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2019 University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Crime & Safety Report

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

Our crime and safety report on UW - Whitewater includes:

Understanding the Crime Stats for UW - Whitewater

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

It is not unusual for institutions to report that no incidents occurred in some 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.

Zero incidents of reported crime may be nice to see, but it does not necessarily mean the school is safer, as it could indicate lax reporting. Similarly, a high number of incidents could indicate that the school is more strict about reporting and law enforcement than other institutions.

UW - Whitewater Overall Crime Stats

687 Total Number of Incidents
55.17 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater reported 687 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 55.17 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 12,452.

In order to make this data a little clearer, the table below shows the number of incidents by category and the maximum number of incidents reported by a school in that category.

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 Crimes271,6702.174,000.00
Arrests for Possession14688011.731,352.94
Violence Against Women93340.721,000.00
Disciplinary Actions5052,67040.564,574.85

UW - Whitewater Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 73.5% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 21.3% of the crime and safety-related incidents at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater resulted in arrests for possession. About 3.9% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 1.3% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how UW - Whitewater 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.

Arrests for Possession  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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UW - Whitewater Overall Crime by Location

The chart below shows what percentage of UW - Whitewater crime and safety incidents happened in each location.

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UW - Whitewater On-Campus Crime Stats

636 Total Number of Incidents
51.08 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater reported 636 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on campus. Since the number of students at the school that year was 12,452, that's 51.08 incidents per 1,000 students.

In order to make this data a little clearer, the table below shows the number of incidents by category and the maximum number of incidents reported by a school in that category.

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 Crimes261,5852.094,000.00
Arrests for Possession1118138.91888.89
Violence Against Women93310.721,000.00
Disciplinary Actions4902,64539.354,544.91

UW - Whitewater On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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UW - Whitewater Residence Hall Crime Stats

397 Total Number of Incidents
31.88 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater reported 397 safety-related incidents involving students in residence halls in 2019. These counts are also included in the on-campus crimes category. Since the number of students at the school that year was 12,452, that's 31.88 incidents per 1,000 students.

In order to make this data a little clearer, the table below shows the number of incidents by category and the maximum number of incidents reported by a school in that category.

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 Crimes121670.96101.80
Arrests for Possession427153.37180.35
Violence Against Women41400.3253.89
Disciplinary Actions3392,50727.224,029.94

UW - Whitewater Residence Hall Crime by Category

The percentage breakdown of UW - Whitewater crime and safety incidents by category in residence halls is shown in the following chart.

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51 Total Number of Incidents
4.10 Incidents per 1000 Students
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater reported 51 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on Whitewater public property in areas surrounding the campus. That works out to 4.10 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 12,452.

In order to make this data a little clearer, the table below shows the number of incidents by category and the maximum number of incidents reported by a school in that category.

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 Crimes1670.08666.67
Arrests for Possession352452.811,294.12
Violence Against Women0240.00555.56
Disciplinary Actions151371.20137.93

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

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