WSSU Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Winston-Salem State University, 168 on-campus, 16 public property, 139 residence halls, and 8 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	17	12	-	5	6	-
Criminal Offenses	27	27	-	-	20	-
Disciplinary Actions	127	116	-	11	105	-
VAWA³	13	13	-	-	8	-
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	184	168	-	16	139	-
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 Winston-Salem State University, 17 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	17	12	-	5	6
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	1	1	-	0	1
Drug Law Violation	15	10	-	5	5
Liquor Law Violation	1	1	-	0	0

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Winston-Salem State University, 27 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	27	27	-	-	20
Rape	4	4	-	-	3
Burglary	19	19	-	-	17
Motor Vehicle Theft	4	4	-	-	-

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

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Winston-Salem State University, 127 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	127	116	-	11	105
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	2	2	-	-	2
Drug Law Violation	88	77	-	11	69
Liquor Law Violation	37	37	-	-	34

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 Winston-Salem State University, 13 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
	Total	On-Campus	Non-Campus	Public Properties	Residence Halls¹
Total	13	13	-	-	8
Domestic Violence	1	1	-	0	0
Dating Violence	12	12	-	0	8
Stalking	-	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 Winston-Salem State University.

Fires in Residence Halls

At Winston-Salem State University, 8 residence hall fires are reported.

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Atkins Hall, Winston Salem State University	1	Unintentional	Heating equipment	0/0	$100-$999
Foundation Heights, Winston Salem State University	2	Unintentional	Electrical	0/0	$0-$99
Foundation Heights, Winston Salem State University	2	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$50,000-$99,999
Gleason Hairston Terrace, Winston Salem State University	1	Unintentional	Other	0/0	$100-$999
Rams Commons, Winston Salem State University	1	Unintentional	Cooking	0/0	$0-$99
Wilson Hall, Winston Salem State University	1	Unintentional	Heating equipment	0/0	$100-$999

How Safe and Secure Winston-Salem State 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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