Western Oregon University Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Western Oregon University, 92 on-campus, and 83 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 24.72. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 24.72. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 3.49 at Western Oregon.

By violation type, 13 criminal offenses and 63 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 15 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 1 hate crimes are reported at Western Oregon.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Criminal Offenses	13	13	-	-	10	-	3.49
Disciplinary Actions	63	63	-	-	63	-	16.93
VAWA³	15	15	-	-	9	-	4.03
Hate Crimes	1	1	-	-	1	-	0.27
Total	92	92	-	-	83	-	24.72
Rate Per 1000 Students	24.72	24.72	-	-	22.30	-	-

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 Western Oregon

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

Western Oregon Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	60	0	5	53	2	0	3
2022	105 45	0 -	12 7	91 38	2 -	0 -	1 -2
2023	92 -13	0 -	13 1	63 -28	15 13	1 1	0 -1

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Western Oregon University, 13 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 3.49 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 3.49 at Western Oregon.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	13	13	-	-	10	3.49
Rape	5	5	-	-	5	1.34
Fondling	5	5	-	-	4	1.34
Burglary	1	1	-	-	1	0.27
Motor Vehicle Theft	2	2	-	-	-	0.54
Rate per 1000 Stuents	3.49	3.49	-	-	2.69	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Western Oregon University, 63 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	63	63	-	-	63
Drug Law Violation	20	20	-	-	20
Liquor Law Violation	43	43	-	-	43

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

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

At Western Oregon University, 15 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	15	15	-	-	9
Domestic Violence	2	2	-	-	2
Dating Violence	5	5	-	-	5
Stalking	8	8	-	-	2

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

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

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How Safe and Secure Western Oregon University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Western Oregon

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