University of California Santa Cruz: Crime & Safety

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University of California Santa Cruz LogoF University of California Santa Cruz is a public school in Santa Cruz, California with about 19,160 students and 3,930 employees.

Our Safety Report for this school is based on the US Department of Education 2021 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, University of California Santa Cruz is a very dangerous place to be in. American School Search gives this school grade "F" on safety.

From our perception of the data, this campus has dramatic problems with forcible sex offenses, in addition, there are some problems with nonforcible sex offenses and aggravated assaults.

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University of California Santa Cruz Safety Chart
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Criminal Offenses at University of California Santa Cruz in 2018 - 2020

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
41
1
0.4%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
30
0
0.4%

Robbery
1
0
0.1%

Aggravated Assault
9
1
0.2%

Burglary
62
10
0.6%

Motor Vehicle Theft
7
1
0.2%

Arson
8
1
0.2%

Illegal Weapons Possession
6
2
0.2%

Drug Law Violation
29
13
0.4%

Liquor Law Violation
10
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 University of California Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz campus safety based on the same criteria and assumption.

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If you have been discriminated or abused at University of California Santa Cruz, 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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