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2019 West Virginia State University Crime & Safety Report

Is WVSU 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 WVSU:

Understanding the Crime Stats for WVSU

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.

WVSU Overall Crime Stats

19 Total Number of Incidents
4.61 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, West Virginia State University reported 19 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 4,120, that's 4.61 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 Crimes51,6701.214,000.00
Arrests for Possession28800.491,352.94
Violence Against Women63341.461,000.00
Disciplinary Actions62,6701.464,574.85

WVSU Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 31.6% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 10.5% of the crime and safety-related incidents at West Virginia State University resulted in arrests for possession. About 26.3% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 31.6% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how WVSU 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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Violence Against Women  (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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Violence Against Women  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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Disciplinary Actions  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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WVSU Overall Crime by Location

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

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WVSU On-Campus Crime Stats

18 Total Number of Incidents
4.37 Incidents per 1000 Students
West Virginia State University reported 18 safety-related incidents involving students on campus in 2019. Since the number of students at the school that year was 4,120, that's 4.37 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 Crimes51,5851.214,000.00
Arrests for Possession18130.24888.89
Violence Against Women63311.461,000.00
Disciplinary Actions62,6451.464,544.91

WVSU On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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WVSU Residence Hall Crime Stats

10 Total Number of Incidents
2.43 Incidents per 1000 Students
West Virginia State University reported 10 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 4,120, that's 2.43 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 Crimes11670.24101.80
Arrests for Possession07150.00180.35
Violence Against Women51401.2153.89
Disciplinary Actions42,5070.974,029.94

WVSU Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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1 Total Number of Incidents
0.24 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, West Virginia State University reported 1 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on public property in the surrounding Institute neighborhood. Since the number of students at the school that year was 4,120, that's 0.24 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 Possession12450.241,294.12
Violence Against Women0240.00555.56
Disciplinary Actions01370.00137.93

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

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