CWRU Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Case Western Reserve University, 216 on-campus, 35 public property, 154 residence halls, and 1 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 20.12. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 17.31. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 7.29 at CWRU.

By violation type, 2 arrests, 91 criminal offenses, and 141 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 17 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at CWRU.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	2	-	-	2	-	-	0.16
Criminal Offenses	91	60	-	31	10	-	7.29
Disciplinary Actions	141	140	-	1	140	-	11.30
VAWA³	17	16	-	1	4	-	1.36
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	251	216	-	35	154	-	20.12
Rate Per 1000 Students	20.12	17.31	-	2.81	12.34	-	-

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 CWRU

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

CWRU Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	141	5	10	122	4	0	1
2022	296 155	1 -4	46 36	236 114	13 9	0 -	0 -1
2023	251 -45	2 1	91 45	141 -95	17 4	0 -	1 1

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Case Western Reserve University, 2 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	2	-	-	2	-
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	2	0	-	2	0
Drug Law Violation	-	0	-	0	0
Liquor Law Violation	-	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 Case Western Reserve University, 91 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 7.29 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 4.81 at CWRU.

By crime category, Motor Vehicle Theft was the most common with 64 cases, and Fondling was the second most common with 8 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Motor Vehicle Theft was the most common with 39 incidents, while Burglary was the second most common with 8 incidents.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	91	60	-	31	10	7.29
Rape	5	5	-	-	2	0.40
Fondling	8	6	-	2	-	0.64
Robbery	5	2	-	3	-	0.40
Burglary	8	8	-	-	7	0.64
Motor Vehicle Theft	64	39	-	25	1	5.13
Rate per 1000 Stuents	7.29	4.81	-	2.48	0.80	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Case Western Reserve University, 141 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	141	140	-	1	140
Drug Law Violation	20	20	-	-	20
Liquor Law Violation	121	120	-	1	120

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	17	16	-	1	4
Domestic Violence	5	4	-	1	1
Dating Violence	4	4	-	0	3
Stalking	8	8	-	0	0

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Clarke Tower, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Other	0/0	$100-$999

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How Safe and Secure Case Western Reserve University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at CWRU

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