University of California-San Diego — Campus Safety & Crime Statistics

University of California-San Diego reports Clery Act campus safety data across 3 years , accumulating 1,075 total on-campus incidents across 11 distinct crime categories. Its safety score of 14.04 incidents per 1,000 enrolled students places it at national rank #2963 and #297 within CA out of 5,600+ institutions surveyed by the US Department of Education's OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey. With 42,376 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-San Diego is "motor_vehicle_theft" with 844 cumulative incidents across the reporting window. Year-over-year, on-campus incident volume is rising — moving from 141 in 2021 to 556 in 2023. Compared to 5 peer institutions of similar enrollment size in CA averaging 1.35 incidents per 1,000 students, University of California-San Diego reports 940% more incidents per student.

Fire safety data covers 224 reporting years for on-campus residential facilities, logging 19 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.