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2019 Western Illinois University Crime & Safety Report

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

Our crime and safety report on WIU includes:

A Word About the Crime Stats for WIU

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.

WIU Overall Crime Stats

278 Total Number of Incidents
36.46 Incidents per 1000 Students
Western Illinois University reported 278 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 7,624, that's 36.46 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 Crimes111,6701.444,000.00
Arrests for Possession498806.431,352.94
Violence Against Women103341.311,000.00
Disciplinary Actions2082,67027.284,574.85

WIU Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 74.8% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 17.6% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Western Illinois University resulted in arrests for possession. About 4.0% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 3.6% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how WIU 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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WIU Overall Crime by Location

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

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WIU On-Campus Crime Stats

248 Total Number of Incidents
32.53 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Western Illinois University reported 248 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on campus. Since the number of students at the school that year was 7,624, that's 32.53 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 Crimes111,5851.444,000.00
Arrests for Possession348134.46888.89
Violence Against Women103311.311,000.00
Disciplinary Actions1932,64525.314,544.91

WIU On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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WIU Residence Hall Crime Stats

204 Total Number of Incidents
26.76 Incidents per 1000 Students
Western Illinois University reported 204 safety-related incidents involving students in residence halls in 2019. Note that these numbers are also included in the on-campus crimes category. Since the number of students at the school that year was 7,624, that's 26.76 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 Crimes101671.31101.80
Arrests for Possession197152.49180.35
Violence Against Women81401.0553.89
Disciplinary Actions1672,50721.904,029.94

WIU Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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30 Total Number of Incidents
3.93 Incidents per 1000 Students
Western Illinois University reported 30 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on Macomb public property in areas surrounding the campus. That works out to 3.93 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 7,624.

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 Possession152451.971,294.12
Violence Against Women0240.00555.56
Disciplinary Actions151371.97137.93

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

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