Western Washington Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Western Washington University, 283 on-campus, 6 out-of-campus, 2 public property, 254 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 19.78. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 19.24. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 3.54 at Western Washington.

By violation type, 52 criminal offenses and 229 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 9 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 1 hate crimes are reported at Western Washington.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Criminal Offenses	52	48	4	-	22	-	3.54
Disciplinary Actions	229	225	2	2	225	-	15.57
VAWA³	9	9	-	-	7	-	0.61
Hate Crimes	1	1	-	-	-	-	0.07
Total	291	283	6	2	254	-	19.78
Rate Per 1000 Students	19.78	19.24	0.41	0.14	17.27	-	-

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 Washington

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 Washington main campus.

Western Washington Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	261	1	25	229	5	1	1
2022	437 176	0 -1	62 37	339 110	36 31	0 -1	0 -1
2023	291 -146	0 -	52 -10	229 -110	9 -27	1 1	1 1

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Western Washington University, 52 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 3.54 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 3.26 at Western Washington.

By crime category, Motor Vehicle Theft was the most common with 17 cases, and Burglary was the second most common with 13 cases. When restricted to campus, including residence halls, Motor Vehicle Theft was the most common with 17 incidents, while Rape was the second most common with 9 incidents.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	52	48	4	-	22	3.54
Rape	9	9	-	-	9	0.61
Fondling	8	8	-	-	5	0.54
Statutory Rape	2	2	-	-	2	0.14
Robbery	1	1	-	-	-	0.07
Aggravated Assault	1	1	-	-	-	0.07
Burglary	13	9	4	-	6	0.88
Motor Vehicle Theft	17	17	-	-	-	1.16
Arson	1	1	-	-	-	0.07
Rate per 1000 Stuents	3.54	3.26	0.27	-	1.50	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Western Washington University, 229 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	229	225	2	2	225
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	1	1	-	-	1
Drug Law Violation	125	121	2	2	121
Liquor Law Violation	103	103	-	-	103

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 Washington University, 9 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	9	9	-	-	7
Domestic Violence	5	5	0	0	5
Dating Violence	2	2	0	0	2
Stalking	2	2	0	0	0

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

Hate Crimes Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Simple Assault	1	1	0	0	0
Bias Religion	1	1	0	0	0

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Buchanan Towers, Bellingham Campus	1	Undetermined		0/0	$100-$999

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How Safe and Secure Western Washington University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Western Washington

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