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California State University-Los Angeles
2.76 incidents / 1,000 students
Los Angeles, CA · Clery Act 2024 · Public
California State University-Los Angeles
Across 2022–2024, California State University-Los Angeles reported 122 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count fell over that span (largest filed category: Motor Vehicle Theft). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo.
- 2.76
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,225
- Rank of 2,072
- #248
- CA rank
- 23,163
- Enrolled students
2.76 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
California State University-Los Angeles reports 2.76 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 58% below Mississippi State University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Mississippi State University (1.43/1k); University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus (7.14/1k); University of New Mexico-Main Campus (11.42/1k); California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (5.51/1k); University of Louisville (7.59/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (5.51/1k); Santa Monica College (0.47/1k); San Francisco State University (3.41/1k); National University (0.00/1k); California State University-Fresno (8.23/1k); University of California-Santa Barbara (11.71/1k); University of California-Riverside (19.25/1k); University of California-Santa Cruz (7.67/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Motor Vehicle Theft.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 2.76
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,225
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 59%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 38
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 110592 · California State University-Los Angeles 2.76/1k score rate · #1,225/2,072
RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-REPORT
- RATE-MID 2.76/1k
- RANK-LOWER #1,225/2,072
- ST-MID #248 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Mississippi State University · +1.34
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-DOWN ↓ 12%
- CAT-LEAD Motor Vehicle Th…
- ENR-LARGE 23,163
- FIRE-REPORT 36 fires
Nearest enrollment peer: Mississippi State University (-1.34/1k)
California State University-Los Angeles sheet RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-REPORT · peer Mississippi State University. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-REPORT. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Mississippi State University (-1.34/1k). National rank #1,225 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
California State University-Los Angeles reports 2.76 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 58% below Mississippi State University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Mississippi State University (1.43/1k); University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus (7.14/1k); University of New Mexico-Main Campus (11.42/1k); California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (5.51/1k); University of Louisville (7.59/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (5.51/1k); Santa Monica College (0.47/1k); San Francisco State University (3.41/1k); National University (0.00/1k); California State University-Fresno (8.23/1k); University of California-Santa Barbara (11.71/1k); University of California-Riverside (19.25/1k); University of California-Santa Cruz (7.67/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Motor Vehicle Theft.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around California State University-Los
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest California on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Mississippi State University · lowest peer 1.43
Mississippi State University — lowest peer
1.43 per 1,000 students
- California State University-Los Angeles · this campus 2.76
California State University-Los Angeles — this campus
2.76 per 1,000 students
- California Polytechnic State University-San · near
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo — near
5.51 per 1,000 students
- University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz · near
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus — near
7.14 per 1,000 students
- University of New Mexico-Main · highest peer
University of New Mexico-Main Campus — highest peer
11.42 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around California State University-Los Angeles's 2.76/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
California State University-Los Angeles decreased from 41 to 38 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 37 CA 4-year peers in this comparison, California State University-Los Angeles is larger than 78% and safer-reporting than 42% - the larger, higher-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
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- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 97
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 94
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 97
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 92
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 89
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 86
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- California State Universit…: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California-Merced | 9,110 | 6.92 | 0 | 14 |
| West Los Angeles College | 9,255 | 0.22 | 3 | 83 |
| Solano Community College | 9,282 | 0.22 | 6 | 86 |
| Skyline College | 9,572 | 0.21 | 8 | 89 |
| University of San Diego | 9,714 | 5.66 | 11 | 19 |
| California State University-Stanislaus | 9,724 | 2.06 | 14 | 53 |
| Santa Clara University | 9,728 | 3.91 | 17 | 28 |
| Chapman University | 9,760 | 2.97 | 19 | 36 |
| Loyola Marymount University | 10,179 | 6.68 | 22 | 17 |
| California State University-Bakersfield | 10,419 | 0.77 | 25 | 67 |
| MiraCosta College | 11,478 | 0.52 | 28 | 72 |
| California State University-Los Angeles (this campus) | 23,163 | 2.76 | 78 | 42 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
Enrollment scale
How campus size shapes the safety figures
With 23,163 enrolled students, California State University-Los Angeles is the 164th largest of the 5,585 institutions in this dataset with a reported enrollment, ahead of 5,421 of them. Closest same-state same-level scored peers by enrollment: California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (5.51/1k); Santa Monica College (0.47/1k); San Francisco State University (3.41/1k); National University (0.00/1k); California State University-Fresno (8.23/1k); University of California-Santa Barbara (11.71/1k); University of California-Riverside (19.25/1k); University of California-Santa Cruz (7.67/1k). The score above normalizes 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students, so compare it with similarly sized campuses instead of treating a higher raw count as evidence that a campus is less safe (Mississippi State University is the nearest similar-enrollment comparison on this profile).
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at California State University-Los Angeles fell from 41 to 38 (-7%). The increase shows up in Arson (1 to 5), Fondling (2 to 5) and Aggravated Assault (2 to 3). Falling over the same period: Motor Vehicle Theft (25 to 13).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at California State University-Los Angeles
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 7 Clery Act categories here: Motor Vehicle Theft, Burglary, Fondling, Aggravated Assault, Arson, Rape and Robbery.
