California State University Monterey Bay: Crime & Safety

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California State University Monterey Bay LogoF California State University Monterey Bay is a public school in Seaside, California with about 7,050 students and 1,050 employees.

Our Safety Report for this school is based on the US Department of Education 2023 public data sets for various categories of violent and non-violent crimes committed both on-campus and off-campus over the last three years.

Safety Evaluation

According to our analysis of the government numbers, California State University Monterey Bay is a very dangerous place to stay. American School Search gives this school grade "F" on safety.

From our perception of the data, this campus has serious problems with forcible sex offenses, additionally, there are certain problems with aggravated assaults, nonforcible sex offenses, and illegal drugs.

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Criminal Offenses at California State University Monterey Bay in 2020 - 2022

Alleged criminal offenses reported to campus security authorities and/or local police
Does not necessarily reflect prosecutions or convictions for crime


Type of Crime or Arrest
On-campus
Off-campus
Crime Chance*

Murder
0
0
0.0%

Neglient Manslaughter
0
0
0.0%

Forcible Sex Offense
16
0
0.5%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
8
2
0.3%

Robbery
1
0
0.1%

Aggravated Assault
16
2
0.5%

Burglary
22
1
0.5%

Motor Vehicle Theft
4
0
0.2%

Arson
1
1
0.1%

Illegal Weapons Possession
17
1
0.5%

Drug Law Violation
48
4
0.8%

Liquor Law Violation
2
0
0.2%

* Crime Chance is American School Search's subjective and approximate estimate for a student's chance of experiencing this crime during their study at California State University Monterey Bay based on the present enrollment, past crime history, current crime trend, and an assumption that the school reports accurate numbers to the government. Safety Grade is American School Search's subjective evaluation of California State University Monterey Bay campus safety based on the same criteria and assumption.

Need to File a Complaint?

If you have been discriminated or abused at California State University Monterey Bay, or you believe that this college underreports campus crime statistics, then please consider filing a complaint with US Department of Education.

As of May 1st, 2014, fifty five colleges are under investigation for possible violations of federal law over the handling of sexual violence and harassment complaints. Many of those schools are frequent guests in our exclusive 100 Most Dangerous Colleges list.

Safety in Competing Colleges

San Jose State UniversitySan Jose State UniversitySan Jose, CA
Roughly 35,800 students. Very dangerous campus. Alleged problems with forcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security is F. ACT 23 to enroll.

San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, CA
Over 25,300 students. Dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security: D+. ACT 20 to enroll.

University of California BerkeleyUniversity of California BerkeleyBerkeley, CA
About 45,400 students. Very dangerous campus. Apparent problems with forcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security: F. SAT 1420, ACT 33 to enroll.

California State University East BayCalifornia State University East BayHayward, CA
Over 13,700 students. Dangerous campus. Our rating for campus security: D+. ACT 19 to enroll.

California State University StanislausCalifornia State University StanislausTurlock, CA
Roughly 10,200 students. Unsafe campus. Our rating for campus security is C-. ACT 19 to enroll.

University of California Santa CruzUniversity of California Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA
Roughly 19,500 students. Very dangerous campus. Bad statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security is F. SAT 1230, ACT 29 to enroll.

University of San FranciscoUniversity of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA
About 9,700 students. Dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security: C-. SAT 1270, ACT 29 to enroll.

University of California MercedUniversity of California MercedMerced, CA
Around 9,200 students. Very dangerous campus. Our grade for campus security is D-. SAT 1030, ACT 22 to enroll.

Sofia UniversitySofia UniversityPalo Alto, CA
Approximately 1,000 students. Safe campus. Our rating for campus security: A.

University of the PacificUniversity of the PacificStockton, CA
Around 6,300 students. Very dangerous campus. Our grade for campus security is D-. SAT 1240, ACT 29 to enroll.

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About 500 students. Safe campus. Our rating for campus security is A.

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More than 200 students. Safe campus. Our grade for campus security is A.

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More than 200 students. Safe campus. Our rating for campus security is A.

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Over 200 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security: A.

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Around 700 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security: A.

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