The Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) released Stanford’s crime data statistics from 2023 to 2025, and compiled its annual Safety, Security and Fire Report. Most reported crime categories including hate crimes, sex offenses and burglary decreased, while aggravated assaults and theft of motor vehicles remained steady.
SUDPS releases this data in accordance with the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act, first passed by Congress in 1990. The law requires colleges and universities receiving federal student aid to publicly disclose campus crime statistics and safety policies.
The SUDPS crime statistics showed a large reduction in recorded hate crime. According to the data, 24 total hate crimes were reported in 2023. Eleven of these reports included vandalism with a swastika. In 2024, the total number fell by half to twelve reports. Two hate crimes — one theft and one simple assault — were reported in 2025.
The SUDPS report shows that the number of aggravated assaults remained steady over the three year period, ranging from 21 to 26 total offenses. Theft of motor vehicles — including e-bikes, scooters, golf carts and motorcycles — also stayed constant, with 182 thefts in 2024 and 183 thefts in 2025.
SUDPS encourages students to keep valuables locked, and not to allow “piggybacking,” which means permitting someone unknown to follow you into a secured space.
Although theft of motor vehicles remains high, burglaries fell from 28 in 2023 to just 18 in 2025. Zero robberies were reported in 2025, down from nine in 2023 and two in 2024.
Stalking decreased from 58 reports in 2024 to 47 reports in 2025. Total sex offenses decreased from 64 in 2023 to 34 in 2025. Rape decreased from 31 reports in 2023 to 20 reports in 2025, with zero statutory rape reports in 2025.
No murder or manslaughter crimes were reported between 2023 and 2025.
The Stop Campus Hazing Act, signed by former President Joe Biden in December 2024, requires universities to publicly report hazing incidents to increase transparency and student safety.
According to the Clery Center, hazing, usually disguised as “tradition,” has caused over 50 student deaths since 2000. SUDPS received seven reports of hazing in 2025. Hazing can be reported at a dedicated website, or to the Office of Community Standards via the Hazing Report Form.
Between October 2025 and April 2026, nine new emergency 911 telephone towers were installed on campus, as well as 231 Video Safety & Security System (VSSS) cameras. In the next two years, two additional 911 telephone towers will be added, as well as VSSS cameras to Manzanita, Thoburn and Knight parking garages. The Genetec Cloudrunner ALPR vehicle identification system installation is also expected to be completed in that time.
The Safety, Security and Fire report urges students to report violent crimes immediately at 9-1-1. For non-emergency crimes, students should visit the Campus Security Authority (CSA) reporting form or call 650-329-2413 (available 24 hours) with the type of crime and the date and location of the incident. The SafeZone campus app, launched in 2023, remains available and free to students.