Table 9
WEST VIRGINIA
Offenses Known to Law Enforcement
by University and College, 2013
| University/College |
Student enrollment1 |
Violent crime |
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter |
Rape (revised definition)2 |
Rape (legacy definition)3 |
Robbery |
Aggravated assault |
Property crime |
Burglary |
Larceny- theft |
Motor vehicle theft |
Arson |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairmont State University | 4,451 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 0 | |
| Marshall University | 13,708 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 61 | 3 | 58 | 0 | 0 | |
| Potomac State College | 1,781 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shepherd University | 4,326 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| West Virginia State University | 2,644 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | |
| West Virginia Tech | 1,107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| West Virginia University | 29,707 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 109 | 1 | 107 | 1 | 1 |
- 1 The student enrollment figures provided by the United States Department of Education are for the 2012 school year, the most recent available. The enrollment figures include full-time and part-time students.
- 2 The figures shown in this column for the offense of rape were reported using the revised Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) definition of rape. See Data Declaration for further explanation.
- 3 The figures shown in this column for the offense of rape were reported using the legacy UCR definition of rape. See Data Declaration for further explanation.
- NOTE: Caution should be exercised in making any intercampus comparisons or ranking schools because university/college crime statistics are affected by a variety of factors. These include demographic characteristics of the surrounding community, ratio of male to female students, number of on-campus residents, accessibility of the campus to outside visitors, size of enrollment, etc.
Data Declaration
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