Westmont College: Crime & Safety

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Westmont College LogoC- Westmont College is a private not-for-profit school in Santa Barbara, California with about 1,280 students and 400 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 data, Westmont College is a relatively unsafe place to be enrolled at. American School Search gives this school grade "C-" 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 Westmont 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
2
0
0.4%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
3
0
0.4%

Robbery
0
0
0.0%

Aggravated Assault
0
0
0.0%

Burglary
0
0
0.0%

Motor Vehicle Theft
1
0
0.3%

Arson
0
0
0.0%

Illegal Weapons Possession
0
0
0.0%

Drug Law Violation
1
0
0.3%

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 Westmont 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 Westmont College campus safety based on the same criteria and assumption.

Need to File a Complaint?

If you have been discriminated or abused at Westmont 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.

Safety in Competing Colleges

University of California Los AngelesUniversity of California Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA
About 46,500 students. Very dangerous campus. Bad statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security is F. SAT 1330, ACT 31 to enroll.

California State University NorthridgeCalifornia State University NorthridgeNorthridge, CA
Roughly 37,600 students. Unsafe campus. Our grade for campus security is C-. ACT 19 to enroll.

California State University Long BeachCalifornia State University Long BeachLong Beach, CA
Approximately 39,000 students. Relatively safe campus. Our rating for campus security: C. ACT 23 to enroll.

University of California Santa BarbaraUniversity of California Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA
Over 26,500 students. Very dangerous campus. Apparent problems with forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security is F. SAT 1300, ACT 31 to enroll.

California State University Los AngelesCalifornia State University Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA
Approximately 26,500 students. Unsafe campus. Our rating for campus security is C-. ACT 18 to enroll.

California State University Dominguez HillsCalifornia State University Dominguez HillsCarson, CA
About 16,500 students. Unsafe campus. Our mark for campus security is C-. ACT 17 to enroll.

California State University BakersfieldCalifornia State University BakersfieldBakersfield, CA
Roughly 9,700 students. Relatively safe campus. Our rating for campus security is C. ACT 19 to enroll.

University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA
Approximately 49,000 students. Very dangerous campus. Disappointing statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security is F. SAT 1480, ACT 34 to enroll.

California State University Channel IslandsCalifornia State University Channel IslandsCamarillo, CA
Roughly 6,200 students. Very dangerous campus. Apparent problems with forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security: F. ACT 21 to enroll.

California Polytechnic State University San Luis ObispoCalifornia Polytechnic State University San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, CA
Around 22,000 students. Very dangerous campus. Alleged problems with forcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security is F. ACT 29 to enroll.

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Around 100 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security: A.

Fielding Graduate UniversityFielding Graduate UniversitySanta Barbara, CA
Roughly 1,000 students. Safe campus. Our grade for campus security is A.

Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara, CA
About 12,700 students. Generally safe campus. Our rating for campus security: B-.

Pacifica Graduate InstitutePacifica Graduate InstituteCarpinteria, CA
Over 900 students. Generally safe campus. Our rating for campus security is B.

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Roughly 10,600 students. Generally safe campus. Our mark for campus security: B.

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Approximately 100 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security: A.

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