149 Criminal Offenses Occured at West Virginia College Campuses

For the calendar year 2023, 149 criminal offenses occured at West Virginia colleges. The crimial offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.46 at West Virginia college campues.

Of the 131 total on-campus criminal offenses at West Virginia colleges,

There were no murders on West Virginia college campuses.
There were 63 sexual assault incluing rape, fondling, incest, and statutory rape. The sexual assault crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.62 at West Virginia college campuses.
There were 3 robberies, and the robbery crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.03 at West Virginia college campuses.
There were 19 aggravated assaults, and the aggravated assaults crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.19 at West Virginia college campuses.
There were 32 burglary, and the burglary crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.31 at West Virginia college campuses.
There were 9 motor vehicle theft, and the motor vehicle theft rate per 1,000 students is 0.09 at West Virginia college campuses.
There were 5 arson, and the arson crime rate per 1,000 students is 0.05 at West Virginia college campuses.

For all criminal offenses, there were 131 on-campus, 10 non-campus, 8 public property, and 62 residence hall criminal offenses occured last year. (The number for on-campus criminal offenses includes residence hall criminal offenses).

Criminal Offenses statistics at West Virginia Colleges
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	149	131	10	8	62	1.46
Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter	0	0	0	0	0	-
Negligent manslaughter	0	0	0	0	0	-
Rape	41	38	2	1	32	0.40
Fondling	26	25	0	1	7	0.26
Incest	0	0	0	0	0	-
Statutory Rape	0	0	0	0	0	-
Robbery	3	3	0	0	0	0.03
Aggravated Assault	25	19	2	4	4	0.25
Burglary	38	32	6	0	17	0.37
Motor Vehicle Theft	10	9	0	1	0	0.10
Arson	6	5	0	1	2	0.06
Rate Per 1000 Students	1.46	1.29	0.10	0.08	0.61	-

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics for West Virginia Colleges

The following table summarizes and compares the criminal offenses statistics between colleges in West Virginia. 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 Criminal Offenses Statistics at West Virginia Colleges
State	Enrollment	Total Criminal Offenses	Rate per 1000 Students	Rape	Fondling	Robbery	Aggravated Assault	Burglary	Motor Vehicle Theft	Arson
Ben Franklin Career Center	99	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bethany College	671	13	19.37	5	0	0	0	8	0	0
Bluefield State University	1,270	3	2.36	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
University of Charleston	2,758	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Davis & Elkins College	683	4	5.86	3	0	0	0	1	0	0
Fairmont State University	3,307	4	1.21	1	0	0	0	3	0	0
Glenville State University	1,633	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marshall University	11,027	12	1.09	2	0	0	0	8	2	0
Marshall University - Medical Science Campus	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Morgantown Beauty College Inc	74	4	54.05	0	0	0	2	0	1	1
Potomac State College of West Virginia University	1,143	10	8.75	6	1	0	0	1	1	1
Academy of Careers and Technology	147	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Salem University	894	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Shepherd University	3,318	1	0.30	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
West Virginia State University	3,458	2	0.58	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
West Virginia University Hospital Departments of Rad Tech and Nutrition	61	14	229.51	0	8	0	5	0	0	1
West Liberty University	2,348	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
West Virginia University Institute of Technology	1,448	3	2.07	0	0	1	0	2	0	0
West Virginia Wesleyan College	991	1	1.01	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
West Virginia Northern Community College	1,263	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
West Virginia University	24,200	58	2.40	18	14	2	10	7	5	2
West Virginia University - WVU School of Nursing - Bridgeport Campus	-	1	-	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Wheeling University	748	1	1.34	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Pierpont Community and Technical College - Gaston Caperton Center	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pierpont Community and Technical College - Culinary Academy	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
New River Community and Technical College	1,262	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	101,908	149	1.46	38	25	3	19	32	9	5

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