Potomac State College of West Vi Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Potomac State College of West Virginia University, 64 on-campus, 6 public property, 58 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 65.00. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 59.42. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 10.21 at Potomac State College of West Vi.

By violation type, 13 arrests, 11 criminal offenses, and 42 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 4 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at Potomac State College of West Vi.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	13	8	-	5	5	-	12.07
Criminal Offenses	11	10	-	1	8	-	10.21
Disciplinary Actions	42	42	-	-	42	-	39.00
VAWA³	4	4	-	-	3	-	3.71
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	70	64	-	6	58	-	65.00
Rate Per 1000 Students	65.00	59.42	-	5.57	53.85	-	-

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 Potomac State College of West Vi

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

Potomac State College of West Vi Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	69	26	2	41	0	0	1
2022	60 -9	3 -23	2 -	50 9	5 5	0 -	0 -1
2023	70 10	13 10	11 9	42 -8	4 -1	0 -	1 1

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Potomac State College of West Virginia University, 13 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	13	8	-	5	5
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	-	0	-	0	0
Drug Law Violation	8	3	-	5	0
Liquor Law Violation	5	5	-	0	5

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Potomac State College of West Virginia University, 11 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 10.21 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 9.29 at Potomac State College of West Vi.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	11	10	-	1	8	10.21
Rape	6	6	-	-	6	5.57
Fondling	2	1	-	1	1	1.86
Burglary	1	1	-	-	-	0.93
Motor Vehicle Theft	1	1	-	-	-	0.93
Arson	1	1	-	-	1	0.93
Rate per 1000 Stuents	10.21	9.29	-	0.93	7.43	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Potomac State College of West Virginia 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	42	-	-	42
Drug Law Violation	17	17	-	-	17
Liquor Law Violation	25	25	-	-	25

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

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

At Potomac State College of West Virginia University, 4 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	4	4	-	-	3
Domestic Violence	2	2	-	0	2
Dating Violence	-	0	-	0	0
Stalking	2	2	-	0	1

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

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
University Place, Potomac State College of WVU	1	Intentional	A roll of toilet paper was lit on fire in the stairwell.	0/0	$0-$99

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How Safe and Secure Potomac State College of West Virginia University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Potomac State College of West Vi

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