Wharton County Junior Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Wharton County Junior College, 6 on-campus, 1 public property, 4 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 1.27. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 1.09. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 0.00 at Wharton County Junior.

By violation type, 3 arrests and 4 disciplinary actions are reported.

The following table summarizes security and safety issues on Wharton County Junior main campus. In addition to the main campus, 2 safety matters are reported at 2 Wharton County Junior branches.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	3	2	-	1	-	-	0.55
Criminal Offenses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Disciplinary Actions	4	4	-	-	4	-	0.73
VAWA³	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	7	6	-	1	4	-	1.27
Rate Per 1000 Students	1.27	1.09	-	0.18	0.73	-	-

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 Wharton County Junior

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

Wharton County Junior Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	2	1	0	1	0	0	0
2022	2 -	2 1	0 -	0 -1	0 -	0 -	0 -
2023	7 5	3 1	0 -	4 4	0 -	0 -	1 1

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Wharton County Junior College, 3 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	3	2	-	1	-
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	-	0	-	0	0
Drug Law Violation	1	1	-	0	0
Liquor Law Violation	2	1	-	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 Wharton County Junior College, 4 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	4	4	-	-	4
Liquor Law Violation	4	4	-	-	4

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

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Mullins Hall, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99

Safety Matters at 2 Wharton County Junior Branches

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