Eastern Washington University: Crime & Safety

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Eastern Washington University LogoF Eastern Washington University is a public school in Cheney, Washington with about 10,910 students and 1,380 employees.

Our Safety Report for this school is based on the US Department of Education 2023 public data sets for various categories of violent and non-violent crimes committed both on-campus and off-campus over the last three years.

Safety Evaluation

According to our analysis of the government numbers, Eastern Washington University is a very dangerous place to stay. American School Search gives this school grade "F" on safety.

From our perception of the data, this campus has dramatic problems with forcible sex offenses, additionally, there are certain problems with nonforcible sex offenses.

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Criminal Offenses at Eastern Washington University in 2020 - 2022

Alleged criminal offenses reported to campus security authorities and/or local police
Does not necessarily reflect prosecutions or convictions for crime


Type of Crime or Arrest
On-campus
Off-campus
Crime Chance*

Murder
0
0
0.0%

Neglient Manslaughter
0
0
0.0%

Forcible Sex Offense
20
4
0.4%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
11
1
0.3%

Robbery
0
0
0.0%

Aggravated Assault
3
2
0.2%

Burglary
10
1
0.3%

Motor Vehicle Theft
3
0
0.2%

Arson
2
0
0.1%

Illegal Weapons Possession
0
0
0.0%

Drug Law Violation
13
0
0.3%

Liquor Law Violation
19
0
0.4%

* Crime Chance is American School Search's subjective and approximate estimate for a student's chance of experiencing this crime during their study at Eastern Washington University based on the present enrollment, past crime history, current crime trend, and an assumption that the school reports accurate numbers to the government. Safety Grade is American School Search's subjective evaluation of Eastern Washington University campus safety based on the same criteria and assumption.

Need to File a Complaint?

If you have been discriminated or abused at Eastern Washington University, or you believe that this college underreports campus crime statistics, then please consider filing a complaint with US Department of Education.

As of May 1st, 2014, fifty five colleges are under investigation for possible violations of federal law over the handling of sexual violence and harassment complaints. Many of those schools are frequent guests in our exclusive 100 Most Dangerous Colleges list.

Safety in Competing Colleges

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Over 27,600 students. Very dangerous campus. Alleged problems with forcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security is F. SAT 1080, ACT 23 to enroll.

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About 9,300 students. Very dangerous campus. Our grade for campus security: D-. SAT 1010, ACT 21 to enroll.

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