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2019 Wells College Crime & Safety Report

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

Our crime and safety report on Wells includes:

A Word About the Crime Stats for Wells

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.

Wells Overall Crime Stats

26 Total Number of Incidents
62.05 Incidents per 1000 Students
Wells College reported 26 safety-related incidents involving students on or near campus or at other properties affiliated with the school in 2019. Since the number of students at the school that year was 419, that's 62.05 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 Crimes21,6704.774,000.00
Arrests for Possession18802.391,352.94
Violence Against Women03340.001,000.00
Disciplinary Actions232,67054.894,574.85

Wells Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 88.5% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 3.8% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Wells College resulted in arrests for possession. About 7.7% of incidents were arrests for major crimes.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Wells 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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Wells Overall Crime by Location

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

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Wells On-Campus Crime Stats

26 Total Number of Incidents
62.05 Incidents per 1000 Students
Wells College reported 26 safety-related incidents involving students on campus in 2019. Since the number of students at the school that year was 419, that's 62.05 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 Crimes21,5854.774,000.00
Arrests for Possession18132.39888.89
Violence Against Women03310.001,000.00
Disciplinary Actions232,64554.894,544.91

Wells On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Wells Residence Hall Crime Stats

23 Total Number of Incidents
54.89 Incidents per 1000 Students
Wells College reported 23 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. That works out to 54.89 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 419.

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 Crimes01670.00101.80
Arrests for Possession17152.39180.35
Violence Against Women01400.0053.89
Disciplinary Actions222,50752.514,029.94

Wells Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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