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2019 West Chester University of Pennsylvania Crime & Safety Report

Is West Chester University of Pennsylvania safe? On this page, we'll examine crime statistics for the college campus and surrounding areas.

Our crime and safety report on WCUPA includes:

A Word About the Crime Stats for WCUPA

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.

WCUPA Overall Crime Stats

574 Total Number of Incidents
32.49 Incidents per 1000 Students
West Chester University of Pennsylvania reported 574 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. Since the number of students at the school that year was 17,669, that's 32.49 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 Crimes251,6701.414,000.00
Arrests for Possession1728809.731,352.94
Violence Against Women363342.041,000.00
Disciplinary Actions3412,67019.304,574.85

WCUPA Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 59.4% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 30.0% of the crime and safety-related incidents at West Chester University of Pennsylvania resulted in arrests for possession. About 4.4% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 6.3% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how WCUPA 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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WCUPA Overall Crime by Location

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

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WCUPA On-Campus Crime Stats

554 Total Number of Incidents
31.35 Incidents per 1000 Students
West Chester University of Pennsylvania reported 554 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on campus. That works out to 31.35 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 17,669.

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 Crimes251,5851.414,000.00
Arrests for Possession1568138.83888.89
Violence Against Women363312.041,000.00
Disciplinary Actions3372,64519.074,544.91

WCUPA On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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WCUPA Residence Hall Crime Stats

451 Total Number of Incidents
25.52 Incidents per 1000 Students
West Chester University of Pennsylvania reported 451 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 17,669, that's 25.52 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 Crimes211671.19101.80
Arrests for Possession1027155.77180.35
Violence Against Women271401.5353.89
Disciplinary Actions3012,50717.044,029.94

WCUPA Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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20 Total Number of Incidents
1.13 Incidents per 1000 Students
West Chester University of Pennsylvania reported 20 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on West Chester public property in areas surrounding the campus. Since the number of students at the school that year was 17,669, that's 1.13 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 Crimes0670.00666.67
Arrests for Possession162450.911,294.12
Violence Against Women0240.00555.56
Disciplinary Actions41370.23137.93

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

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