Table 9
WEST VIRGINIA
Offenses Known to Law Enforcement
by University and College, 2017
University/College |
Student enrollment1 |
Violent crime |
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter |
Rape2 | Robbery |
Aggravated assault |
Property crime |
Burglary |
Larceny- theft |
Motor vehicle theft |
Arson |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Marshall University | 13,647 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 72 | 6 | 66 | 0 | 0 |
Shepherd University | 3,779 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
West Virginia University | 28,488 | 30 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 255 | 9 | 243 | 3 | 1 |
- 1 The student enrollment figures provided by the United States Department of Education are for the 2016 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 only the revised Uniform Crime Reporting definition of rape. See the 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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