CWU Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Central Washington University, 166 on-campus, 148 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 15.35. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 15.35. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.31 at CWU.

By violation type, 12 arrests, 25 criminal offenses, and 113 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 12 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 4 hate crimes are reported at CWU.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	12	12	-	-	10	-	1.11
Criminal Offenses	25	25	-	-	14	-	2.31
Disciplinary Actions	113	113	-	-	113	-	10.45
VAWA³	12	12	-	-	7	-	1.11
Hate Crimes	4	4	-	-	4	-	0.37
Total	166	166	-	-	148	-	15.35
Rate Per 1000 Students	15.35	15.35	-	-	13.69	-	-

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 CWU

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

CWU Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	75	20	13	18	21	3	3
2022	101 26	20 -	17 4	40 22	22 1	2 -1	3 -
2023	166 65	12 -8	25 8	113 73	12 -10	4 2	1 -2

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Central Washington University, 12 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	12	12	-	-	10
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	1	1	-	-	0
Drug Law Violation	2	2	-	-	2
Liquor Law Violation	9	9	-	-	8

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Central Washington University, 25 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 2.31 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 2.31 at CWU.

By crime category, Burglary was the most common with 13 cases, and Rape was the second most common with 4 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Burglary was the most common with 13 incidents, while Rape was the second most common with 4 incidents.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	25	25	-	-	14	2.31
Rape	4	4	-	-	4	0.37
Fondling	1	1	-	-	1	0.09
Aggravated Assault	4	4	-	-	3	0.37
Burglary	13	13	-	-	6	1.20
Motor Vehicle Theft	3	3	-	-	-	0.28
Rate per 1000 Stuents	2.31	2.31	-	-	1.29	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Central Washington University, 113 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	113	113	-	-	113
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	3	3	-	-	3
Drug Law Violation	28	28	-	-	28
Liquor Law Violation	82	82	-	-	82

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

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

At Central Washington University, 12 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	12	12	-	-	7
Domestic Violence	5	5	-	-	5
Dating Violence	-	0	-	-	0
Stalking	7	7	-	-	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	4	4	-	-	4
Bias Race	4	4	-	-	4

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
North Hall	1	Unintentional	Electrical	0/0	$0-$99

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How Safe and Secure Central Washington University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at CWU

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