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2019 California Institute of Technology Crime & Safety Report

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

Info in this crime and safety report on Caltech:

Understanding the Crime Stats for Caltech

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 unusual for institutions to report that no incidents occurred in some 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.

Zero incidents of reported crime may be nice to see, but it does not necessarily mean the school is safer, as it could indicate lax reporting. Likewise, a high number of incidents may just mean that the school is stricter about law enforcement and reporting.

Caltech Overall Crime Stats

297 Total Number of Incidents
132.77 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, California Institute of Technology reported 297 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students at or near campus or on other properties associated with the school. That works out to 132.77 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 2,237.

In order to make this data a little clearer, the table below shows the number of incidents by category and the maximum number of incidents reported by a school in that category.

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 Crimes551,67024.594,000.00
Arrests for Possession08800.001,352.94
Violence Against Women113344.921,000.00
Disciplinary Actions2312,670103.264,574.85

Caltech Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 77.8% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. About 18.5% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 3.7% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Caltech 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.

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Caltech Overall Crime by Location

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

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Caltech On-Campus Crime Stats

293 Total Number of Incidents
130.98 Incidents per 1000 Students
California Institute of Technology reported 293 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on campus. Since the number of students at the school that year was 2,237, that's 130.98 incidents per 1,000 students.

In order to make this data a little clearer, the table below shows the number of incidents by category and the maximum number of incidents reported by a school in that category.

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 Crimes511,58522.804,000.00
Arrests for Possession08130.00888.89
Violence Against Women113314.921,000.00
Disciplinary Actions2312,645103.264,544.91

Caltech On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Caltech Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

4 Total Number of Incidents
1.79 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, California Institute of Technology reported 4 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on affiliated off-campus properties. Since the number of students at the school that year was 2,237, that's 1.79 incidents per 1,000 students.

In order to make this data a little clearer, the table below shows the number of incidents by category and the maximum number of incidents reported by a school in that category.

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 Crimes41641.79333.33
Arrests for Possession0640.00111.11
Violence Against Women01000.00194.44
Disciplinary Actions01440.00305.56

Caltech Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Caltech Residence Hall Crime Stats

165 Total Number of Incidents
73.76 Incidents per 1000 Students
California Institute of Technology reported 165 safety-related incidents involving students in residence halls in 2019. Note that these numbers are also included in the on-campus crimes category. That works out to 73.76 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 2,237.

In order to make this data a little clearer, the table below shows the number of incidents by category and the maximum number of incidents reported by a school in that category.

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 Crimes3116713.86101.80
Arrests for Possession07150.00180.35
Violence Against Women41401.7953.89
Disciplinary Actions1302,50758.114,029.94

Caltech Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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