University of California San Francisco: Crime & Safety

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University of California San Francisco LogoF University of California San Francisco is a public school in San Francisco, California with about 3,140 students and 14,470 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 information, University of California San Francisco is a very dangerous place to study. American School Search gives this school grade "F" on safety.

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

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Criminal Offenses at University of California San Francisco 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
1
0
0.1%

Neglient Manslaughter
0
0
0.0%

Forcible Sex Offense
6
3
0.3%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
39
11
0.6%

Robbery
1
3
0.1%

Aggravated Assault
15
6
0.4%

Burglary
46
15
0.7%

Motor Vehicle Theft
26
15
0.5%

Arson
1
0
0.1%

Illegal Weapons Possession
3
11
0.2%

Drug Law Violation
4
3
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 University of California San Francisco 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 University of California San Francisco campus safety based on the same criteria and assumption.

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

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Over 45,400 students. Very dangerous campus. Apparent problems with forcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security is F. SAT 1420, ACT 33 to enroll.

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