CA
Diablo Valley College
0.35 incidents / 1,000 students
Pleasant Hill, CA · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Diablo Valley College
Across 2022–2024, Diablo Valley College reported 26 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count fell over that span (largest filed category: Burglary). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Orange Coast College.
- 0.35
- Incidents / 1k students
- #218
- Rank of 2,072
- #134
- CA rank
- 17,228
- Enrolled students
0.35 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Diablo Valley College reports 0.35 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 83% below University of Rhode Island. Similar-enrollment scored peers: University of Rhode Island (1.22/1k); West Chester University of Pennsylvania (2.50/1k); St Philip's College (0.29/1k); Montana State University (2.98/1k); Rochester Institute of Technology (3.10/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Orange Coast College (1.58/1k); De Anza College (0.46/1k); Los Angeles Pierce College (0.30/1k); Mt San Jacinto Community College District (0.17/1k); Santa Rosa Junior College (0.73/1k); College of the Canyons (0.17/1k); Los Angeles Valley College (1.06/1k); Cosumnes River College (0.70/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 0.35
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #218
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 89%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 6
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 113634 · Diablo Valley College 0.35/1k score rate · #218/2,072
RATE-QUIET · RANK-UPPER · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-NONE
- RATE-QUIET 0.35/1k
- RANK-UPPER #218/2,072
- ST-MID #134 in state
- PEER-FINISH St Philip's College · ±0.06
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-DOWN ↓ 54%
- CAT-LEAD Burglary
- ENR-MID 17,228
- FIRE-NONE No res filing
Nearest enrollment peer: St Philip's College (-0.06/1k)
Diablo Valley College sheet RATE-QUIET · RANK-UPPER · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-NONE · peer St Philip's College. 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-QUIET · RANK-UPPER · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-NONE. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is St Philip's College (-0.06/1k). National rank #218 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Diablo Valley College reports 0.35 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 83% below University of Rhode Island. Similar-enrollment scored peers: University of Rhode Island (1.22/1k); West Chester University of Pennsylvania (2.50/1k); St Philip's College (0.29/1k); Montana State University (2.98/1k); Rochester Institute of Technology (3.10/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Orange Coast College (1.58/1k); De Anza College (0.46/1k); Los Angeles Pierce College (0.30/1k); Mt San Jacinto Community College District (0.17/1k); Santa Rosa Junior College (0.73/1k); College of the Canyons (0.17/1k); Los Angeles Valley College (1.06/1k); Cosumnes River College (0.70/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Diablo Valley College
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Diablo on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- St Philip's College · lowest peer 0.29
St Philip's College — lowest peer
0.29 per 1,000 students
- Diablo Valley College · this campus 0.35
Diablo Valley College — this campus
0.35 per 1,000 students
- University of Rhode Island · near 1.22
University of Rhode Island — near
1.22 per 1,000 students
- West Chester University of · near
West Chester University of Pennsylvania — near
2.5 per 1,000 students
- Rochester Institute of Technology · highest peer
Rochester Institute of Technology — highest peer
3.1 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Diablo Valley College's 0.35/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Diablo Valley College decreased from 7 to 6 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 2-year peers in this comparison, Diablo Valley College is larger than 56% and safer-reporting than 64% - the larger, safer-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.
Read the chart as text
- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 86
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 92
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 94
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 97
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 100
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 89
- Diablo Valley College: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
Read the chart as a table
| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moreno Valley College | 11,920 | 0.17 | 0 | 89 |
| Glendale Community College | 12,075 | 0.91 | 3 | 22 |
| Ventura College | 12,222 | 0.25 | 6 | 81 |
| Santa Barbara City College | 12,334 | 0.57 | 8 | 44 |
| Merced College | 12,472 | 0.32 | 11 | 67 |
| Los Angeles Trade Technical College | 12,519 | 1.36 | 14 | 8 |
| Chabot College | 12,842 | 1.09 | 17 | 11 |
| College of the Desert | 12,861 | 0.31 | 19 | 69 |
| Irvine Valley College | 13,018 | 0.23 | 22 | 83 |
| San Diego City College | 13,242 | 1.81 | 25 | 0 |
| San Bernardino Valley College | 14,055 | 1.00 | 28 | 19 |
| Diablo Valley College (this campus) | 17,228 | 0.35 | 56 | 64 |
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 17,228 enrolled students, Diablo Valley College is the 257th largest of the 5,585 institutions in this dataset with a reported enrollment, ahead of 5,328 of them. Closest same-state same-level scored peers by enrollment: Orange Coast College (1.58/1k); De Anza College (0.46/1k); Los Angeles Pierce College (0.30/1k); Mt San Jacinto Community College District (0.17/1k); Santa Rosa Junior College (0.73/1k); College of the Canyons (0.17/1k); Los Angeles Valley College (1.06/1k); Cosumnes River College (0.70/1k). 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 of Rhode Island is the nearest similar-enrollment comparison on this profile).
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Diablo Valley College fell from 7 to 6 (-14%). The decrease shows up in Rape (1 to 0).
