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2019 University of San Diego Crime & Safety Report

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

Our crime and safety report on USD includes:

A Word About the Crime Stats for USD

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.

USD Overall Crime Stats

450 Total Number of Incidents
49.01 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of San Diego reported 450 safety-related incidents involving students on or near campus or at other properties affiliated with the school in 2019. Since the number of students at the school that year was 9,181, that's 49.01 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 Crimes341,6703.704,000.00
Arrests for Possession68800.651,352.94
Violence Against Women133341.421,000.00
Disciplinary Actions3972,67043.244,574.85

USD Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 88.2% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 1.3% of the crime and safety-related incidents at University of San Diego resulted in arrests for possession. About 7.6% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 2.9% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how USD 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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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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USD Overall Crime by Location

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

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USD On-Campus Crime Stats

449 Total Number of Incidents
48.91 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of San Diego reported 449 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 9,181, that's 48.91 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 Crimes331,5853.594,000.00
Arrests for Possession68130.65888.89
Violence Against Women133311.421,000.00
Disciplinary Actions3972,64543.244,544.91

USD On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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USD Residence Hall Crime Stats

387 Total Number of Incidents
42.15 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, University of San Diego reported 387 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students in residence halls. These counts are also included in the on-campus crimes category. Based on a student body population of 9,181, that's 42.15 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 Crimes151671.63101.80
Arrests for Possession37150.33180.35
Violence Against Women81400.8753.89
Disciplinary Actions3612,50739.324,029.94

USD Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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1 Total Number of Incidents
0.11 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of San Diego reported 1 safety-related incidents involving students on public property in the San Diego neighborhood around the campus in 2019. That works out to 0.11 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 9,181.

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 Crimes1670.11666.67
Arrests for Possession02450.001,294.12
Violence Against Women0240.00555.56
Disciplinary Actions01370.00137.93

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

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