Western Technical College (La Crosse, WI) Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Western Technical College, 28 on-campus, 1 out-of-campus, 11 public property, and 24 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 11.03. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 7.72. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 0.83 at Western Technical.

By violation type, 14 arrests, 3 criminal offenses, and 22 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 1 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) are reported at Western Technical.

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

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²	Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests	14	3	-	11	-	-	3.86
Criminal Offenses	3	2	1	-	1	-	0.83
Disciplinary Actions	22	22	-	-	22	-	6.07
VAWA³	1	1	-	-	1	-	0.28
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	40	28	1	11	24	-	11.03
Rate Per 1000 Students	11.03	7.72	0.28	3.03	6.62	-	-

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 Technical

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 Technical main campus.

Western Technical Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
2021	15	5	1	6	3	0	0
2022	43 28	8 3	2 1	30 24	2 -1	1 1	0 -
2023	40 -3	14 6	3 1	22 -8	1 -1	0 -1	0 -

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Western Technical College, 14 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	14	3	-	11	-
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	1	0	0	1	0
Drug Law Violation	7	2	0	5	0
Liquor Law Violation	6	1	0	5	0

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Western Technical College, 3 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 0.83 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 0.55 at Western Technical.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	3	2	1	-	1	0.83
Rape	1	1	-	-	1	0.28
Burglary	2	1	1	-	-	0.55
Rate per 1000 Stuents	0.83	0.55	0.28	-	0.28	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Western Technical College, 22 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	22	22	-	-	22
Drug Law Violation	6	6	-	-	6
Liquor Law Violation	16	16	-	-	16

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

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

Western Technical Campuses Safety Issues (on-campus only)
	Total	Arrests	Criminal Offenses	Disciplinary Actions	VAWA	Hate Crime	Fires
Sparta Campus	2	2	0	0	0	0	0

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How Safe and Secure Western Technical College (La Crosse, WI) Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Western Technical

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

Safety Matters at 1 Western Technical Branch