Wentworth Institute of Technology Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Wentworth Institute of Technology, 120 on-campus, 2 public property, 104 residence halls, and 3 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 29.11. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 28.63. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 3.58 at Wentworth Institute of Technology.

By violation type, 15 criminal offenses and 88 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 18 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 1 hate crimes are reported at Wentworth Institute of Technology.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Criminal Offenses	15	14	-	1	3	-	3.58
Disciplinary Actions	88	88	-	-	88	-	21.00
VAWA³	18	18	-	-	13	-	4.29
Hate Crimes	1	-	-	1	-	-	0.24
Total	122	120	-	2	104	-	29.11
Rate Per 1000 Students	29.11	28.63	-	0.48	24.82	-	-

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 Wentworth Institute of Technology

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

Wentworth Institute of Technology Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	117	2	11	92	10	2	1
2022	88 -29	2 -	6 -5	70 -22	5 -5	5 3	3 2
2023	122 34	0 -2	15 9	88 18	18 13	1 -4	3 -

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Wentworth Institute of Technology, 15 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 3.58 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 3.34 at Wentworth Institute of Technology.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	15	14	-	1	3	3.58
Rape	2	2	-	-	2	0.48
Fondling	1	1	-	-	1	0.24
Burglary	2	2	-	-	-	0.48
Motor Vehicle Theft	9	9	-	-	-	2.15
Rate per 1000 Stuents	3.58	3.34	-	0.24	0.72	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Wentworth Institute of Technology, 88 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	88	88	-	-	88
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	1	1	-	-	1
Liquor Law Violation	87	87	-	-	87

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

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

At Wentworth Institute of Technology, 18 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	18	18	-	-	13
Domestic Violence	1	1	-	0	1
Dating Violence	5	5	-	0	5
Stalking	12	12	-	0	7

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

Hate Crimes Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Intimidation	1	0	-	1	0
Bias Nation Origin	1	0	-	1	0

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
610 Huntington Avenue, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
9 Vancouver Street, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$100-$999
525 Huntington Avenue, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$100-$999

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How Safe and Secure Wentworth Institute of Technology Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Wentworth Institute of Technology

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