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2019 Western Technical College Crime & Safety Report

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

Info in this crime and safety report on Western Technical College:

Understanding the Crime Stats for Western Technical College

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 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. Likewise, a high number of incidents may just mean that the school is stricter about law enforcement and reporting.

Western Technical College Overall Crime Stats

55 Total Number of Incidents
13.21 Incidents per 1000 Students
Western Technical College reported 55 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 13.21 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 4,165.

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 Crimes11,6700.244,000.00
Arrests for Possession148803.361,352.94
Violence Against Women33340.721,000.00
Disciplinary Actions372,6708.884,574.85

Western Technical College Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 67.3% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 25.5% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Western Technical College resulted in arrests for possession. About 1.8% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 5.5% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Western Technical College 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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Western Technical College Overall Crime by Location

The chart below shows what percentage of Western Technical College crime and safety incidents happened in each location.

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Western Technical College On-Campus Crime Stats

42 Total Number of Incidents
10.08 Incidents per 1000 Students
Western Technical College reported 42 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on campus. Since the number of students at the school that year was 4,165, that's 10.08 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 Crimes11,5850.244,000.00
Arrests for Possession38130.72888.89
Violence Against Women33310.721,000.00
Disciplinary Actions352,6458.404,544.91

Western Technical College On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Western Technical College Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

1 Total Number of Incidents
0.24 Incidents per 1000 Students
Western Technical College reported 1 safety-related incidents involving students on affiliated off-campus properties in 2019. Based on a student body population of 4,165, that's 0.24 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 Crimes01640.00333.33
Arrests for Possession1640.24111.11
Violence Against Women01000.00194.44
Disciplinary Actions01440.00305.56

Western Technical College Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Western Technical College Residence Hall Crime Stats

33 Total Number of Incidents
7.92 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Western Technical College reported 33 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students in residence halls. Note that these numbers are also included in the on-campus crimes category. That works out to 7.92 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 4,165.

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 Crimes01670.00101.80
Arrests for Possession17150.24180.35
Violence Against Women11400.2453.89
Disciplinary Actions312,5077.444,029.94

Western Technical College Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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12 Total Number of Incidents
2.88 Incidents per 1000 Students
Western Technical College reported 12 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on La Crosse public property in areas surrounding the campus. Since the number of students at the school that year was 4,165, that's 2.88 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 Crimes0670.00666.67
Arrests for Possession102452.401,294.12
Violence Against Women0240.00555.56
Disciplinary Actions21370.48137.93

The chart below shows what percentage of Western Technical College student-related crime and safety incidents in the La Crosse neighborhood surrounding the campus are in each category.

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