2019 California State University - Bakersfield Crime & Safety Report
Is California State University - Bakersfield 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 CSUB:
- Understanding the Stats
- CSUB Crime Overall
- On-Campus Crime
- Residence Hall Crime
- Crime in the Bakersfield Neighborhood
- References
A Word About the Crime Stats for CSUB
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.
CSUB Overall Crime Stats
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.
| Category | Number of Incidents | Max Number of Incidents (at any school) | Number of Incidents per 1,000 students | Max Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrests for Major Crimes | 1 | 1,670 | 0.09 | 4,000.00 |
| Arrests for Possession | 8 | 880 | 0.69 | 1,352.94 |
| Violence Against Women | 4 | 334 | 0.35 | 1,000.00 |
| Disciplinary Actions | 13 | 2,670 | 1.13 | 4,574.85 |
CSUB Overall Crime by Category
The percentage breakdown of CSUB crime and safety incidents by category is shown in the following chart.
Disciplinary actions account for 50.0% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 30.8% of the crime and safety-related incidents at California State University - Bakersfield resulted in arrests for possession. About 3.8% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 15.4% of incidents.
Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation
The charts below show how CSUB 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.
We can factor in the size of the school and look at the incidents per thousand students as well.
CSUB Overall Crime by Location
The percentage breakdown of CSUB crime and safety incidents by location is shown in the following chart.
CSUB On-Campus Crime Stats
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.
| Category | Number of Incidents | Max Number of Incidents (at any school) | Number of Incidents per 1,000 students | Max Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrests for Major Crimes | 1 | 1,585 | 0.09 | 4,000.00 |
| Arrests for Possession | 8 | 813 | 0.69 | 888.89 |
| Violence Against Women | 4 | 331 | 0.35 | 1,000.00 |
| Disciplinary Actions | 13 | 2,645 | 1.13 | 4,544.91 |
CSUB On-Campus Crime by Category
The chart below shows what percentage of CSUB on-campus crime and safety incidents are in each category.
CSUB Residence Hall Crime Stats
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.
| Category | Number of Incidents | Max Number of Incidents (at any school) | Number of Incidents per 1,000 students | Max Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrests for Major Crimes | 0 | 167 | 0.00 | 101.80 |
| Arrests for Possession | 0 | 715 | 0.00 | 180.35 |
| Violence Against Women | 0 | 140 | 0.00 | 53.89 |
| Disciplinary Actions | 6 | 2,507 | 0.52 | 4,029.94 |
CSUB Residence Hall Crime by Category
The chart below shows what percentage of CSUB crime and safety incidents in residence halls are in each category.
References
- National Center for Education Statistics
- U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security
- College Scorecard
- Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
- Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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