WKU Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Western Kentucky University, 466 on-campus, 2 out-of-campus, 10 public property, 413 residence halls, and 47 on-campus fire were reported. The next table summarizes campus safety/security matters by location and types.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹	Reported²
Arrests	86	76	-	10	44	-
Criminal Offenses	26	24	2	-	16	-
Disciplinary Actions	365	365	-	-	353	-
VAWA³	1	1	-	-	-	-
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	478	466	2	10	413	-
¹ The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.
² Reported by local police
³ VAWA: Violence Against Women Act

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Western Kentucky University, 86 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	86	76	-	10	44
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	1	1	0	0	0
Drug Law Violation	78	68	0	10	42
Liquor Law Violation	7	7	0	0	2

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Western Kentucky University, 26 criminal offenses are reported including rape, fondling, incest, statutory rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, motor vehicle theft, and arson.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	26	24	2	-	16
Rape	3	2	1	-	1
Fondling	1	1	-	-	1
Burglary	19	18	1	-	13
Motor Vehicle Theft	2	2	-	-	-
Arson	1	1	-	-	1

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Western Kentucky University, 365 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	365	365	-	-	353
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	1	1	-	-	-
Drug Law Violation	67	67	-	-	65
Liquor Law Violation	297	297	-	-	288

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

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

For students attending Western Kentucky University, 1 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

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

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

Hate Crimes Statistics By Location, crime types, and bias

There is no reported hate crimes at Western Kentucky University.

Fires in Residence Halls

At Western Kentucky University, 47 residence hall fires are reported.

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Barnes Campbell Hall, Western Kentucky University - Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Douglas Keen Hall, Western Kentucky University - Main Campus	6	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Douglas Keen Hall, Western Kentucky University - Main Campus	6	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$100-$999
Douglas Keen Hall, Western Kentucky University - Main Campus	6	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Douglas Keen Hall, Western Kentucky University - Main Campus	6	Intentional	someone lit a flyer on the wall on fire	0/0	$0-$99
Douglas Keen Hall, Western Kentucky University - Main Campus	6	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Douglas Keen Hall, Western Kentucky University - Main Campus	6	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Hugh Poland Hall, Western Kentucky University - Main Campus	2	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Hugh Poland Hall, Western Kentucky University - Main Campus	2	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$100-$999
McCormack Hall, Western Kentucky University - Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Minton Hall, Western Kentucky University - Main Campus	2	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Minton Hall, Western Kentucky University - Main Campus	2	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Rodes Harlin Hall, Western Kentucky University - Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99

How Safe and Secure Western Kentucky University Campuses?

Campus Safety/Security Matters

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

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