CA
Pasadena City College
1.06 incidents / 1,000 students
Pasadena, CA · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Pasadena City College
Across 2022–2024, Pasadena City College reported 52 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: Long Beach City College.
- 1.06
- Incidents / 1k students
- #663
- Rank of 2,072
- #190
- CA rank
- 24,597
- Enrolled students
1.06 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Pasadena City College reports 1.06 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 74% below Wake Technical Community College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Wake Technical Community College (0.08/1k); California State University-Fresno (8.23/1k); University of Delaware (2.38/1k); University of Oregon (6.52/1k); University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2.83/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Long Beach City College (0.08/1k); Chaffey College (0.62/1k); Cerritos College (0.37/1k); Riverside City College (0.46/1k); El Camino Community College District (1.57/1k); Fresno City College (1.10/1k); Southwestern College (0.76/1k); San Joaquin Delta College (0.48/1k). 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
- 1.06
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #663
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 68%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 24
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 121044 · Pasadena City College 1.06/1k score rate · #663/2,072
RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-NONE
- RATE-LOW 1.06/1k
- RANK-MID #663/2,072
- ST-MID #190 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Wake Technical Community College · +0.98
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ 71%
- CAT-LEAD Motor Vehicle Th…
- ENR-LARGE 24,597
- FIRE-NONE No res filing
Nearest enrollment peer: Wake Technical Community College (-0.98/1k)
Pasadena City College sheet RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-NONE · peer Wake Technical Community 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-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-NONE. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Wake Technical Community College (-0.98/1k). National rank #663 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Pasadena City College reports 1.06 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 74% below Wake Technical Community College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Wake Technical Community College (0.08/1k); California State University-Fresno (8.23/1k); University of Delaware (2.38/1k); University of Oregon (6.52/1k); University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2.83/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Long Beach City College (0.08/1k); Chaffey College (0.62/1k); Cerritos College (0.37/1k); Riverside City College (0.46/1k); El Camino Community College District (1.57/1k); Fresno City College (1.10/1k); Southwestern College (0.76/1k); San Joaquin Delta College (0.48/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Motor Vehicle Theft.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Pasadena City College
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Pasadena on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Wake Technical Community College · lowest peer 0.08
Wake Technical Community College — lowest peer
0.08 per 1,000 students
- Pasadena City College · this campus 1.06
Pasadena City College — this campus
1.06 per 1,000 students
- University of Delaware · near 2.38
University of Delaware — near
2.38 per 1,000 students
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln · near 2.83
University of Nebraska-Lincoln — near
2.83 per 1,000 students
- California State University-Fresno · highest peer
California State University-Fresno — highest peer
8.23 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Pasadena City College's 1.06/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Pasadena City College increased from 14 to 24 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, Pasadena City College is larger than 86% and safer-reporting than 17% - 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 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 97
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 89
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 94
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 86
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 92
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 100
- 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) 22
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Pasadena City College: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chabot College | 12,842 | 1.09 | 0 | 11 |
| College of the Desert | 12,861 | 0.31 | 3 | 67 |
| Irvine Valley College | 13,018 | 0.23 | 6 | 81 |
| San Diego City College | 13,242 | 1.81 | 8 | 0 |
| San Bernardino Valley College | 14,055 | 1.00 | 11 | 22 |
| San Diego Miramar College | 14,257 | 0.42 | 14 | 53 |
| Grossmont College | 14,440 | 0.07 | 17 | 100 |
| College of the Sequoias | 14,494 | 0.62 | 19 | 42 |
| Moorpark College | 14,583 | 0.14 | 22 | 92 |
| Los Angeles City College | 14,611 | 0.75 | 25 | 31 |
| Cosumnes River College | 15,744 | 0.70 | 28 | 36 |
| Pasadena City College (this campus) | 24,597 | 1.06 | 86 | 17 |
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 24,597 enrolled students, Pasadena City College is the 149th largest of the 5,585 institutions in this dataset with a reported enrollment, ahead of 5,436 of them. Closest same-state same-level scored peers by enrollment: Long Beach City College (0.08/1k); Chaffey College (0.62/1k); Cerritos College (0.37/1k); Riverside City College (0.46/1k); El Camino Community College District (1.57/1k); Fresno City College (1.10/1k); Southwestern College (0.76/1k); San Joaquin Delta College (0.48/1k). 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 (Wake Technical Community College is the nearest similar-enrollment comparison on this profile).
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Pasadena City College rose from 14 to 24 (+71%). The increase shows up in Motor Vehicle Theft (9 to 17), Aggravated Assault (0 to 1) and Burglary (3 to 4). Falling over the same period: Fondling (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 Pasadena City College
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 6 Clery Act categories here: Motor Vehicle Theft, Burglary, Arson, Fondling, Rape and Aggravated Assault. Motor Vehicle Theft accounts for most of them.
