How Safe and Secure Western Michigan University Campuses?

At Western Michigan University, 869 on-campus, 23 out-of-campus, 16 public property, 745 residence halls, and 19 on-campus fire campus safety/security issues are reported. By safety matters, 173 arrests, 63 criminal offenses, 644 disciplinary actions, 26 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act), and 1 hate crimes are reported. There is a total of 17,000 students enrolled in WMU and the on-campus crime ratio is 511.18 per 10,000 students.

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Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Western Michigan University, 869 on-campus, 23 out-of-campus, 16 public property, 745 residence halls, and 19 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	173	158	5	10	81	-
Criminal Offenses	63	40	18	5	30	-
Disciplinary Actions	644	644	-	-	612	-
VAWA³	26	25	-	1	22	-
Hate Crimes	1	1	-	-	-	-
Total	907	869	23	16	745	-
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 Michigan University, 173 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	173	158	5	10	81
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	1	1	0	0	0
Drug Law Violation	139	126	4	9	66
Liquor Law Violation	33	31	1	1	15

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Western Michigan University, 63 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	63	40	18	5	30
Rape	15	14	1	-	14
Fondling	4	3	1	-	2
Robbery	7	3	1	3	-
Aggravated Assault	10	3	5	2	-
Burglary	18	10	8	-	8
Motor Vehicle Theft	2	1	1	-	-
Arson	6	6	-	-	6

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Western Michigan University, 644 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	644	644	-	-	612
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	4	4	-	-	4
Drug Law Violation	224	224	-	-	207
Liquor Law Violation	416	416	-	-	401

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 Michigan University, 26 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	26	25	-	1	22
Domestic Violence	10	9	0	1	8
Dating Violence	14	14	0	0	12
Stalking	2	2	0	0	2

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

Hate Crimes Statistics By Location, crime types, and bias

For students attending Western Michigan University, 1 hate crimes are reported.

Hate Crimes Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Simple Assault	1	1	0	0	0
Bias Nation Origin	1	1	0	0	0

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

Fires in Residence Halls

At Western Michigan University, 19 residence hall fires are reported.

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Draper Hall, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Electrical	0/0	$0-$99
Eicher Hall, Main Campus	1	Intentional	Hall staff reported a burnt piece of paper. Officer confirmed th	0/0	$0-$99
Eldridge Hall, Main Campus	3	Intentional	Hall staff reported a burnt piece of paper. Officer confirmed th	0/0	$0-$99
Eldridge Hall, Main Campus	3	Intentional	Hall staff reported a burnt paper sign. Officer confirmed the re	0/0	$0-$99
Eldridge Hall, Main Campus	3	Intentional	Hall staff reported a burnt piece of paper. Officer confirmed th	0/0	$0-$99
Garneau Hall, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Electrical	0/0	$0-$99
Henry Hall, Main Campus	2	Intentional	Hall staff reported a burnt piece of paper. Officer confirmed th	0/0	$0-$99
Henry Hall, Main Campus	2	Intentional	Hall staff reported a burnt piece of paper. Officer confirmed th	0/0	$0-$99
Western View Bldg 303, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Elmwood Apts Bldg N, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Western Heights West, Main Campus	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99

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