San Francisco State University: Crime & Safety

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San Francisco State University LogoD+ San Francisco State University is a public school in San Francisco, California with about 25,280 students and 3,160 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 information, San Francisco State University is a relatively dangerous place to be enrolled at. American School Search gives this school grade "D+" on safety.

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

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Criminal Offenses at San Francisco State University 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
11
0
0.2%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
15
0
0.2%

Robbery
4
0
0.1%

Aggravated Assault
3
0
0.1%

Burglary
65
0
0.5%

Motor Vehicle Theft
16
0
0.2%

Arson
3
0
0.1%

Illegal Weapons Possession
2
0
0.1%

Drug Law Violation
2
0
0.1%

Liquor Law Violation
0
0
0.0%

* 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 Francisco State University 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 Francisco State University campus safety based on the same criteria and assumption.

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If you have been discriminated or abused at San Francisco State University, 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

California State University SacramentoCalifornia State University SacramentoSacramento, CA
Approximately 31,900 students. Dangerous campus. Our grade for campus security: D. ACT 20 to enroll.

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

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

University of California DavisUniversity of California DavisDavis, CA
More than 39,700 students. Very dangerous campus. Apparent problems with forcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security is F. SAT 1270, ACT 29 to enroll.

California State University East BayCalifornia State University East BayHayward, CA
About 13,700 students. Dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security is D+. ACT 19 to enroll.

University of California Santa CruzUniversity of California Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA
Over 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.

California State University StanislausCalifornia State University StanislausTurlock, CA
Around 10,200 students. Unsafe campus. Our grade for campus security: C-. ACT 19 to enroll.

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

Stanford UniversityStanford UniversityStanford, CA
Roughly 18,300 students. Very dangerous campus. Bad statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security is F. SAT 1530, ACT 34 to enroll.

California State University Monterey BayCalifornia State University Monterey BaySeaside, CA
Over 7,100 students. Very dangerous campus. Bad statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security: F. ACT 20 to enroll.

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More than 3,200 students. Very dangerous campus. Our grade for campus security is F.

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Around 9,700 students. Dangerous campus. Our grade for campus security: C-. SAT 1270, ACT 29 to enroll.

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More than 400 students. Safe campus. Our rating for campus security is A.

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About 500 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security: A.

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Around 1,600 students. Relatively safe campus. Our rating for campus security is C+. SAT 1060, ACT 23 to enroll.

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Roughly 1,200 students. Safe campus. Our grade for campus security: A-.

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