North Carolina Wesleyan University: Crime & Safety

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North Carolina Wesleyan University LogoC+ North Carolina Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit school in Rocky Mount, North Carolina with about 1,340 students and 340 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 information, North Carolina Wesleyan University is a relatively safe place to be enrolled at. American School Search gives this school grade "C+" on safety.

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

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Criminal Offenses at North Carolina Wesleyan 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
0
0
0.0%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
2
0
0.4%

Robbery
0
0
0.0%

Aggravated Assault
0
0
0.0%

Burglary
7
0
0.7%

Motor Vehicle Theft
0
0
0.0%

Arson
0
0
0.0%

Illegal Weapons Possession
5
0
0.6%

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 North Carolina Wesleyan 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 North Carolina Wesleyan University campus safety based on the same criteria and assumption.

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If you have been discriminated or abused at North Carolina Wesleyan 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

East Carolina UniversityEast Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC
Roughly 27,200 students. Very dangerous campus. Alleged problems with forcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security is F. SAT 1070, ACT 22 to enroll.

North Carolina State University at RaleighNorth Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NC
Approximately 36,700 students. Very dangerous campus. Our rating for campus security is F. SAT 1330, ACT 31 to enroll.

University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC
About 31,800 students. Very dangerous campus. Bad statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security: F. SAT 1410, ACT 32 to enroll.

Old Dominion UniversityOld Dominion UniversityNorfolk, VA
Approximately 23,200 students. Very dangerous campus. Apparent problems with forcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security is F. ACT 25 to enroll.

Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, NC
Around 6,800 students. Very dangerous campus. Our grade for campus security is D-. SAT 920, ACT 17 to enroll.

Duke UniversityDuke UniversityDurham, NC
About 18,100 students. Very dangerous campus. Our rating for campus security: D-. SAT 1520, ACT 35 to enroll.

Longwood UniversityLongwood UniversityFarmville, VA
More than 4,400 students. Very dangerous campus. Our rating for campus security: D-. ACT 23 to enroll.

Christopher Newport UniversityChristopher Newport UniversityNewport News, VA
Over 4,600 students. Very dangerous campus. Bad statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security is F. SAT 1170, ACT 26 to enroll.

Elon UniversityElon UniversityElon, NC
About 7,200 students. Very dangerous campus. Disappointing statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security: F. SAT 1250, ACT 28 to enroll.

Campbell UniversityCampbell UniversityBuies Creek, NC
Roughly 5,300 students. Relatively safe campus. Our grade for campus security is C+. SAT 1070, ACT 22 to enroll.

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