The remaining 5 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Incest, Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter, Negligent Manslaughter and Robbery. 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 onlyPasadena City College: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising 71% (14 → 24 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2024 | 24 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 17 | 9 | 5 |
| Burglary | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fondling | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Rape | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Aggravated Assault | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 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
36 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 3 | 1 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
Pasadena City 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).
NC
Wake Technical Community College
0.08 incidents / 1,000 students
CA
California State University-Fresno
8.23 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Pasadena City College sits on price and outcomes
At $3,864, Pasadena City College'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.
- $3,864
- average net price
- $20,161
- California median
- 4.9×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $8,210
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $3,051, while those above $110,000 record $11,261 - roughly 3.7 times as much. A published average of $3,864 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 $32,759 - about 8.5 times one year of the reported net price here. On that ratio the cost is recovered quickly. Only 44% 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
- $1,180
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $9,820
- Avg Net Price
- $3,864
- Median Debt
- $6,651
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 31%
Outcomes
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $32,759
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $43,937
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 51%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 369 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Wake Technical Community College
Raleigh, NC · 24,609 enrolled
Safety Score 0.08
California State University-Fresno
Fresno, CA · 24,427 enrolled
Safety Score 8.23
University of Delaware
Newark, DE · 24,412 enrolled
Safety Score 2.38
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR · 24,404 enrolled
Safety Score 6.52
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE · 24,393 enrolled
Safety Score 2.83
Closest by National Rank
Pasadena City College (national rank #663) sits near Los Angeles Valley College (#664) and Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development (#662) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Los Angeles Valley College
Valley Glen, CA
National Rank #664
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development
Santa Fe, NM
National Rank #662
Harding University
Searcy, AR
National Rank #665
Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science
Paul Smiths, NY
National Rank #661
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
New York, NY
National Rank #666
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Pasadena City 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)
Wake Technical Community College
Raleigh, NC · 24,609 enrolled
Safety score 0.08
Des Moines Area Community College
Ankeny, IA · 23,697 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
El Paso Community College
El Paso, TX · 25,567 enrolled
Safety score 0.20
College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, IL · 26,224 enrolled
Safety score 0.08
Salt Lake Community College
Salt Lake City, UT · 27,437 enrolled
Safety score 0.73
Columbus State Community College
Columbus, OH · 28,081 enrolled
Safety score 0.36
Portland Community College
Portland, OR · 20,861 enrolled
Safety score 1.15
Central Piedmont Community College
Charlotte, NC · 20,375 enrolled
Safety score 0.15
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Otero College
La Junta, CO · 959 enrolled
Safety score 1.04
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges
Olney, IL · 3,726 enrolled
Safety score 1.07
University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus
Los Lunas, NM · 921 enrolled
Safety score 1.09
The College of Health Care Professions-Austin
Austin, TX · 974 enrolled
Safety score 1.03
Southeast Arkansas College
Pine Bluff, AR · 916 enrolled
Safety score 1.09
Northwest Career College
Las Vegas, NV · 2,937 enrolled
Safety score 1.02
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis
Memphis, TN · 1,960 enrolled
Safety score 1.02
Southern University at Shreveport
Shreveport, LA · 2,951 enrolled
Safety score 1.02
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Pasadena City College safe?
Pasadena City College has a safety score of 1.06 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #663 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Wake Technical Community College (0.08/1k). Same-state same-level set: Long Beach City College (0.08/1k); Chaffey College (0.62/1k); Cerritos College (0.37/1k); Riverside City College (0.46/1k); El Camino Community College District (1.57/1k); Fresno City College (1.10/1k); Southwestern College (0.76/1k); San Joaquin Delta College (0.48/1k).
What crimes are reported at Pasadena City College?
For calendar year 2024, Pasadena City College reported Motor Vehicle Theft (17), Burglary (4), Aggravated Assault (1), Fondling (1) and Rape (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Pasadena City College compare to similar schools?
Pasadena City College reports 74% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Wake Technical Community College. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Wake Technical Community College (0.08/1k); California State University-Fresno (8.23/1k); University of Delaware (2.38/1k); University of Oregon (6.52/1k); University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2.83/1k). Same-state same-level set: Long Beach City College (0.08/1k); Chaffey College (0.62/1k); Cerritos College (0.37/1k); Riverside City College (0.46/1k); El Camino Community College District (1.57/1k); Fresno City College (1.10/1k); Southwestern College (0.76/1k); San Joaquin Delta College (0.48/1k).
Does Pasadena City College have fire safety data?
Pasadena City College has no on-campus residential fire filing in this Clery release.
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