WSSU Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Winston-Salem State University, 225 on-campus, 9 out-of-campus, 4 public property, and 193 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 49.77. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 47.05. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 6.27 at WSSU.

By violation type, 15 arrests, 30 criminal offenses, and 146 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 47 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at WSSU.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	15	14	-	1	7	-	3.14
Criminal Offenses	30	24	5	1	10	-	6.27
Disciplinary Actions	146	142	4	-	142	-	30.53
VAWA³	47	45	-	2	34	-	9.83
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	238	225	9	4	193	-	49.77
Rate Per 1000 Students	49.77	47.05	1.88	0.84	40.36	-	-

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

² Reported by local police.

³ VAWA: Violence Against Women Act

WSSU Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	130	16	20	74	19	1	0
2022	150 20	15 -1	31 11	77 3	26 7	1 -	0 -
2023	238 88	15 -	30 -1	146 69	47 21	0 -1	0 -

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Winston-Salem State University, 15 arrests are reported including weapons: carrying, possessing, etc., drug law violation, and liquor law violation.

Arrests Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	15	14	-	1	7
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	4	4	0	0	2
Drug Law Violation	8	7	0	1	5
Liquor Law Violation	3	3	0	0	0

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Winston-Salem State University, 30 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 6.27 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 5.02 at WSSU.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	30	24	5	1	10	6.27
Rape	6	3	3	-	2	1.25
Fondling	3	3	-	-	2	0.63
Aggravated Assault	6	6	-	-	1	1.25
Burglary	10	8	2	-	5	2.09
Motor Vehicle Theft	4	4	-	-	-	0.84
Rate per 1000 Stuents	6.27	5.02	1.05	0.21	2.09	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Winston-Salem State University, 146 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	146	142	4	-	142
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	11	11	-	-	11
Drug Law Violation	100	97	3	-	97
Liquor Law Violation	35	34	1	-	34

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

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

At Winston-Salem State University, 47 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

When limited to on-campus incluindg residence halls, 45 VAWA cases reported including 38 dating violence and 5 stalking. The VAWA rate per 1,000 students is 9.41 at WSSU campuses.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	47	45	-	2	34
Domestic Violence	2	2	0	0	0
Dating Violence	40	38	0	2	33
Stalking	5	5	0	0	1

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

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How Safe and Secure Winston-Salem State University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at WSSU

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