Institute-Southern California1,44700.00000
California Institute of Advanced Management16300.00000
Abraham Lincoln University16600.00000
Hoss Lee Academy9700.00000
Clovis Community College - Clovis Community College-0-000
Westcliff University6,53200.00000
Westcliff University - Western State College of Law-0-000
California Institute of Arts & Technology1400.00000
Platt College-Anaheim40500.00000
The Chicago School at San Diego14100.00000
San Bernardino Beauty College7700.00000
Urban Barber College16300.00000
Institute of Culinary Education45200.00000
MIXED Institute of Cosmetology & Barber13900.00000
San Joaquin Valley College-Delano - Delano Campus-0-000
San Joaquin Valley College-Porterville - Porterville Campus-1-010
California University of Science and Medicine56400.00000
Riggins Urban Barber College4300.00000
Madera Community College5,82500.00000
Madera Community College - Oakhurst Center -0-000
Glendale Career College-North-West College-Bakersfield38700.00000
American College of Healthcare and Technology-Santa Ana8500.00000
The Nurse Academy3400.00000
Total3,711,5591,6850.4525085385
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