West Virginia University Campus Safety and Security

Campus Safety/Security Matters

At West Virginia University, 2,232 on-campus, 35 out-of-campus, 240 public property, 1,954 residence halls, and 1 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	649	430	8	211	251	-
Criminal Offenses	40	27	11	2	18	-
Disciplinary Actions	1,792	1,750	16	26	1,668	-
VAWA³	26	25	-	1	17	-
Hate Crimes	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	2,507	2,232	35	240	1,954	-
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 West Virginia University, 649 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	649	430	8	211	251
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.)	4	2	0	2	1
Drug Law Violation	160	132	2	26	99
Liquor Law Violation	485	296	6	183	151

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

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At West Virginia University, 40 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	40	27	11	2	18
Rape	12	9	3	-	9
Fondling	1	1	-	-	1
Robbery	5	3	-	2	-
Burglary	18	11	7	-	7
Motor Vehicle Theft	3	2	1	-	-
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 West Virginia University, 1,792 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	1,792	1,750	16	26	1,668
Drug Law Violation	147	146	-	1	134
Liquor Law Violation	1,645	1,604	16	25	1,534

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 West Virginia 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	17
Domestic Violence	18	17	0	1	12
Dating Violence	2	2	0	0	1
Stalking	6	6	0	0	4

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 West Virginia University.

Fires in Residence Halls

At West Virginia University, 1 residence hall fires are reported.

Residence Hall Fires
	Number Of Fires	Category	Cause	Injuries/Deaths	Damage
Arnold Hall & Apts, Main Campus	1	Intentional	Bulletin Board lit on fire	0/0	$100-$999

How Safe and Secure West Virginia 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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