3 Hate Crimes Occured at West Virginia College Campuses

For the calendar year 2023, 3 hate crimes occured at West Virginia colleges. Hate Crimes includes Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter, Rape, Fondling, Incest, Statutory Rape, Robbery, Aggravated Assault, Burglary, Motor Vehicle Theft, Arson, Simple Assault, Larceny, Intimidation, and Destruction / Damage / Vandalism.

For all hate crimes, there were 3 on-campus, and 1 residence hall hate crimes occured last year. (The number for on-campus hate crimes includes residence hall hate crimes).

Hate Crimes statistics at West Virginia Colleges
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Rate per 1000 Students
Total	3	3	0	0	1	0.03
Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter	0	0	0	0	0	-
Rape	0	0	0	0	0	-
Fondling	0	0	0	0	0	-
Incest	0	0	0	0	0	-
Statutory Rape	0	0	0	0	0	-
Robbery	0	0	0	0	0	-
Aggravated Assault	2	2	0	0	0	0.02
Burglary	0	0	0	0	0	-
Motor Vehicle Theft	0	0	0	0	0	-
Arson	0	0	0	0	0	-
Simple Assault	0	0	0	0	0	-
Larceny	0	0	0	0	0	-
Intimidation	0	0	0	0	0	-
Destruction / Damage / Vandalism	1	1	0	0	1	0.01
Rate Per 1000 Students	0.03	0.03	-	-	0.01	-

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

Hate Crimes Statistics for West Virginia Colleges

The following table summarizes and compares the hate crimes 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 Hate Crimes Statistics at West Virginia Colleges
State	Enrollment	Total Hate Crimes	Rate per 1000 Students	Aggravated Assault	Destruction / Damage / Vandalism
Ben Franklin Career Center	99	0	0.00	0	0
Bethany College	671	0	0.00	0	0
Bluefield State University	1,270	0	0.00	0	0
University of Charleston	2,758	0	0.00	0	0
Davis & Elkins College	683	0	0.00	0	0
Fairmont State University	3,307	0	0.00	0	0
Glenville State University	1,633	0	0.00	0	0
Marshall University	11,027	0	0.00	0	0
Marshall University - Medical Science Campus	-	0	-	0	0
Morgantown Beauty College Inc	74	0	0.00	0	0
Potomac State College of West Virginia University	1,143	0	0.00	0	0
Academy of Careers and Technology	147	0	0.00	0	0
Salem University	894	0	0.00	0	0
Shepherd University	3,318	0	0.00	0	0
West Virginia State University	3,458	0	0.00	0	0
West Virginia University Hospital Departments of Rad Tech and Nutrition	61	1	16.39	1	0
West Liberty University	2,348	0	0.00	0	0
West Virginia University Institute of Technology	1,448	0	0.00	0	0
West Virginia Wesleyan College	991	0	0.00	0	0
West Virginia Northern Community College	1,263	0	0.00	0	0
West Virginia University	24,200	2	0.08	1	1
West Virginia University - WVU School of Nursing - Bridgeport Campus	-	0	-	0	0
Wheeling University	748	0	0.00	0	0
Pierpont Community and Technical College - Gaston Caperton Center	-	0	-	0	0
Pierpont Community and Technical College - Culinary Academy	-	0	-	0	0
New River Community and Technical College	1,262	0	0.00	0	0
Total	101,908	3	0.03	2	1

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