California State University Sacramento: Crime & Safety

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California State University Sacramento LogoD California State University Sacramento is a public school in Sacramento, California with about 31,820 students and 3,250 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

Based on our analysis of the government data, California State University Sacramento is a relatively dangerous place. American School Search gives this school grade "D" on safety.

From our perception of the data, there are certain problems with forcible sex offenses and nonforcible sex offenses.

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Criminal Offenses at California State University Sacramento 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
20
0
0.2%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
15
1
0.2%

Robbery
5
0
0.1%

Aggravated Assault
5
0
0.1%

Burglary
50
0
0.4%

Motor Vehicle Theft
28
0
0.3%

Arson
3
0
0.1%

Illegal Weapons Possession
9
0
0.2%

Drug Law Violation
16
0
0.2%

Liquor Law Violation
1
0
0.1%

* 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 Sacramento 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 Sacramento campus safety based on the same criteria and assumption.

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If you have been discriminated or abused at California State University Sacramento, 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
Around 35,800 students. Very dangerous campus. Disappointing statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security: F. ACT 23 to enroll.

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

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

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

California State University ChicoCalifornia State University ChicoChico, CA
Approximately 14,200 students. Dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security: D+. ACT 21 to enroll.

University of California DavisUniversity of California DavisDavis, CA
Around 39,700 students. Very dangerous campus. Bad statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security is F. SAT 1270, ACT 29 to enroll.

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

Sonoma State UniversitySonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, CA
Roughly 6,700 students. Very dangerous campus. Bad statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security is F. ACT 20 to enroll.

Stanford UniversityStanford UniversityStanford, CA
More than 18,300 students. Very dangerous campus. Bad statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security: F. SAT 1530, ACT 34 to enroll.

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

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Roughly 100 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security is A.

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Roughly 17,800 students. Generally safe campus. Our grade for campus security is B.

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About 200 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security is A-.

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Over 1,000 students. Safe campus. Our rating for campus security: A.

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