San Diego City College: Crime & Safety

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San Diego City College LogoC- San Diego City College is a public school in San Diego, California with about 12,140 students and 700 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, San Diego City College is a relatively unsafe place to be in. American School Search gives this school grade "C-" on safety.

From our perception of the data, there are some problems with illegal drugs and illegal weapon possesion.

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Criminal Offenses at San Diego City College 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
0
0
0.0%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
1
0
0.1%

Robbery
1
0
0.1%

Aggravated Assault
4
1
0.2%

Burglary
17
1
0.4%

Motor Vehicle Theft
1
0
0.1%

Arson
2
0
0.1%

Illegal Weapons Possession
32
0
0.5%

Drug Law Violation
110
2
0.9%

Liquor Law Violation
11
0
0.3%

* Crime Chance is American School Search's subjective and approximate estimate for a student's chance of experiencing this crime during their study at San Diego City College 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 San Diego City College campus safety based on the same criteria and assumption.

Need to File a Complaint?

If you have been discriminated or abused at San Diego City College, 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.

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Over 23,900 students. Generally safe campus. Our rating for campus security: B.

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About 17,700 students. Safe campus. Our rating for campus security is A-.

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The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at San DiegoThe Chicago School of Professional Psychology at San DiegoSan Diego, CA
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More than 200 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security is A.

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Roughly 2,800 students. Safe campus. Our grade for campus security is A.

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

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