How Safe and Secure Wheaton College Campuses?

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Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Wheaton College, 16 on-campus, 3 out-of-campus, 3 public property, and 10 residence halls 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 7.65. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 5.57. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.78 at Wheaton.

By violation type, 3 arrests, 8 criminal offenses, and 5 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 6 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at Wheaton.

The following table summarizes security and safety issues on Wheaton main campus. In addition to the main campus, 4 safety matters are reported at 1 Wheaton branch.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1Reported2Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests3-12--1.04
Criminal Offenses871-3-2.78
Disciplinary Actions55--5-1.74
VAWA364112-2.09
Hate Crimes-------
Total22163310-7.65
Rate Per 1000 Students7.655.571.041.043.48--
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.
2 Reported by local police.
3 VAWA: Violence Against Women Act

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Wheaton

The following table shows the number of incidents related to campus safety for last three years. The numbers only includes on-campus issues for Wheaton main campus.

Wheaton Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
TotalArrestsCriminal OffensesDisciplinary ActionsVAWAHate CrimeFires
20213005151000
202228
-2
0
-
12
7
9
-6
7
-3
0
-
1
1
202322
-6
3
3
8
-4
5
-4
6
-1
0
-
0
-1

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Wheaton College, 3 arrests are reported including weapons: carrying, possessing, etc., drug law violation, and liquor law violation.

Arrests Statistics
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1
Total 3-12-
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.) -0000
Drug Law Violation 10010
Liquor Law Violation 20110
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Wheaton College, 8 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 2.78 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.44 at Wheaton.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1 Rate per 1000 Students
Total 871-32.78
Rape 22--10.70
Fondling 22---0.70
Burglary 321-21.04
Motor Vehicle Theft 11---0.35
Rate per 1000 Stuents2.782.440.35-1.04-
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Wheaton College, 5 disciplinary actions are reported including weapons: carrying, possessing, etc., drug law violation, and liquor law violation.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1
Total 55--5
Liquor Law Violation 55--5
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

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

At Wheaton College, 6 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1
Total 64112
Domestic Violence 20110
Dating Violence -0000
Stalking 44002
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Hate Crimes Statistics By Location, crime types, and bias

There are no reported hate crimes at Wheaton College.


Fires in Residence Halls

There are no reported fires on residence halls at Wheaton College.

Safety Matters at 1 Wheaton Branch

There are 4 more safety issues at Wheaton campuses. The following table summarizes the number of incidents by campus location. It includes only on-campus incidents, excluding non-campus and public properties.

Wheaton Campuses Safety Issues (on-campus only)
TotalArrestsCriminal OffensesDisciplinary ActionsVAWAHate CrimeFires
Wheaton in Chicago Campus4 040000

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