California State University-Northridge — Campus Safety & Crime Statistics

California State University-Northridge reports Clery Act campus safety data across 3 years , accumulating 75 total on-campus incidents across 11 distinct crime categories. Its safety score of 1.11 incidents per 1,000 enrolled students places it at national rank #1660 and #202 within CA out of 5,600+ institutions surveyed by the US Department of Education's OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey. With 37,760 enrolled students, this campus sits in the large research university bracket, which shapes how raw incident counts should be interpreted.

The most frequently reported category at California State University-Northridge is "motor_vehicle_theft" with 21 cumulative incidents across the reporting window. Year-over-year, on-campus incident volume is declining — moving from 26 in 2021 to 25 in 2023. Compared to 5 peer institutions of similar enrollment size in CA averaging 2.64 incidents per 1,000 students, California State University-Northridge reports 58% fewer incidents per student.

Fire safety data covers 32 reporting years for on-campus residential facilities, logging 3 total fires. Arrests and disciplinary actions span 9 category-year records, covering liquor law violations, drug law violations, and weapons possession on-campus. No Department of Education Clery Act enforcement actions are recorded against this institution. Safety scores should always be read alongside enrollment size, campus geography, and reporting culture — institutions with active reporting programs often show higher counts that reflect transparency rather than risk.