CA
California State University-Sacramento
3.73 incidents / 1,000 students
Sacramento, CA · Clery Act 2024 · Public
California State University-Sacramento
Across 2022–2024, California State University-Sacramento reported 248 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count rose over that span (largest filed category: Motor Vehicle Theft). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Bakersfield College.
- 3.73
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,434
- Rank of 2,072
- #262
- CA rank
- 31,943
- Enrolled students
3.73 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
California State University-Sacramento reports 3.73 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 164% above University at Buffalo. Similar-enrollment scored peers: University at Buffalo (1.88/1k); Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs (0.00/1k); San Jacinto Community College (0.31/1k); University of Massachusetts-Amherst (2.74/1k); Florida Atlantic University (2.12/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Bakersfield College (1.04/1k); California State Polytechnic University-Pomona (2.53/1k); Santa Ana College (0.11/1k); University of California-Irvine (10.13/1k); University of California-Riverside (19.25/1k); San Jose State University (2.28/1k); University of California-Santa Barbara (11.71/1k); California State University-Northridge (3.55/1k). 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
- 3.73
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,434
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 69%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 101
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 110617 · California State University-Sacramento 3.73/1k score rate · #1,434/2,072
RATE-HIGH · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-REPORT
- RATE-HIGH 3.73/1k
- RANK-LOWER #1,434/2,072
- ST-MID #262 in state
- ABOVE-PEER University of Massachusetts-Amherst · +0.98
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ 68%
- CAT-LEAD Motor Vehicle Th…
- ENR-LARGE 31,943
- FIRE-REPORT 1 fire
Nearest enrollment peer: University of Massachusetts-Amherst (-0.98/1k)
California State University-Sacramento sheet RATE-HIGH · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-REPORT · peer University of Massachusetts-Amherst. 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-HIGH · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-REPORT. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is University of Massachusetts-Amherst (-0.98/1k). National rank #1,434 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-Sacramento reports 3.73 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 164% above University at Buffalo. Similar-enrollment scored peers: University at Buffalo (1.88/1k); Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs (0.00/1k); San Jacinto Community College (0.31/1k); University of Massachusetts-Amherst (2.74/1k); Florida Atlantic University (2.12/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Bakersfield College (1.04/1k); California State Polytechnic University-Pomona (2.53/1k); Santa Ana College (0.11/1k); University of California-Irvine (10.13/1k); University of California-Riverside (19.25/1k); San Jose State University (2.28/1k); University of California-Santa Barbara (11.71/1k); California State University-Northridge (3.55/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Motor Vehicle Theft.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around California State University-Sacramento
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest California on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs · lowest peer 0
Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- University at Buffalo · near
University at Buffalo — near
1.88 per 1,000 students
- Florida Atlantic University · near
Florida Atlantic University — near
2.12 per 1,000 students
- University of Massachusetts-Amherst · near
University of Massachusetts-Amherst — near
2.74 per 1,000 students
- California State University-Sacramento · this campus · highest
California State University-Sacramento — this campus · highest
3.73 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around California State University-Sacramento's 3.73/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
California State University-Sacramento increased from 87 to 101 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-Sacramento is larger than 69% and safer-reporting than 36% - 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 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 94
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 97
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 86
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 97
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 92
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 89
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- California State Universit…: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Baptist University | 11,902 | 2.77 | 0 | 44 |
| California State University-East Bay | 12,326 | 2.60 | 3 | 50 |
| Foothill College | 12,949 | 0.23 | 6 | 89 |
| Antelope Valley Community College District | 13,532 | 0.59 | 8 | 81 |
| California State University-Dominguez Hills | 15,182 | 4.22 | 11 | 33 |
| California State University-Chico | 15,257 | 2.16 | 14 | 58 |
| Cypress College | 15,924 | 1.57 | 17 | 67 |
| California State University-San Marcos | 16,237 | 1.85 | 19 | 64 |
| Rio Hondo College | 17,441 | 0.17 | 22 | 92 |
| Modesto Junior College | 18,258 | 0.00 | 25 | 97 |
| California State University-San Bernardino | 18,492 | 2.00 | 28 | 61 |
| California State University-Sacramento (this campus) | 31,943 | 3.73 | 69 | 36 |
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 31,943 enrolled students, California State University-Sacramento is the 93rd largest of the 5,585 institutions in this dataset with a reported enrollment, ahead of 5,492 of them. Closest same-state same-level scored peers by enrollment: Bakersfield College (1.04/1k); California State Polytechnic University-Pomona (2.53/1k); Santa Ana College (0.11/1k); University of California-Irvine (10.13/1k); University of California-Riverside (19.25/1k); San Jose State University (2.28/1k); University of California-Santa Barbara (11.71/1k); California State University-Northridge (3.55/1k). 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 (University at Buffalo is the nearest similar-enrollment comparison on this profile).