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 Diablo Valley College
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 6 Clery Act categories here: Burglary, Motor Vehicle Theft, Aggravated Assault, Rape, Fondling and Robbery.
The remaining 5 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Arson, 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 onlyDiablo Valley College: Criminal Offenses by year
Declining 54% (13 → 6 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 13 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Aggravated Assault | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rape | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Fondling | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 6 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 6 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 3 | 0 |
Diablo Valley College 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).
RI
University of Rhode Island
1.22 incidents / 1,000 students
PA
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
2.50 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Diablo Valley College sits on price and outcomes
At $8,312, Diablo Valley College's reported average net price is cheaper than 17% among 492 California colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $20,161.
- $8,312
- average net price
- $20,161
- California median
- 3.8×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $542
- reported income-bracket spread
Price barely responds to income at this institution. Families under $30,000 report $6,411 and those above $110,000 report $6,953, a difference of just $542. Where the curve is this flat, need-based aid is doing little of the work and the sticker figure is close to what most families actually pay.
Six years after enrolling, the median former student who received federal aid reports $38,306 - about 4.6 times one year of the reported net price here. On that ratio the cost is recovered quickly. Only 47% complete within six years. Most students here do not finish, which is the single most important number on this page for anyone weighing the cost.
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
- $1,312
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $10,320
- Avg Net Price
- $8,312
- Median Debt
- $10,021
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 18%
Outcomes
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $38,306
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $51,378
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 547 similar institutions by enrollment size.
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI · 17,210 enrolled
Safety Score 1.22
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester, PA · 17,171 enrolled
Safety Score 2.50
St Philip's College
San Antonio, TX · 17,299 enrolled
Safety Score 0.29
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT · 17,135 enrolled
Safety Score 2.98
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY · 17,098 enrolled
Safety Score 3.10
Closest by National Rank
Diablo Valley College (national rank #218) sits near University of Maine at Presque Isle (#217) and Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus (#219) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
University of Maine at Presque Isle
Presque Isle, ME
National Rank #217
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus
Portales, NM
National Rank #219
Schoolcraft Community College District
Livonia, MI
National Rank #220
Dakota County Technical College
Rosemount, MN
National Rank #216
The Master's University and Seminary
Santa Clarita, CA
National Rank #221
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Diablo Valley College, 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)
St Philip's College
San Antonio, TX · 17,299 enrolled
Safety score 0.29
Mesa Community College
Mesa, AZ · 17,077 enrolled
Safety score 0.47
Georgia State University-Perimeter College
Atlanta, GA · 17,437 enrolled
Safety score 0.57
Tidewater Community College
Norfolk, VA · 16,884 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Metropolitan Community College Area
Omaha, NE · 16,642 enrolled
Safety score 0.24
Cuyahoga Community College District
Cleveland, OH · 17,840 enrolled
Safety score 0.67
Community College of Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD · 16,451 enrolled
Safety score 0.55
Blinn College District
Brenham, TX · 18,095 enrolled
Safety score 0.44
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Suffolk County Community College
Selden, NY · 19,973 enrolled
Safety score 0.35
Dakota County Technical College
Rosemount, MN · 2,894 enrolled
Safety score 0.35
Central Carolina Technical College
Sumter, SC · 2,825 enrolled
Safety score 0.35
Blackhawk Technical College
Janesville, WI · 2,811 enrolled
Safety score 0.36
Columbus State Community College
Columbus, OH · 28,081 enrolled
Safety score 0.36
Community College of Aurora
Aurora, CO · 8,833 enrolled
Safety score 0.34
Murray State College
Tishomingo, OK · 2,949 enrolled
Safety score 0.34
Baton Rouge Community College
Baton Rouge, LA · 11,182 enrolled
Safety score 0.36
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Diablo Valley College safe?
Diablo Valley College has a safety score of 0.35 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #218 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: University of Rhode Island (1.22/1k). Same-state same-level set: Orange Coast College (1.58/1k); De Anza College (0.46/1k); Los Angeles Pierce College (0.30/1k); Mt San Jacinto Community College District (0.17/1k); Santa Rosa Junior College (0.73/1k); College of the Canyons (0.17/1k); Los Angeles Valley College (1.06/1k); Cosumnes River College (0.70/1k).
What crimes are reported at Diablo Valley College?
For calendar year 2024, Diablo Valley College reported Motor Vehicle Theft (4), Aggravated Assault (1) and Burglary (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Diablo Valley College compare to similar schools?
Diablo Valley College reports 83% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than University of Rhode Island. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: University of Rhode Island (1.22/1k); West Chester University of Pennsylvania (2.50/1k); St Philip's College (0.29/1k); Montana State University (2.98/1k); Rochester Institute of Technology (3.10/1k). Same-state same-level set: Orange Coast College (1.58/1k); De Anza College (0.46/1k); Los Angeles Pierce College (0.30/1k); Mt San Jacinto Community College District (0.17/1k); Santa Rosa Junior College (0.73/1k); College of the Canyons (0.17/1k); Los Angeles Valley College (1.06/1k); Cosumnes River College (0.70/1k).
Does Diablo Valley College have fire safety data?
Diablo Valley College has no on-campus residential fire filing in this Clery release.
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