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2019 Westmont College Crime & Safety Report

Is Westmont 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 Westmont:

A Word About the Crime Stats for Westmont

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.

Westmont Overall Crime Stats

28 Total Number of Incidents
21.26 Incidents per 1000 Students
Westmont College reported 28 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 1,317, that's 21.26 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 Crimes51,6703.804,000.00
Arrests for Possession08800.001,352.94
Violence Against Women23341.521,000.00
Disciplinary Actions212,67015.954,574.85

Westmont Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 75.0% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. About 17.9% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 7.1% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Westmont 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 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 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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Westmont Overall Crime by Location

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

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Westmont On-Campus Crime Stats

25 Total Number of Incidents
18.98 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Westmont College reported 25 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on campus. Since the number of students at the school that year was 1,317, that's 18.98 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 Crimes31,5852.284,000.00
Arrests for Possession08130.00888.89
Violence Against Women23311.521,000.00
Disciplinary Actions202,64515.194,544.91

Westmont On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Westmont Affiliated Off-Campus Crime Stats

3 Total Number of Incidents
2.28 Incidents per 1000 Students
Westmont College reported 3 safety-related incidents involving students on affiliated off-campus properties in 2019. That works out to 2.28 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 1,317.

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 Crimes21641.52333.33
Arrests for Possession0640.00111.11
Violence Against Women01000.00194.44
Disciplinary Actions11440.76305.56

Westmont Affiliated Off-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Westmont Residence Hall Crime Stats

21 Total Number of Incidents
15.95 Incidents per 1000 Students
Westmont College reported 21 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019 that took place in residence halls. Note that these numbers are also included in the on-campus crimes category. That works out to 15.95 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 1,317.

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 Crimes01670.00101.80
Arrests for Possession07150.00180.35
Violence Against Women21401.5253.89
Disciplinary Actions192,50714.434,029.94

Westmont Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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