Over 50 on-campus crimes committed this semester

Burglary and vandalism crimes make up most of the incidents.

Apr 6, 2023

SF State had 58 reported crimes taking place from Feb. 7 to March 31.

On the daily crime and fire log, most of the crimes are related to burglary and vandalism.

Those related crimes make up for 30 out of the 58 committed at SF State.

Last semester there were a total of 98 crimes reported. The spring semester saw more than half of that in the first three months.

In total for the spring semester from January to March, there have been 70 reported crimes.

Below is a list of the types of crimes along with how many times it was committed within the time frame.

According to the campus crime map for February, most of the crimes were committed in the Cesar Chavez Student Center, Mary Park Hall and by the police department.

In March the crimes were frequent near housing communities, most notably University Park North, University Park South and Manzanita Square due to the recent car break-ins.

Jamie Haymond, a lieutenant with the University Police Department, said authorities are working to combat crime on campus.

According to Haymond, UPD is actively recruiting and hiring more police officers, patrolling vulnerable areas on campus and engaging with the community to bring awareness to their programs.

Those programs include timely warnings, which help alert students when a crime has taken place, and SafeWalk, which provides students with a walking partner if they feel unsafe walking alone.

“[UPD is] developing partnerships within the campus community to develop a collaborative response for addressing some of the issues associated with crime on campus,” Haymond said.

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Samantha Morales, Campus Editor

Samantha Morales (she/her) is this semester's campus editor for Golden Gate Xpress, where previously she was a reporter. She is now a fourth-year journalism major and minor in criminal justice studies at SF State. After she graduates from SF State, she hopes to report on crime in the Bay Area or from her hometown. Samantha is originally from Selma, California, but went to school at Fresno City College before transferring to SF State. At Fresno City College, she was previously the News and Entertainment editor for the college’s student-run news publication, The Rampage. In her free time, she enjoys working out, whether it is at home or a gym. She also enjoys painting and building Lego sets when she is not working on a story

Joshua Carter, Editor-in-Chief

Joshua Carter (he/him) is the editor-in-chief for Golden Gate Xpress. He transferred from CCSF as a creative writing major but quickly switched to photojournalism with a minor in geography once he landed at SF State. Joshua spent six years in the Navy, served as photo and nonfiction editor at Forum literary magazine, interned as an editorial intern at Alternative Press, and is striving to be a groundbreaking filmmaker and multimedia journalist. In his free time he listens to audiobooks, falls into wiki holes for hours, and performs with his punk band.