Kentucky Wesleyan College: Crime & Safety

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Kentucky Wesleyan College LogoB- Kentucky Wesleyan College is a private not-for-profit school in Owensboro, Kentucky with about 810 students and 220 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 data, Kentucky Wesleyan College is a generally safe place to be in. American School Search gives this school grade "B-" on safety.

From our perception of the data, this campus experiences no significant crime problems.

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Criminal Offenses at Kentucky Wesleyan College 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
0
0
0.0%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
0
0
0.0%

Robbery
0
0
0.0%

Aggravated Assault
1
0
0.3%

Burglary
7
0
0.9%

Motor Vehicle Theft
3
0
0.6%

Arson
0
0
0.0%

Illegal Weapons Possession
0
0
0.0%

Drug Law Violation
0
0
0.0%

Liquor Law Violation
0
0
0.0%

* Crime Chance is American School Search's subjective and approximate estimate for a student's chance of experiencing this crime during their study at Kentucky Wesleyan College 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 Kentucky Wesleyan College campus safety based on the same criteria and assumption.

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If you have been discriminated or abused at Kentucky Wesleyan College, 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 9,400 students. Very dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security is F. ACT 21 to enroll.

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Roughly 9,200 students. Dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security is D. SAT 1090, ACT 24 to enroll.

Indiana University SoutheastIndiana University SoutheastNew Albany, IN
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More than 2,100 students. Dangerous campus. Our grade for campus security: D. SAT 1150, ACT 25 to enroll.

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