Wittenberg University Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Wittenberg University, 133 on-campus, 19 public property, 124 residence halls, and 4 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 118.29. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 103.50. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 15.56 at Wittenberg.

By violation type, 6 arrests, 20 criminal offenses, and 115 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 10 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 1 hate crimes are reported at Wittenberg.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	6	3	-	3	2	-	4.67
Criminal Offenses	20	20	-	-	17	-	15.56
Disciplinary Actions	115	100	-	15	100	-	89.49
VAWA³	10	9	-	1	4	-	7.78
Hate Crimes	1	1	-	-	1	-	0.78
Total	152	133	-	19	124	-	118.29
Rate Per 1000 Students	118.29	103.50	-	14.79	96.50	-	-

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 Wittenberg

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

Wittenberg Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	176	9	16	148	3	0	2
2022	134 -42	18 9	17 1	91 -57	8 5	0 -	0 -2
2023	152 18	6 -12	20 3	115 24	10 2	1 1	4 4

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Wittenberg University, 6 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	6	3	-	3	2
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	-	0	-	0	0
Drug Law Violation	2	2	-	0	1
Liquor Law Violation	4	1	-	3	1

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Wittenberg University, 20 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 15.56 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 15.56 at Wittenberg.

By crime category, Burglary was the most common with 12 cases, and Aggravated Assault was the second most common with 2 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Burglary was the most common with 12 incidents, while Aggravated Assault was the second most common with 2 incidents.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	20	20	-	-	17	15.56
Rape	1	1	-	-	1	0.78
Fondling	1	1	-	-	1	0.78
Aggravated Assault	2	2	-	-	2	1.56
Burglary	12	12	-	-	11	9.34
Motor Vehicle Theft	2	2	-	-	-	1.56
Arson	2	2	-	-	2	1.56
Rate per 1000 Stuents	15.56	15.56	-	-	13.23	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Wittenberg University, 115 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	115	100	-	15	100
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	1	1	-	-	1
Drug Law Violation	52	46	-	6	46
Liquor Law Violation	62	53	-	9	53

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	10	9	-	1	4
Domestic Violence	2	1	-	1	0
Dating Violence	-	0	-	0	0
Stalking	8	8	-	0	4

Hate Crimes Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism	1	1	-	0	1
Bias Race	1	1	-	0	1

Fires in Residence Halls

At Wittenberg University, 4 residence hall fires are reported.

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
New Hall, Main Campus	1	Intentional	Unknown Person set paper on fire in sink	0/0	$0-$99
Sprecher Apartments, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$100-$999
Tower Hall, Main Campus	1	Intentional	Unknown Person threw burning object out window	0/0	$0-$99
638 Faculty Court, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Electrical	0/0	$100-$999

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How Safe and Secure Wittenberg University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Wittenberg

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