Wesleyan University Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Wesleyan University, 134 on-campus, 130 residence halls, and 2 on-campus fire were reported. The following table summarizes campus safety/security matters by location and types for the calendar year 2023.

The criminal and safety related action rate per 1,000 students is 33.41. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 33.41. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.50 at Wesleyan.

By violation type, 6 criminal offenses and 126 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 2 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at Wesleyan.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Criminal Offenses	6	6	-	-	2	-	1.50
Disciplinary Actions	126	126	-	-	126	-	31.41
VAWA³	2	2	-	-	2	-	0.50
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	134	134	-	-	130	-	33.41
Rate Per 1000 Students	33.41	33.41	-	-	32.41	-	-

¹ The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

² Reported by local police.

³ VAWA: Violence Against Women Act

Wesleyan Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	256	1	17	234	4	0	9
2022	98 -158	0 -1	9 -8	88 -146	1 -3	0 -	6 -3
2023	134 36	0 -	6 -3	126 38	2 1	0 -	2 -4

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Wesleyan University, 6 criminal offenses are reported including rape, fondling, incest, statutory rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, motor vehicle theft, and arson.

The crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.50 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.50 at Wesleyan.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	6	6	-	-	2	1.50
Rape	1	1	-	-	1	0.25
Burglary	1	1	-	-	1	0.25
Motor Vehicle Theft	4	4	-	-	-	1.00
Rate per 1000 Stuents	1.50	1.50	-	-	0.50	-

¹ The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Wesleyan University, 126 disciplinary actions are reported including weapons: carrying, possessing, etc., drug law violation, and liquor law violation.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	126	126	-	-	126
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	1	1	-	-	1
Drug Law Violation	49	49	-	-	49
Liquor Law Violation	76	76	-	-	76

¹ The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	2	2	-	-	2
Domestic Violence	-	0	-	-	0
Dating Violence	2	2	-	-	2
Stalking	-	0	-	-	0

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Brainard Houses, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Pine Houses, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99

Most Searched Connecticut Colleges (last 30 days)

Undergraduate

Branford Academy of Hair & Cosmetology Private, Less than 2-year | Branford
Yale University Private, 4-year | New Haven
University of Connecticut Public, 4-year | Storrs
TIGI Hairdressing Academy Newtown Private, Less than 2-year | Newtown
Eastern Connecticut State University Public, 4-year | Willimantic
Fairfield University Private, 4-year | Fairfield
Quinnipiac University Private, 4-year | Hamden
Connecticut State Community College Public, 2-4 year | New Britain
Wesleyan University Private, 4-year | Middletown
Sacred Heart University Private, 4-year | Fairfield

compare schools

Graduate

Yale University Private, 4-year | New Haven
Fairfield University Private, 4-year | Fairfield
Sacred Heart University Private, 4-year | Fairfield
University of Connecticut Public, 4-year | Storrs
St Vincent's College Private, 4-year | Bridgeport
Academy Di Capelli-School of Cosmetology Private, Less than 2-year | Wallingford
Mitchell College Private, 4-year | New London
W F Kaynor Technical High School Public, Less than 2-year | Waterbury
Porter & Chester Institute Private, 2-4 year | Bridgeport
Eli Whitney Technical High School Public, Less than 2-year | Hamden

compare schools

Online Schools

Connecticut State Community College Public, 2-4 year | New Britain
Post University Private, 4-year | Waterbury
University of Connecticut Public, 4-year | Storrs
St Vincent's College Private, 4-year | Bridgeport
Academy Di Capelli-School of Cosmetology Private, Less than 2-year | Wallingford
Mitchell College Private, 4-year | New London
W F Kaynor Technical High School Public, Less than 2-year | Waterbury
Porter & Chester Institute Private, 2-4 year | Bridgeport
Eli Whitney Technical High School Public, Less than 2-year | Hamden
Hartford International University for Religion and Peace Private, 4-year | Hartford

compare schools

Trade Schools

Branford Hall Career Institute-Southington Campus Private, Less than 2-year | Southington
Connecticut State Community College Public, 2-4 year | New Britain
Oxford Academy of Hair Design Inc Private, Less than 2-year | Seymour
Lincoln Technical Institute-New Britain Private, Less than 2-year | New Britain
Lincoln Technical Institute-Shelton Private, Less than 2-year | Shelton
Goodwin University Private, 4-year | East Hartford
New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Connecticut Private, Less than 2-year | Somers
Cortiva Institute-Groton Private, Less than 2-year | Groton
University of Connecticut Public, 4-year | Storrs
St Vincent's College Private, 4-year | Bridgeport

compare schools

How Safe and Secure Wesleyan University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Wesleyan

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

Violence Against Women Act(VAWA) Statistics By Location and Violation Types

Hate Crimes Statistics By Location, crime types, and bias

Fires in Residence Halls