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2019 California State University - Monterey Bay Crime & Safety Report

Is CSUMB safe? Below we'll take a look at crime statistics for the college campus and surrounding areas.

Our crime and safety report on CSUMB includes:

Understanding the Crime Stats for CSUMB

Crime & Safety Definitions

Our crime statistics come from the U.S. Department of Education's Campus Safety and Security data. The four types of crimes we will be analyzing are violence against women, arrests for major crimes, arrests for possession, and disciplinary actions.

Murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, and arson are the types of things included in the arrests for major crimes category. The violence against women grouping includes things such as domestic violence, date rape, and stalking. The arrests for possession classification deals with things such as weapons possession, alcohol violations, and drug violations. The disciplinary actions category involves possession of weapons, alcohol violations, and drug violations in the cases where no arrest occurred but some action was taken.

Number of Incidents

It is not uncommon for a school to report zero incidents for any or all of these categories. In fact, 56% of the schools we cover reported no arrests for major crimes, 67% reported no violence against women, 70% reported no arrests for possession, and 68% reported no disciplinary actions.

Although zero incidents of reported crime is nice, it doesn't necessarily mean that the school is safer. It could indicate lax reporting. Likewise, a high number of incidents may just mean that the school is stricter about law enforcement and reporting.

CSUMB Overall Crime Stats

216 Total Number of Incidents
28.24 Incidents per 1000 Students
California State University - Monterey Bay reported 216 safety-related incidents involving students on or near campus or at other properties affiliated with the school in 2019. That works out to 28.24 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 7,650.

The table below gives the number of incidents by category, and for comparision, also states the max number of incidents reported by any school in our analysis.

CategoryNumber of IncidentsMax Number of Incidents (at any school)Number of Incidents per 1,000 studentsMax Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes441,6705.754,000.00
Arrests for Possession438805.621,352.94
Violence Against Women663348.631,000.00
Disciplinary Actions632,6708.244,574.85

CSUMB Overall Crime by Category

The percentage breakdown of CSUMB crime and safety incidents by category is shown in the following chart.

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Disciplinary actions account for 29.2% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 19.9% of the crime and safety-related incidents at California State University - Monterey Bay resulted in arrests for possession. About 20.4% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 30.6% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how CSUMB compares to other colleges and universities in the nation when it comes to each category of crime and safety-related incidents. Note that this does not take school size into account so larger schools are likely to have more incidents.

Arrests for Possession  (Incidents)
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Arrests for Major Crimes  (Incidents)
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Violence Against Women  (Incidents)
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Disciplinary Actions  (Incidents)
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We can factor in the size of the school and look at the incidents per thousand students as well.

Arrests for Possession  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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Arrests for Major Crimes  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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Violence Against Women  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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Disciplinary Actions  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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CSUMB Overall Crime by Location

The chart below shows what percentage of CSUMB crime and safety incidents happened in each location.

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CSUMB On-Campus Crime Stats

191 Total Number of Incidents
24.97 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, California State University - Monterey Bay reported 191 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on campus. Based on a student body population of 7,650, that's 24.97 incidents per 1,000 students.

The table below gives the number of incidents by category, and for comparision, also states the max number of incidents reported by any school in our analysis.

CategoryNumber of IncidentsMax Number of Incidents (at any school)Number of Incidents per 1,000 studentsMax Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes381,5854.974,000.00
Arrests for Possession258133.27888.89
Violence Against Women653318.501,000.00
Disciplinary Actions632,6458.244,544.91

CSUMB On-Campus Crime by Category

The percentage breakdown of CSUMB on-campus crime and safety incidents by category is shown in the following chart.

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CSUMB Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

24 Total Number of Incidents
3.14 Incidents per 1000 Students
California State University - Monterey Bay reported 24 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on affiliated off-campus properties. Based on a student body population of 7,650, that's 3.14 incidents per 1,000 students.

The table below gives the number of incidents by category, and for comparision, also states the max number of incidents reported by any school in our analysis.

CategoryNumber of IncidentsMax Number of Incidents (at any school)Number of Incidents per 1,000 studentsMax Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes61640.78333.33
Arrests for Possession17642.22111.11
Violence Against Women11000.13194.44
Disciplinary Actions01440.00305.56

CSUMB Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

The chart below shows what percentage of CSUMB crime and safety incidents on affiliated off-campus properties are in each category.

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CSUMB Residence Hall Crime Stats

141 Total Number of Incidents
18.43 Incidents per 1000 Students
California State University - Monterey Bay reported 141 safety-related incidents involving students in residence halls in 2019. Note that these numbers are also included in the on-campus crimes category. Based on a student body population of 7,650, that's 18.43 incidents per 1,000 students.

The table below gives the number of incidents by category, and for comparision, also states the max number of incidents reported by any school in our analysis.

CategoryNumber of IncidentsMax Number of Incidents (at any school)Number of Incidents per 1,000 studentsMax Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes271673.53101.80
Arrests for Possession27150.26180.35
Violence Against Women531406.9353.89
Disciplinary Actions592,5077.714,029.94

CSUMB Residence Hall Crime by Category

The percentage breakdown of CSUMB crime and safety incidents by category in residence halls is shown in the following chart.

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1 Total Number of Incidents
0.13 Incidents per 1000 Students
California State University - Monterey Bay reported 1 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on Seaside public property in areas surrounding the campus. That works out to 0.13 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 7,650.

The table below gives the number of incidents by category, and for comparision, also states the max number of incidents reported by any school in our analysis.

CategoryNumber of IncidentsMax Number of Incidents (at any school)Number of Incidents per 1,000 studentsMax Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes0670.00666.67
Arrests for Possession12450.131,294.12
Violence Against Women0240.00555.56
Disciplinary Actions01370.00137.93

The chart below shows what percentage of CSUMB student-related crime and safety incidents in the Seaside neighborhood surrounding the campus are in each category.

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