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2019 Santa Clara University Crime & Safety Report

Is Santa Clara University safe? On this page, we'll examine crime statistics for the college campus and surrounding areas.

Our crime and safety report on SCU includes:

Understanding the Crime Stats for SCU

Types of Crime & Safety Incidents

We have compiled this information on crime statistics from the U.S. Department of Education's Campus Safety and Security data. The types of crimes are divided into the following categories: arrests for major crimes, arrests for possession, violence against women, and disciplinary actions.

The arrests for major crimes category includes arrests for things such as murder, robbery, rape, aggravated assault, and arson. 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. Similarly, a high number of incidents could indicate that the school is more strict about reporting and law enforcement than other institutions.

SCU Overall Crime Stats

441 Total Number of Incidents
50.87 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Santa Clara University reported 441 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students at or near campus or on other properties associated with the school. Since the number of students at the school that year was 8,669, that's 50.87 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 Crimes151,6701.734,000.00
Arrests for Possession88800.921,352.94
Violence Against Women43340.461,000.00
Disciplinary Actions4142,67047.764,574.85

SCU Overall Crime by Category

The chart below shows what percentage of SCU crime and safety incidents are in each category.

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Disciplinary actions account for 93.9% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 1.8% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Santa Clara University resulted in arrests for possession. About 3.4% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 0.9% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how SCU 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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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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SCU Overall Crime by Location

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

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SCU On-Campus Crime Stats

435 Total Number of Incidents
50.18 Incidents per 1000 Students
Santa Clara University reported 435 safety-related incidents involving students on campus in 2019. Since the number of students at the school that year was 8,669, that's 50.18 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 Crimes131,5851.504,000.00
Arrests for Possession48130.46888.89
Violence Against Women43310.461,000.00
Disciplinary Actions4142,64547.764,544.91

SCU On-Campus Crime by Category

The chart below shows what percentage of SCU on-campus crime and safety incidents are in each category.

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SCU Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

1 Total Number of Incidents
0.12 Incidents per 1000 Students
Santa Clara University reported 1 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 8,669, that's 0.12 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 Crimes11640.12333.33
Arrests for Possession0640.00111.11
Violence Against Women01000.00194.44
Disciplinary Actions01440.00305.56

SCU Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

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

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SCU Residence Hall Crime Stats

423 Total Number of Incidents
48.79 Incidents per 1000 Students
Santa Clara University reported 423 safety-related incidents involving students in residence halls in 2019. These counts are also included in the on-campus crimes category. That works out to 48.79 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 8,669.

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 Crimes71670.81101.80
Arrests for Possession17150.12180.35
Violence Against Women21400.2353.89
Disciplinary Actions4132,50747.644,029.94

SCU Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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5 Total Number of Incidents
0.58 Incidents per 1000 Students
Santa Clara University reported 5 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on Santa Clara public property in areas surrounding the campus. That works out to 0.58 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 8,669.

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 Crimes1670.12666.67
Arrests for Possession42450.461,294.12
Violence Against Women0240.00555.56
Disciplinary Actions01370.00137.93

The percentage breakdown of SCU student-related crime and safety incidents by category in the surrounding Santa Clara neighborhood is shown in the following chart.

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