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Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Widener University, 71 on-campus, 13 public property, and 51 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 14.70. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 12.43. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 4.20 at Widener.

By violation type, 4 arrests, 24 criminal offenses, and 42 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 11 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 3 hate crimes are reported at Widener.

The following table summarizes security and safety issues on Widener main campus. In addition to the main campus, 2 safety matters are reported at 1 Widener branch.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	4	-	-	4	-	-	0.70
Criminal Offenses	24	18	-	6	7	-	4.20
Disciplinary Actions	42	39	-	3	39	-	7.35
VAWA³	11	11	-	-	5	-	1.93
Hate Crimes	3	3	-	-	-	-	0.53
Total	84	71	-	13	51	-	14.70
Rate Per 1000 Students	14.70	12.43	-	2.28	8.93	-	-

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 Widener

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

Widener Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	49	4	6	37	2	0	0
2022	74 25	2 -2	12 6	55 18	5 3	0 -	0 -
2023	84 10	4 2	24 12	42 -13	11 6	3 3	0 -

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

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

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Widener University, 24 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 4.20 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 3.15 at Widener.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	24	18	-	6	7	4.20
Rape	1	1	-	-	1	0.18
Fondling	4	4	-	-	4	0.70
Robbery	1	1	-	-	-	0.18
Aggravated Assault	10	6	-	4	-	1.75
Burglary	4	4	-	-	2	0.70
Motor Vehicle Theft	3	1	-	2	-	0.53
Arson	1	1	-	-	-	0.18
Rate per 1000 Stuents	4.20	3.15	-	1.05	1.23	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Widener University, 42 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	42	39	-	3	39
Drug Law Violation	22	22	-	-	22
Liquor Law Violation	20	17	-	3	17

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

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

At Widener University, 11 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	11	11	-	-	5
Domestic Violence	-	0	-	0	0
Dating Violence	2	2	-	0	1
Stalking	9	9	-	0	4

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

Hate Crimes Statistics By Location, crime types, and bias

For students attending Widener University, 3 hate crimes are reported.

Hate Crimes Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus
Intimidation	3	3	-
Bias Race	2	2	-
Bias Sexual Orientation	1	1	-

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

Fires in Residence Halls

There are no reported fires on residence halls at Widener University.

Safety Matters at 1 Widener Branch

There are 2 more safety issues at Widener campuses. The following table summarizes the number of incidents by campus location. It includes only on-campus incidents, excluding non-campus and public properties.

Widener Campuses Safety Issues (on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
Delaware Campus	2	0	0	0	1	1	0

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