For the calendar year 2023, a total of 1,444 incidents related to campus safety and securty occured at West Virginia colleges. It includes criminal offenses, arrests, diciplinary actions, VAWA (Violence Against Women Act), and hate crimes.
By subject, there were 149 criminal offenses, 206 arrests, 979 disciplinary actions, 107 VAWA, and 3 hate crimes at West Virginia colleges.
When limited to on-campus, there were 1,304 incidents reported. By incident type, 131 criminal offenses, 120 arrests, 948 disciplinary actions, 102 VAWA, and 3 hate crimes. In adddition, there were 5 fires reporeted at West Virginia colleges.
Campus Safety and Security Matters Summary at West Virginia Colleges
| Total | On-Campus | Non-Campus | Public Properties | Residence Halls1 | Reported2 | Rate per 1000 Students |
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| Arrests | 206 | 120 | 1 | 85 | 48 | - | 2.02 |
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| Criminal Offenses | 149 | 131 | 10 | 8 | 62 | - | 1.46 |
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| Disciplinary Actions | 979 | 948 | 7 | 24 | 948 | - | 9.61 |
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| VAWA3 | 107 | 102 | - | 5 | 41 | - | 1.05 |
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| Hate Crimes | 3 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | 0.03 |
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| Total | 1,444 | 1,304 | 18 | 122 | 1,100 | - | 14.17 |
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| Rate Per 1000 Students | 14.17 | 12.80 | 0.18 | 1.20 | 10.79 | - | - |
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1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.
2 Reported by local police.
3 VAWA: Violence Against Women Act
Campus Safety and Security Matters for West Virginia Colleges
The following table summarizes and compares the the number of incidents related to campus safety between colleges in West Virginia. It includes only on-campus incidents rather than non-campus and public properties.