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2019 Westfield State University Crime & Safety Report

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

Our crime and safety report on Westfield includes:

Understanding the Crime Stats for Westfield

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.

Westfield Overall Crime Stats

150 Total Number of Incidents
25.88 Incidents per 1000 Students
Westfield State University reported 150 safety-related incidents involving students on or near campus or at other properties affiliated with the school in 2019. Based on a student body population of 5,795, that's 25.88 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 Crimes101,6701.734,000.00
Arrests for Possession38800.521,352.94
Violence Against Women103341.731,000.00
Disciplinary Actions1272,67021.924,574.85

Westfield Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 84.7% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 2.0% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Westfield State University resulted in arrests for possession. About 6.7% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 6.7% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Westfield 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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Westfield Overall Crime by Location

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

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Westfield On-Campus Crime Stats

148 Total Number of Incidents
25.54 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Westfield State University reported 148 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on campus. Based on a student body population of 5,795, that's 25.54 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 Crimes101,5851.734,000.00
Arrests for Possession38130.52888.89
Violence Against Women103311.731,000.00
Disciplinary Actions1252,64521.574,544.91

Westfield On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Westfield Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

2 Total Number of Incidents
0.35 Incidents per 1000 Students
Westfield State University reported 2 safety-related incidents involving students on affiliated off-campus properties in 2019. Based on a student body population of 5,795, that's 0.35 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 Possession0640.00111.11
Violence Against Women01000.00194.44
Disciplinary Actions21440.35305.56

Westfield Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Westfield Residence Hall Crime Stats

126 Total Number of Incidents
21.74 Incidents per 1000 Students
Westfield State University reported 126 safety-related incidents involving students in residence halls in 2019. Note that these numbers are also included in the on-campus crimes category. That works out to 21.74 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 5,795.

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 Crimes81671.38101.80
Arrests for Possession37150.52180.35
Violence Against Women101401.7353.89
Disciplinary Actions1052,50718.124,029.94

Westfield Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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