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2019 Washington State University Crime & Safety Report

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

Our crime and safety report on Wazzu includes:

Understanding the Crime Stats for Wazzu

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

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. Likewise, a high number of incidents may just mean that the school is stricter about law enforcement and reporting.

Wazzu Overall Crime Stats

751 Total Number of Incidents
23.76 Incidents per 1000 Students
Washington State University reported 751 safety-related incidents involving students on or near campus or at other properties affiliated with the school in 2019. Based on a student body population of 31,607, that's 23.76 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 Crimes421,6701.334,000.00
Arrests for Possession1118803.511,352.94
Violence Against Women423341.331,000.00
Disciplinary Actions5562,67017.594,574.85

Wazzu Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 74.0% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 14.8% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Washington State University resulted in arrests for possession. About 5.6% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 5.6% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Wazzu 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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Arrests for Major Crimes  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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Violence Against Women  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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Wazzu Overall Crime by Location

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

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Wazzu On-Campus Crime Stats

719 Total Number of Incidents
22.75 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Washington State University reported 719 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on campus. Based on a student body population of 31,607, that's 22.75 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 Crimes291,5850.924,000.00
Arrests for Possession998133.13888.89
Violence Against Women363311.141,000.00
Disciplinary Actions5552,64517.564,544.91

Wazzu On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Wazzu Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

23 Total Number of Incidents
0.73 Incidents per 1000 Students
Washington State University reported 23 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on affiliated off-campus properties. Since the number of students at the school that year was 31,607, that's 0.73 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 Crimes121640.38333.33
Arrests for Possession5640.16111.11
Violence Against Women51000.16194.44
Disciplinary Actions11440.03305.56

Wazzu Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Wazzu Residence Hall Crime Stats

484 Total Number of Incidents
15.31 Incidents per 1000 Students
Washington State University reported 484 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019 that took place in residence halls. Note that these numbers are also included in the on-campus crimes category. Since the number of students at the school that year was 31,607, that's 15.31 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 Crimes191670.60101.80
Arrests for Possession47150.13180.35
Violence Against Women201400.6353.89
Disciplinary Actions4412,50713.954,029.94

Wazzu Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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9 Total Number of Incidents
0.28 Incidents per 1000 Students
Washington State University reported 9 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on Pullman public property in areas surrounding the campus. Since the number of students at the school that year was 31,607, that's 0.28 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 Crimes1670.03666.67
Arrests for Possession72450.221,294.12
Violence Against Women1240.03555.56
Disciplinary Actions01370.00137.93

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

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References

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