The violent crime rate on the UCSC campus continues to be significantly lower than the crime rates of both Santa Cruz County and the State of California. Of special note is the relatively low number of violent crimes committed on campus.
The 2004 FBI Crime Index of violent crimes consisted of one
rape, one Robbery, and 5 aggravated assaults that were reported
to the police.
The FBI Crime Index for property crimes indicates a decrease
from 245 in 2003, to 199 in 2004. Overall, UCSD experienced a
significant decrease in every category in this index.
Of the 26 people arrested for FBI Crime Index offenses, 16 were
male and ten were female. All were adults, and 10 of them were
not affiliated with the campus.
Violent Crime
- No Homicides
- One rape
- No attempted rapes
- One Robbery
- Five aggravated assaults
In the only reported rape on campus for 2004, a female student
alleged that a male acquaintence from high school took advantage
of her while she was in an intoxicated state. Due to the late
reporting of the incident, and lack of physical evidence, prosecution
was not a viable solution.
Two male students were the victims of a strong-arm robbery as
an unknown male beat them up and stole an undetermined amount
of marijuana from them.
An unknown male struck and sexually assaulted a student employee
at McHenry Library. Three other students came to her rescue and
were also struck and threatened with a knife. The suspect escaped
but, with the assistance of the three students, he was identified
and subsequently arrested in Oregon. The suspect was a convicted
sex offender with an extensive record. He is currently in jail
in Oregon awaiting local charges for molesting a female patient
in a hospital.
One male in Family Student Housing was arrested
for Assault With A Deadly Weapon after shoving a desk down
a flight of
stairs
in an attempt to harm his girlfriend.
A male student reported
being shot in the buttocks by four males in a moving vehicle.
The weapon was a BB gun, and the wounds
were superficial.
Burglary reports decreased by 55% and reports of bicycle theft
decreased by 29%, 69 in 2003 and 49 in 2004.
The total number of crimes classified as “other offenses” decreased
from 459 in 2003 to 294 in 2004. The decrease is attributed to
continuing efforts in educating the community about vandalism
and illegal narcotics usage, and alcohol abuse.
Of the 135 people arrested for “other offenses”,
102 were male, 33 female, and 1 was a juvenile. 67 of the arrestees
were not affiliated with the campus.
- No suicides
- 4 Attempted suicides
- 12 Mentally disturbed persons
- 1 Police Officer assaulted
- 0 Gang related cases
- 111 Alcohol related cases
- 1 Bias motivated crimes
- 5 Domestic Violence cases
- 75 Traffic accidents
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