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2019 Central Washington University Crime & Safety Report

Is Central Washington University safe? Below we'll take a look at crime statistics for the college campus and surrounding areas.

Our crime and safety report on CWU includes:

Understanding the Crime Stats for CWU

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.

CWU Overall Crime Stats

251 Total Number of Incidents
21.53 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Central Washington University reported 251 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 21.53 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 11,658.

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 Crimes221,6701.894,000.00
Arrests for Possession958808.151,352.94
Violence Against Women343342.921,000.00
Disciplinary Actions1002,6708.584,574.85

CWU Overall Crime by Category

The percentage breakdown of CWU crime and safety incidents by category is shown in the following chart.

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Disciplinary actions account for 39.8% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 37.8% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Central Washington University resulted in arrests for possession. About 8.8% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 13.5% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how CWU 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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We can factor in the size of the school and look at the incidents per thousand students as well.

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Arrests for Major Crimes  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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CWU Overall Crime by Location

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

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CWU On-Campus Crime Stats

247 Total Number of Incidents
21.19 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Central Washington University reported 247 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on campus. Based on a student body population of 11,658, that's 21.19 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 Crimes221,5851.894,000.00
Arrests for Possession928137.89888.89
Violence Against Women333312.831,000.00
Disciplinary Actions1002,6458.584,544.91

CWU On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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CWU Residence Hall Crime Stats

190 Total Number of Incidents
16.30 Incidents per 1000 Students
Central Washington University reported 190 safety-related incidents involving students in residence halls in 2019. Note that these numbers are also included in the on-campus crimes category. Based on a student body population of 11,658, that's 16.30 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 Crimes171671.46101.80
Arrests for Possession567154.80180.35
Violence Against Women201401.7253.89
Disciplinary Actions972,5078.324,029.94

CWU Residence Hall Crime by Category

The chart below shows what percentage of CWU crime and safety incidents in residence halls are in each category.

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4 Total Number of Incidents
0.34 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Central Washington University reported 4 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on public property in the surrounding Ellensburg neighborhood. Based on a student body population of 11,658, that's 0.34 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 Possession32450.261,294.12
Violence Against Women1240.09555.56
Disciplinary Actions01370.00137.93

The chart below shows what percentage of CWU student-related crime and safety incidents in the Ellensburg neighborhood surrounding the campus are in each category.

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