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at California State University-Sacramento rose from 87 to 101 (+16%). The increase shows up in Motor Vehicle Theft (31 to 55), Aggravated Assault (0 to 5) and Fondling (6 to 10). Falling over the same period: Burglary (31 to 17), Rape (15 to 11) and Arson (2 to 1).
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-Sacramento
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 8 Clery Act categories here: Motor Vehicle Theft, Burglary, Rape, Fondling, Aggravated Assault, Arson, Robbery and Statutory Rape.
The remaining 3 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, Incest, Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter and Negligent Manslaughter. 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-Sacramento: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising 68% (60 → 101 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 60 |
| 2023 | 87 |
| 2024 | 101 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 55 | 31 | 14 |
| Burglary | 17 | 31 | 24 |
| Rape | 11 | 15 | 6 |
| Fondling | 10 | 6 | 11 |
| Aggravated Assault | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Arson | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Statutory Rape | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 13 | 11 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 1 | 2 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 2 | 1 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 5 | 25 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 4 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 3 | 15 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 3 | 0 |
California State University-Sacramento 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).
NY
University at Buffalo
1.88 incidents / 1,000 students
CO
Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where California State University-Sacramento sits on price and outcomes
At $9,338, California State University-Sacramento's reported average net price is cheaper than 20% among 492 California colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $20,161.
- $9,338
- average net price
- $20,161
- California median
- 3.4×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $12,360
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $6,501, while those above $110,000 record $18,861 - roughly 2.9 times as much. A published average of $9,338 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 $51,074 - about 5.5 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
- $8,018
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $20,618
- Avg Net Price
- $9,338
- Median Debt
- $15,000
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 49%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 56%
- Retention Rate
- 82%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $51,074
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $64,876
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 75%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 270 similar institutions by enrollment size.
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY · 31,903 enrolled
Safety Score 1.88
Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO · 31,830 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
San Jacinto Community College
Pasadena, TX · 31,812 enrolled
Safety Score 0.31
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Amherst, MA · 31,726 enrolled
Safety Score 2.74
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL · 31,607 enrolled
Safety Score 2.12
Closest by National Rank
California State University-Sacramento (national rank #1434) sits near University of Chicago (#1433) and Washington University in St Louis (#1435) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
National Rank #1433
Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO
National Rank #1435
Rutgers University-Camden
Camden, NJ
National Rank #1432
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH
National Rank #1436
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ
National Rank #1437
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for California State University-Sacramento, 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)
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY · 31,903 enrolled
Safety score 1.88
Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO · 31,830 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
San Jacinto Community College
Pasadena, TX · 31,812 enrolled
Safety score 0.31
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Amherst, MA · 31,726 enrolled
Safety score 2.74
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL · 31,607 enrolled
Safety score 2.12
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO · 31,543 enrolled
Safety score 2.25
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC · 32,438 enrolled
Safety score 4.04
Northeastern University
Boston, MA · 32,553 enrolled
Safety score 1.38
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO · 16,357 enrolled
Safety score 3.73
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH · 45,026 enrolled
Safety score 3.73
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL · 18,566 enrolled
Safety score 3.72
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ · 113,257 enrolled
Safety score 3.73
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Kearney, NE · 5,881 enrolled
Safety score 3.74
Southeastern Louisiana University
Hammond, LA · 14,426 enrolled
Safety score 3.74
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI · 52,855 enrolled
Safety score 3.75
Rutgers University-Camden
Camden, NJ · 5,675 enrolled
Safety score 3.70
Frequently Asked Questions
Is California State University-Sacramento safe?
California State University-Sacramento has a safety score of 3.73 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,434 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: University at Buffalo (1.88/1k). Same-state same-level set: Bakersfield College (1.04/1k); California State Polytechnic University-Pomona (2.53/1k); Santa Ana College (0.11/1k); University of California-Irvine (10.13/1k); University of California-Riverside (19.25/1k); San Jose State University (2.28/1k); University of California-Santa Barbara (11.71/1k); California State University-Northridge (3.55/1k).
What crimes are reported at California State University-Sacramento?
For calendar year 2024, California State University-Sacramento reported Motor Vehicle Theft (55), Burglary (17), Rape (11), Fondling (10) and Aggravated Assault (5), and 3 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-Sacramento compare to similar schools?
California State University-Sacramento reports 164% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than University at Buffalo. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: University at Buffalo (1.88/1k); Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs (0.00/1k); San Jacinto Community College (0.31/1k); University of Massachusetts-Amherst (2.74/1k); Florida Atlantic University (2.12/1k). Same-state same-level set: Bakersfield College (1.04/1k); California State Polytechnic University-Pomona (2.53/1k); Santa Ana College (0.11/1k); University of California-Irvine (10.13/1k); University of California-Riverside (19.25/1k); San Jose State University (2.28/1k); University of California-Santa Barbara (11.71/1k); California State University-Northridge (3.55/1k).
Does California State University-Sacramento have fire safety data?
Yes. California State University-Sacramento reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. 1 fire was reported in the most recent year.
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