University of California-Los Angeles — Campus Safety & Crime Statistics

University of California-Los Angeles reports Clery Act campus safety data across 3 years , accumulating 833 total on-campus incidents across 11 distinct crime categories. Its safety score of 11.65 incidents per 1,000 enrolled students places it at national rank #2927 and #295 within CA out of 5,600+ institutions surveyed by the US Department of Education's OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey. With 46,678 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 University of California-Los Angeles is "motor_vehicle_theft" with 370 cumulative incidents across the reporting window. Year-over-year, on-campus incident volume is rising — moving from 138 in 2021 to 492 in 2023. Compared to 5 peer institutions of similar enrollment size in CA averaging 7.78 incidents per 1,000 students, University of California-Los Angeles reports 50% more incidents per student.

Fire safety data covers 50 reporting years for on-campus residential facilities, logging 4 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.