The remaining 4 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, Incest, Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter, Negligent Manslaughter and Statutory Rape. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyCalifornia State University-Los Angeles: Criminal Offenses by year
Declining 12% (43 → 38 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 43 |
| 2023 | 41 |
| 2024 | 38 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 13 | 25 | 19 |
| Burglary | 9 | 9 | 13 |
| Fondling | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Aggravated Assault | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Arson | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Rape | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Robbery | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
27 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 2 | 48 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 4 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 1 | 3 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 3 | 12 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
California State University-Los Angeles vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
MS
Mississippi State University
1.43 incidents / 1,000 students
CO
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
7.14 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where California State University-Los Angeles sits on price and outcomes
At $3,967, California State University-Los Angeles's reported average net price is among the lowest reported prices among 492 California colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $20,161.
- $3,967
- average net price
- $20,161
- California median
- 3.5×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $10,701
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $2,877, while those above $110,000 record $13,578 - roughly 4.7 times as much. A published average of $3,967 therefore describes very few families well; the bracket nearest your own income is the more useful figure.
Six years after enrolling, the median former student who received federal aid reports $45,702 - about 11.5 times one year of the reported net price here. On that ratio the cost is recovered quickly.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $7,160
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $19,760
- Avg Net Price
- $3,967
- Median Debt
- $13,000
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 66%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 53%
- Retention Rate
- 72%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $45,702
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $59,211
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 67%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 394 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS · 23,150 enrolled
Safety Score 1.43
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver, CO · 23,124 enrolled
Safety Score 7.14
University of New Mexico-Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM · 23,124 enrolled
Safety Score 11.42
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA · 23,069 enrolled
Safety Score 5.51
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY · 23,065 enrolled
Safety Score 7.59
Closest by National Rank
California State University-Los Angeles (national rank #1225) sits near Franciscan University of Steubenville (#1226) and East Texas Baptist University (#1224) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Franciscan University of Steubenville
Steubenville, OH
National Rank #1226
East Texas Baptist University
Marshall, TX
National Rank #1224
University of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
National Rank #1227
Highlands College of Montana Tech
Butte, MT
National Rank #1223
University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Lowell, MA
National Rank #1228
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for California State University-Los Angeles, both outside CA so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS · 23,150 enrolled
Safety score 1.43
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver, CO · 23,124 enrolled
Safety score 7.14
University of New Mexico-Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM · 23,124 enrolled
Safety score 11.42
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY · 23,065 enrolled
Safety score 7.59
University of Nevada-Reno
Reno, NV · 23,024 enrolled
Safety score 4.34
Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ · 23,375 enrolled
Safety score 2.70
Florida State College at Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL · 23,556 enrolled
Safety score 0.47
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA · 22,740 enrolled
Safety score 0.97
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Franciscan University of Steubenville
Steubenville, OH · 3,976 enrolled
Safety score 2.77
East Texas Baptist University
Marshall, TX · 1,813 enrolled
Safety score 2.76
University of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA · 6,501 enrolled
Safety score 2.77
University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Lowell, MA · 16,598 enrolled
Safety score 2.77
Saint Vincent College
Latrobe, PA · 1,440 enrolled
Safety score 2.78
Georgia Gwinnett College
Lawrenceville, GA · 12,230 enrolled
Safety score 2.78
Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg, KS · 5,755 enrolled
Safety score 2.78
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Amherst, MA · 31,726 enrolled
Safety score 2.74
Frequently Asked Questions
Is California State University-Los Angeles safe?
California State University-Los Angeles has a safety score of 2.76 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,225 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Mississippi State University (1.43/1k). Same-state same-level set: California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (5.51/1k); Santa Monica College (0.47/1k); San Francisco State University (3.41/1k); National University (0.00/1k); California State University-Fresno (8.23/1k); University of California-Santa Barbara (11.71/1k); University of California-Riverside (19.25/1k); University of California-Santa Cruz (7.67/1k).
What crimes are reported at California State University-Los Angeles?
For calendar year 2024, California State University-Los Angeles reported Motor Vehicle Theft (13), Burglary (9), Arson (5), Fondling (5) and Aggravated Assault (3), and 2 further categories in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does California State University-Los Angeles compare to similar schools?
California State University-Los Angeles reports 58% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Mississippi State University. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Mississippi State University (1.43/1k); University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus (7.14/1k); University of New Mexico-Main Campus (11.42/1k); California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (5.51/1k); University of Louisville (7.59/1k). Same-state same-level set: California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (5.51/1k); Santa Monica College (0.47/1k); San Francisco State University (3.41/1k); National University (0.00/1k); California State University-Fresno (8.23/1k); University of California-Santa Barbara (11.71/1k); University of California-Riverside (19.25/1k); University of California-Santa Cruz (7.67/1k).
Does California State University-Los Angeles have fire safety data?
Yes. California State University-Los Angeles reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. 36 fires were reported in the most recent year.
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