University of Southern California — Campus Safety & Crime Statistics

University of Southern California reports Clery Act campus safety data across 3 years , accumulating 895 total on-campus incidents across 11 distinct crime categories. Its safety score of 9.04 incidents per 1,000 enrolled students places it at national rank #2852 and #288 within CA out of 5,600+ institutions surveyed by the US Department of Education's OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey. With 47,147 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 Southern California is "motor_vehicle_theft" with 582 cumulative incidents across the reporting window. Year-over-year, on-campus incident volume is rising — moving from 139 in 2021 to 368 in 2023. Compared to 5 peer institutions of similar enrollment size in CA averaging 5.61 incidents per 1,000 students, University of Southern California reports 61% more incidents per student.

Fire safety data covers 28 reporting years for on-campus residential facilities, logging 27 total fires. Arrests and disciplinary actions span 72 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.