Students at top party college on edge after rape, strangulation reported in campus housing

Students at top party college on edge after rape, strangulation reported in campus housing

UCSB police sent a university-wide alert Saturday evening; no suspect information has been released

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Students at the University of California in Santa Barbara, ranked as the top party school in the country, are on edge after a rape and strangulation was reported on campus over the weekend.

At 10 p.m. Saturday, police sent out a university-wide alert to notify students, faculty and staff about the incident.

The UCSB Police Department’s daily log indicates that the rape and strangulation report happened on campus housing.

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The student-run newspaper, The Daily Nexus, reported the suspect and victim had just met at a party in the Isla Vista neighborhood near the school, and did not know each other prior to the reported assault.

UCSB Police have not yet released any suspect information or further detail into the incident.

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UC Santa Barbara has been ranked as the top party school in the U.S. for the last two years, according to Niche Best Colleges.

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Over the last few years, the school has also seen an increase in crimes like sexual assault, weapons arrests and burglaries, among others on campus.

Students walk on the University of California, Santa Barbara campus in Santa Barbara, Calif., on June 17, 2025. (Kevin Koeppen Photography / Getty Images)

Recent data show the school saw more than 100 reported rape cases from the years 2022 to 2024.

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Each year, campus police release their Annual Security and Fire Safety Report, which provides safety incident data from the prior year. In this instance, the most recent report covers data only through 2024, since the report came out this past October.

A view of the University of California, Santa Barbara campus across a lagoon in Santa Barbara, Calif., on June 17, 2025. (Getty Images)

Fox News Digital has reached out to UCSB for comment.

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