338 Arrests Occured at Wisconsin College Campuses

For the calendar year 2023, 338 arrests made at Wisconsin colleges. The arrest rate per 1,000 students is 0.76 at Wisconsin college campues. By violation type, there were 50 weapon-related arrests, 222 drug law violation arrests, and 66 liquor law violation arrests.

Of the 201 total on-campus arrests at Wisconsin colleges,

11.44% were weapon-related, and the on-campus weapon-related arrests rate per 1,000 students is 0.05.
65.67% were drug law violation arrests, and the on-campus durg law violation arrest per 1,000 students is 0.30.
22.89% were liquor law vioation arrests, and the on-campus liquor law violation arrest rate per 1,000 students is 0.10.

For all arrests, there were 201 on-campus, 9 non-campus, 128 public property, and 87 residence hall arrests made last year. (The number for on-campus arrests includes residence hall arrests).

Arrests statistics at Wisconsin Colleges
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	338	201	9	128	87	0.76
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	50	23	7	20	4	0.11
Drug Law Violation	222	132	1	89	52	0.50
Liquor Law Violation	66	46	1	19	31	0.15
Rate Per 1000 Students	0.76	0.45	0.02	0.29	0.20	-

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

Arrests Statistics for Wisconsin Colleges

The following table summarizes and compares the arrests statistics between colleges in Wisconsin. It includes only on-campus incidents rather than non-campus and public properties.

Last Update: April 22, 2025 | Data source: CSS (Campus Safety and Security), OPE

On-campus Arrests Statistics at Wisconsin Colleges
State	Enrollment	Total Arrests	Rate per 1000 Students	Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	Drug Law Violation	Liquor Law Violation
Alverno College	1,719	0	0.00	0	0	0
Madison Area Technical College	13,281	0	0.00	0	0	0
Madison Area Technical College - Goodman South Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0
Beloit College	948	3	3.16	0	3	0
Blackhawk Technical College - Advanced Manufacturing Training Center	-	1	-	0	1	0
Carroll University	3,176	0	0.00	0	0	0
Carthage College	2,771	0	0.00	0	0	0
Concordia University-Wisconsin	5,063	32	6.32	0	3	29
Edgewood College	2,001	1	0.50	1	0	0
Fox Valley Technical College	10,995	0	0.00	0	0	0
Gateway Technical College	10,134	0	0.00	0	0	0
Gateway Technical College - Racine	-	0	-	0	0	0
Gateway Technical College - Elkhorn	-	1	-	0	1	0
Gateway Technical College - iMET Center	-	0	-	0	0	0
Lakeland University	2,786	1	0.36	0	0	1
Lakeshore Technical College	2,981	0	0.00	0	0	0
Lawrence University	1,410	0	0.00	0	0	0
Maranatha Baptist University	977	0	0.00	0	0	0
Marian University	1,319	0	0.00	0	0	0
Marquette University	11,373	10	0.88	1	4	5
Medical College of Wisconsin	1,661	0	0.00	0	0	0
Medical College of Wisconsin - MCW - Green Bay	-	0	-	0	0	0
Mid-State Technical College - Stevens Point Campus	-	6	-	1	4	1
Milwaukee Area Technical College	13,190	0	0.00	0	0	0
Milwaukee Area Technical College - Oak Creek Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0
Milwaukee Area Technical College - West Allis Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0
Milwaukee Area Technical College - Education Center at Walker Square	-	0	-	0	0	0
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design	885	0	0.00	0	0	0
Milwaukee School of Engineering	2,834	17	6.00	6	4	7
Mount Mary University	1,224	0	0.00	0	0	0
Northcentral Technical College	5,838	4	0.69	0	4	0
Northcentral Technical College - NTC Phillips Regional Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College	10,815	6	0.55	0	6	0
Northland College	485	0	0.00	0	0	0
Ripon College	734	0	0.00	0	0	0
Saint Norbert College	2,165	0	0.00	0	0	0
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College	2,717	0	0.00	0	0	0
Viterbo University	2,301	4	1.74	2	2	0
Chippewa Valley Technical College	8,198	0	0.00	0	0	0
Waukesha County Technical College	7,757	2	0.26	0	1	1
Western Technical College	3,906	3	0.77	0	2	1
Western Technical College - Sparta Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	11,519	58	5.04	0	58	0
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater - University of Wisconsin-Rock County	-	1	-	0	1	0
Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology	76	0	0.00	0	0	0
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire	9,991	0	0.00	0	0	0
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay	10,326	3	0.29	1	2	0
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse	10,299	3	0.29	0	3	0
Wisconsin Lutheran College	1,094	0	0.00	0	0	0
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	13,761	8	0.58	1	7	0
University of Wisconsin-Parkside	4,008	1	0.25	1	0	0
University of Wisconsin-Stout	6,951	1	0.14	0	1	0
University of Wisconsin-Superior	2,726	4	1.47	1	2	1
University of Wisconsin-Madison	49,605	13	0.26	2	11	0
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	22,481	11	0.49	4	7	0
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - Freshwater Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0
University of Wisconsin-Platteville	6,696	0	0.00	0	0	0
University of Wisconsin-River Falls	5,064	3	0.59	1	2	0
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point	8,109	0	0.00	0	0	0
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point - University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point at Wausau	-	4	-	1	3	0
Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University	234	0	0.00	0	0	0
The Institute of Beauty and Wellness	207	0	0.00	0	0	0
Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa	952	0	0.00	0	0	0
Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa - Bryant & Stratton College-Bayshore	-	0	-	0	0	0
Total	443,274	338	0.76	23	132	46

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