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2019 Wellesley College Crime & Safety Report

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

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

Understanding the Crime Stats for Wellesley

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 uncommon for a school to report zero incidents for any 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.

Although zero incidents of reported crime is nice, it doesn't necessarily mean that the school is safer. 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.

Wellesley Overall Crime Stats

16 Total Number of Incidents
6.35 Incidents per 1000 Students
Wellesley College reported 16 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 6.35 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 2,519.

The table below gives the number of incidents by category, and for comparision, also states the max number of incidents reported by any school in our analysis.

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 Crimes111,6704.374,000.00
Arrests for Possession08800.001,352.94
Violence Against Women53341.981,000.00
Disciplinary Actions02,6700.004,574.85

Wellesley Overall Crime by Category

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

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About 68.8% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 31.3% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Wellesley 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 Major Crimes  (Incidents)
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Violence Against Women  (Incidents)
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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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Wellesley Overall Crime by Location

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

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Wellesley On-Campus Crime Stats

14 Total Number of Incidents
5.56 Incidents per 1000 Students
Wellesley College reported 14 safety-related incidents involving students on campus in 2019. That works out to 5.56 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 2,519.

The table below gives the number of incidents by category, and for comparision, also states the max number of incidents reported by any school in our analysis.

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 Crimes101,5853.974,000.00
Arrests for Possession08130.00888.89
Violence Against Women43311.591,000.00
Disciplinary Actions02,6450.004,544.91

Wellesley On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Wellesley Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

2 Total Number of Incidents
0.79 Incidents per 1000 Students
Wellesley 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 2,519, that's 0.79 incidents per 1,000 students.

The table below gives the number of incidents by category, and for comparision, also states the max number of incidents reported by any school in our analysis.

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 Crimes11640.40333.33
Arrests for Possession0640.00111.11
Violence Against Women11000.40194.44
Disciplinary Actions01440.00305.56

Wellesley Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

The chart below shows what percentage of Wellesley crime and safety incidents on affiliated off-campus properties are in each category.

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Wellesley Residence Hall Crime Stats

12 Total Number of Incidents
4.76 Incidents per 1000 Students
Wellesley College reported 12 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. Based on a student body population of 2,519, that's 4.76 incidents per 1,000 students.

The table below gives the number of incidents by category, and for comparision, also states the max number of incidents reported by any school in our analysis.

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 Crimes81673.18101.80
Arrests for Possession07150.00180.35
Violence Against Women41401.5953.89
Disciplinary Actions02,5070.004,029.94

Wellesley Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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