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2019 Wartburg College Crime & Safety Report

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

What you'll find in our crime and safety report on Wartburg:

A Word About the Crime Stats for Wartburg

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.

Wartburg Overall Crime Stats

111 Total Number of Incidents
73.75 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Wartburg College reported 111 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students at or near campus or on other properties associated with the school. Since the number of students at the school that year was 1,505, that's 73.75 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 Crimes41,6702.664,000.00
Arrests for Possession98805.981,352.94
Violence Against Women03340.001,000.00
Disciplinary Actions982,67065.124,574.85

Wartburg Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 88.3% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 8.1% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Wartburg College resulted in arrests for possession. About 3.6% of incidents were arrests for major crimes.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Wartburg 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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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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Wartburg Overall Crime by Location

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

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Wartburg On-Campus Crime Stats

107 Total Number of Incidents
71.10 Incidents per 1000 Students
Wartburg College reported 107 safety-related incidents involving students on campus in 2019. Based on a student body population of 1,505, that's 71.10 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 Crimes41,5852.664,000.00
Arrests for Possession58133.32888.89
Violence Against Women03310.001,000.00
Disciplinary Actions982,64565.124,544.91

Wartburg On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Wartburg Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

2 Total Number of Incidents
1.33 Incidents per 1000 Students
Wartburg College reported 2 safety-related incidents involving students on affiliated off-campus properties in 2019. Since the number of students at the school that year was 1,505, that's 1.33 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 Crimes01640.00333.33
Arrests for Possession2641.33111.11
Violence Against Women01000.00194.44
Disciplinary Actions01440.00305.56

Wartburg Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Wartburg Residence Hall Crime Stats

107 Total Number of Incidents
71.10 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Wartburg College reported 107 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students in residence halls. Note that these numbers are also included in the on-campus crimes category. Based on a student body population of 1,505, that's 71.10 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 Crimes41672.66101.80
Arrests for Possession57153.32180.35
Violence Against Women01400.0053.89
Disciplinary Actions982,50765.124,029.94

Wartburg Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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2 Total Number of Incidents
1.33 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Wartburg College reported 2 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on public property in the surrounding Waverly neighborhood. Since the number of students at the school that year was 1,505, that's 1.33 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 Possession22451.331,294.12
Violence Against Women0240.00555.56
Disciplinary Actions01370.00137.93

The percentage breakdown of Wartburg student-related crime and safety incidents by category in the surrounding Waverly neighborhood is shown in the following chart.

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