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2019 West Virginia Wesleyan College Crime & Safety Report

Is West Virginia Wesleyan safe? Below we'll take a look at crime statistics for the college campus and surrounding areas.

Info in this crime and safety report on West Virginia Wesleyan:

A Word About the Crime Stats for West Virginia Wesleyan

Crime & Safety Definitions

Our crime statistics come from the U.S. Department of Education's Campus Safety and Security data. The four types of crimes we will be analyzing are violence against women, arrests for major crimes, arrests for possession, and disciplinary actions.

Murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, and arson are the types of things included in the arrests for major crimes category. The violence against women grouping includes things such as domestic violence, date rape, and stalking. The arrests for possession classification deals with things such as weapons possession, alcohol violations, and drug violations. The disciplinary actions category involves possession of weapons, alcohol violations, and drug violations in the cases where no arrest occurred but some action was taken.

Number of Incidents

Many colleges and universities report zero incidents in some or all of these categories. In fact, 56% of the schools we cover reported no arrests for major crimes, 67% reported no violence against women, 70% reported no arrests for possession, and 68% reported no disciplinary actions.

While zero reported crimes may seem like a good sign, it does not necessarily indicate that the school has been safer. It may just be that the school doesn't have as strict reporting as others. Likewise, a high number of incidents may just mean that the school is stricter about law enforcement and reporting.

West Virginia Wesleyan Overall Crime Stats

77 Total Number of Incidents
62.81 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, West Virginia Wesleyan College reported 77 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students at or near campus or on other properties associated with the school. That works out to 62.81 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 1,226.

Below, you can see the number of incidents by category as well as the maximum number of incidents reported by any school for comparison's purposes.

CategoryNumber of IncidentsMax Number of Incidents (at any school)Number of Incidents per 1,000 studentsMax Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes31,6702.454,000.00
Arrests for Possession18800.821,352.94
Violence Against Women33342.451,000.00
Disciplinary Actions702,67057.104,574.85

West Virginia Wesleyan Overall Crime by Category

The chart below shows what percentage of West Virginia Wesleyan crime and safety incidents are in each category.

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Disciplinary actions account for 90.9% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 1.3% of the crime and safety-related incidents at West Virginia Wesleyan College resulted in arrests for possession. About 3.9% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 3.9% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how West Virginia Wesleyan compares to other colleges and universities in the nation when it comes to each category of crime and safety-related incidents. Note that this does not take school size into account so larger schools are likely to have more incidents.

Arrests for Possession  (Incidents)
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Arrests for Major Crimes  (Incidents)
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Violence Against Women  (Incidents)
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Disciplinary Actions  (Incidents)
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We can factor in the size of the school and look at the incidents per thousand students as well.

Arrests for Possession  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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Arrests for Major Crimes  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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Violence Against Women  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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Disciplinary Actions  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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West Virginia Wesleyan Overall Crime by Location

The percentage breakdown of West Virginia Wesleyan crime and safety incidents by location is shown in the following chart.

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West Virginia Wesleyan On-Campus Crime Stats

76 Total Number of Incidents
61.99 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, West Virginia Wesleyan College reported 76 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on campus. Since the number of students at the school that year was 1,226, that's 61.99 incidents per 1,000 students.

Below, you can see the number of incidents by category as well as the maximum number of incidents reported by any school for comparison's purposes.

CategoryNumber of IncidentsMax Number of Incidents (at any school)Number of Incidents per 1,000 studentsMax Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes31,5852.454,000.00
Arrests for Possession18130.82888.89
Violence Against Women23311.631,000.00
Disciplinary Actions702,64557.104,544.91

West Virginia Wesleyan On-Campus Crime by Category

The chart below shows what percentage of West Virginia Wesleyan on-campus crime and safety incidents are in each category.

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West Virginia Wesleyan Residence Hall Crime Stats

75 Total Number of Incidents
61.17 Incidents per 1000 Students
West Virginia Wesleyan College reported 75 safety-related incidents involving students in residence halls in 2019. Note that these numbers are also included in the on-campus crimes category. That works out to 61.17 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 1,226.

Below, you can see the number of incidents by category as well as the maximum number of incidents reported by any school for comparison's purposes.

CategoryNumber of IncidentsMax Number of Incidents (at any school)Number of Incidents per 1,000 studentsMax Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes31672.45101.80
Arrests for Possession17150.82180.35
Violence Against Women11400.8253.89
Disciplinary Actions702,50757.104,029.94

West Virginia Wesleyan Residence Hall Crime by Category

The percentage breakdown of West Virginia Wesleyan crime and safety incidents by category in residence halls is shown in the following chart.

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1 Total Number of Incidents
0.82 Incidents per 1000 Students
West Virginia Wesleyan College reported 1 safety-related incidents involving students on public property in the Buckhannon neighborhood around the campus in 2019. Based on a student body population of 1,226, that's 0.82 incidents per 1,000 students.

Below, you can see the number of incidents by category as well as the maximum number of incidents reported by any school for comparison's purposes.

CategoryNumber of IncidentsMax Number of Incidents (at any school)Number of Incidents per 1,000 studentsMax Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes0670.00666.67
Arrests for Possession02450.001,294.12
Violence Against Women1240.82555.56
Disciplinary Actions01370.00137.93

The chart below shows what percentage of West Virginia Wesleyan student-related crime and safety incidents in the Buckhannon neighborhood surrounding the campus are in each category.

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