NWOSU Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Northwestern Oklahoma State University, 37 on-campus, 1 public property, 37 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 18.28. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 17.80. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 0.00 at NWOSU.

By violation type, 1 arrests and 37 disciplinary actions are reported.

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

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	1	-	-	1	-	-	0.48
Criminal Offenses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Disciplinary Actions	37	37	-	-	37	-	17.80
VAWA³	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	38	37	-	1	37	-	18.28
Rate Per 1000 Students	18.28	17.80	-	0.48	17.80	-	-

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 NWOSU

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

NWOSU Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	14	0	1	13	0	0	0
2022	23 9	1 1	1 -	21 8	0 -	0 -	0 -
2023	38 15	1 -	0 -1	37 16	0 -	0 -	1 1

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Northwestern Oklahoma State University, 1 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	1	-	-	1	-
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	-	0	-	0	0
Drug Law Violation	-	0	-	0	0
Liquor Law Violation	1	0	-	1	0

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Northwestern Oklahoma State University, 37 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	37	37	-	-	37
Drug Law Violation	7	7	-	-	7
Liquor Law Violation	30	30	-	-	30

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

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Cunningham Hall, Main Campus - Alva	1	Unintentional	Heating equipment	0/0	$1,000-$9,999

NWOSU Campuses Safety Issues (on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
Enid Campus	4	2	2	0	0	0	0

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How Safe and Secure Northwestern Oklahoma State University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at NWOSU

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

Safety Matters at 1 NWOSU Branch