Western Carolina Campus Safety - Campus Security

At Western Carolina University, total 6,458 criminal actions were reported last year : 50 arrests, 50 disciplinary actions, 50 criminal offenses, 4,047 hate crimes, 14 residence hall fires. By location, 2,353 crimes were on campus including residence halls, 2,032 were off campus, 2,074 were on public properties, 2,317 were on residence halls (2023).

The following table and chart describe the total criminal actions by crime type and location at Western Carolina University. Last year, total 6,458 criminal/disciplinary actions have been reported at Western Carolina University. By location, 2,353 criminal actions have happened on-campus facilities and 2,032 caused off-campus.

Total 50 arrests were reported at Western Carolina University. The following table and chart describe the arrests count including weapons, drug law violation, and liquor law violation by location at Western Carolina University.

At Western Carolina University total 265 disciplinary actions were reported in academic year 2023. The following table and chart describe the disciplinary actions count including weapons, drug law violation, and liquor law violation by location at Western Carolina University.

The following table and chart describe the criminal offenses statistics by crime type and location at Western Carolina University.

Hate crime (also known as bias-motivated crime) is a usually violent, prejudice motivated crime that occurs when a perpetrator targets a victim because of his or her perceived membership in a certain social group. The following table and chart describe the hate crime statistics by crime type and location at Western Carolina University.

14 fires are occurred on residence hall at Western Carolina University. Next table lists occurrences of fires with facility name, cause, injured or death, and damages.