Sexual assault should not be part of the college experience, or experience at all.
Every nine seconds a woman is assaulted in the U.S., according to statistics provided by the Visionary Feminists Club. One in four women are subjected to abuse and the ages range from 18 to 34. One in five women are assaulted while attending college.
Even though City college counts with one sergeant, one to three officers, and two college service officers from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m., and one sergeant, four officers, and two college service officers from 3 p.m. to 1 a.m, According to Lt. Louis Zizzo, Southern Command of the San Diego Community College District Police Department. It seems not enough coverage to stop crimes on campus.
These dates are some cases registered on sexual assaults and theft in San Diego City College. Something interesting is that most of the crimes happened during February, March, September, and October, from 2010 to 2016.
- February 9, 2016 – Sexual Assault
- February 10, 2016 -Theft
- March 24, 2016 – Theft
- April 14, 2016 – Sexual Assault
- April 24, 2016 – Theft
- March 4, 2015- Sexual battery
- March 18, 2015 – Sexual Assault
- May 12, 2015 – 3 incidents of Theft
- September 12, 2015 – Theft
- October 15,2015 – Theft
- October 9,2014 – Sexual Assault
- September 18,2013 – Sexual Assuault and Robbery
- September 14,2013 – 3 incidents of theft
- October 10,2013 – Theft
- February 7, 2012 – Robbery
- May 4, 2012 – Kidnap
- February 9, 2010 – Theft
- February 25,2010 – Theft
- March 12, 2010 – Theft
- April 20, 2010 – Drug dealers
- May 4, 2010 – Vandalism
- October 12,2010 – Diana Gonzalez murder case
- October 18,2010 – Possession of weapon
- April 7, 2008 – Shooting threat
- May 8, 2007 – TheftThe majority of the thefts registered on City college took place in The Radio, Television, and Film Department.
- Theft reports from RTVF Department according to City Times
- January 2016 – $16,000, C Building, 4 Canon C100 video cameras
- January 2016 – $1,400, Saville Theatre, two Electrovoice RE-20 microphones
- March 2016 – $2,800, A MacBook Air, custom briefcase, iPad, and LG tablet
- 2015 – $2,900 in cash, stolen from safe housed inside of the L building
- 2014 $2,205, C Building, 3 DSLR cameras stolen (Canon Rebel 3Ti)
- 2014 – $10,000, C Building equipment
- March 2011 – $900, C Building, Manifrotto tripod stolen from student
- Summer 2010 – $6,298, C Building break-in, 2 DV camera tape decks
- Fall 2007 – $2,296, L Building, Lumen projector and monitor stolen
- Spring 2007 – $1,500, C Buidling, 3M video projector
- Losses total $43,499
Even though most of the accidents happened during light time, being a night time student increases the chances of being assaulted because of the lack of students and security.
Make sure you are always aware of your surrenders and people around you, have your cellphone on hand and for extra security get a pepper spray.
Chief of Police Ray Aguirre, encourage you to arrange a safety escort call College Police at 619-388-6405, or report suspicions activities to the San Diego Police Department at (619) 531-2000, or Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-TIPS.
Safety escort services are available 24-hours a day, seven days a week. Emergency Call-Boxes are located in most classrooms, elevators and parking lots which provide a direct link to the San Diego Community College District Police Department.
Heder Casas
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