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2019 California State University - Fresno Crime & Safety Report

Is California State University - Fresno safe? Below we'll take a look at crime statistics for the college campus and surrounding areas.

What you'll find in our crime and safety report on Fresno State:

A Word About the Crime Stats for Fresno State

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.

Fresno State Overall Crime Stats

77 Total Number of Incidents
3.17 Incidents per 1000 Students
California State University - Fresno reported 77 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place at or near campus or on other properties affiliated with the school. Based on a student body population of 24,298, that's 3.17 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 Crimes361,6701.484,000.00
Arrests for Possession248800.991,352.94
Violence Against Women73340.291,000.00
Disciplinary Actions102,6700.414,574.85

Fresno State Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 13.0% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 31.2% of the crime and safety-related incidents at California State University - Fresno resulted in arrests for possession. About 46.8% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 9.1% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Fresno State 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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Fresno State Overall Crime by Location

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

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Fresno State On-Campus Crime Stats

47 Total Number of Incidents
1.93 Incidents per 1000 Students
California State University - Fresno reported 47 safety-related incidents involving students on campus in 2019. That works out to 1.93 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 24,298.

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 Crimes171,5850.704,000.00
Arrests for Possession188130.74888.89
Violence Against Women23310.081,000.00
Disciplinary Actions102,6450.414,544.91

Fresno State On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Fresno State Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

18 Total Number of Incidents
0.74 Incidents per 1000 Students
California State University - Fresno reported 18 safety-related incidents involving students on affiliated off-campus properties in 2019. Since the number of students at the school that year was 24,298, that's 0.74 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 Crimes141640.58333.33
Arrests for Possession0640.00111.11
Violence Against Women41000.16194.44
Disciplinary Actions01440.00305.56

Fresno State Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Fresno State Residence Hall Crime Stats

14 Total Number of Incidents
0.58 Incidents per 1000 Students
California State University - Fresno reported 14 safety-related incidents involving students in residence halls in 2019. Note that these numbers are also included in the on-campus crimes category. Since the number of students at the school that year was 24,298, that's 0.58 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 Crimes21670.08101.80
Arrests for Possession07150.00180.35
Violence Against Women21400.0853.89
Disciplinary Actions102,5070.414,029.94

Fresno State Residence Hall Crime by Category

The chart below shows what percentage of Fresno State crime and safety incidents in residence halls are in each category.

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12 Total Number of Incidents
0.49 Incidents per 1000 Students
California State University - Fresno reported 12 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on Fresno public property in areas surrounding the campus. Based on a student body population of 24,298, that's 0.49 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 Crimes5670.21666.67
Arrests for Possession62450.251,294.12
Violence Against Women1240.04555.56
Disciplinary Actions01370.00137.93

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

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References

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