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2019 University of California - San Francisco Crime & Safety Report

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

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

A Word About the Crime Stats for UCSF

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 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. Similarly, a high number of incidents could indicate that the school is more strict about reporting and law enforcement than other institutions.

UCSF Overall Crime Stats

86 Total Number of Incidents
27.04 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of California - San Francisco reported 86 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. Since the number of students at the school that year was 3,180, that's 27.04 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 Crimes501,67015.724,000.00
Arrests for Possession178805.351,352.94
Violence Against Women193345.971,000.00
Disciplinary Actions02,6700.004,574.85

UCSF Overall Crime by Category

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

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Around 19.8% of the crime and safety-related incidents at University of California - San Francisco resulted in arrests for possession. About 58.1% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 22.1% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how UCSF 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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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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UCSF Overall Crime by Location

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

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UCSF On-Campus Crime Stats

55 Total Number of Incidents
17.30 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, University of California - San Francisco reported 55 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on campus. Based on a student body population of 3,180, that's 17.30 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 Crimes301,5859.434,000.00
Arrests for Possession118133.46888.89
Violence Against Women143314.401,000.00
Disciplinary Actions02,6450.004,544.91

UCSF On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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UCSF Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

6 Total Number of Incidents
1.89 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of California - San Francisco reported 6 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 3,180, that's 1.89 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 Crimes41641.26333.33
Arrests for Possession1640.31111.11
Violence Against Women11000.31194.44
Disciplinary Actions01440.00305.56

UCSF Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

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

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UCSF Residence Hall Crime Stats

3 Total Number of Incidents
0.94 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, University of California - San Francisco reported 3 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students in residence halls. These counts are also included in the on-campus crimes category. That works out to 0.94 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 3,180.

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 Crimes21670.63101.80
Arrests for Possession07150.00180.35
Violence Against Women11400.3153.89
Disciplinary Actions02,5070.004,029.94

UCSF Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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25 Total Number of Incidents
7.86 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of California - San Francisco reported 25 safety-related incidents involving students on public property in the San Francisco neighborhood around the campus in 2019. That works out to 7.86 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 3,180.

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 Crimes16675.03666.67
Arrests for Possession52451.571,294.12
Violence Against Women4241.26555.56
Disciplinary Actions01370.00137.93

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

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