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2019 University of Wisconsin - La Crosse Crime & Safety Report

Is UW - La Crosse safe? On this page, we'll examine crime statistics for the college campus and surrounding areas.

Info in this crime and safety report on UW - La Crosse:

A Word About the Crime Stats for UW - La Crosse

Types of Crime & Safety Incidents

We have compiled this information on crime statistics from the U.S. Department of Education's Campus Safety and Security data. The types of crimes are divided into the following categories: arrests for major crimes, arrests for possession, violence against women, and disciplinary actions.

The arrests for major crimes category includes arrests for things such as murder, robbery, rape, aggravated assault, and arson. 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. Similarly, a high number of incidents could indicate that the school is more strict about reporting and law enforcement than other institutions.

UW - La Crosse Overall Crime Stats

619 Total Number of Incidents
58.27 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse reported 619 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place at or near campus or on other properties affiliated with the school. That works out to 58.27 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 10,623.

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 Crimes71,6700.664,000.00
Arrests for Possession38800.281,352.94
Violence Against Women43340.381,000.00
Disciplinary Actions6052,67056.954,574.85

UW - La Crosse Overall Crime by Category

The chart below shows what percentage of UW - La Crosse crime and safety incidents are in each category.

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Disciplinary actions account for 97.7% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 0.5% of the crime and safety-related incidents at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse resulted in arrests for possession. About 1.1% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 0.6% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how UW - La Crosse 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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UW - La Crosse Overall Crime by Location

The percentage breakdown of UW - La Crosse crime and safety incidents by location is shown in the following chart.

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UW - La Crosse On-Campus Crime Stats

609 Total Number of Incidents
57.33 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse reported 609 safety-related incidents involving students on campus in 2019. That works out to 57.33 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 10,623.

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 Crimes71,5850.664,000.00
Arrests for Possession38130.28888.89
Violence Against Women43310.381,000.00
Disciplinary Actions5952,64556.014,544.91

UW - La Crosse On-Campus Crime by Category

The percentage breakdown of UW - La Crosse on-campus crime and safety incidents by category is shown in the following chart.

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UW - La Crosse Residence Hall Crime Stats

577 Total Number of Incidents
54.32 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse reported 577 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019 that took place in residence halls. These counts are also included in the on-campus crimes category. Since the number of students at the school that year was 10,623, that's 54.32 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 Crimes61670.56101.80
Arrests for Possession37150.28180.35
Violence Against Women31400.2853.89
Disciplinary Actions5652,50753.194,029.94

UW - La Crosse Residence Hall Crime by Category

The chart below shows what percentage of UW - La Crosse crime and safety incidents in residence halls are in each category.

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10 Total Number of Incidents
0.94 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse reported 10 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on public property in the surrounding La Crosse neighborhood. Based on a student body population of 10,623, that's 0.94 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 Women0240.00555.56
Disciplinary Actions101370.94137.93

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

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