Wayne State College: Crime & Safety

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Wayne State College LogoD Wayne State College is a public school in Wayne, Nebraska with about 4,770 students and 500 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, Wayne State College is a relatively dangerous place to study. American School Search gives this school grade "D" on safety.

From our perception of the data, there are some problems with forcible sex offenses and nonforcible sex offenses.

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Criminal Offenses at Wayne State 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
5
0
0.3%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
8
1
0.4%

Robbery
0
0
0.0%

Aggravated Assault
0
0
0.0%

Burglary
2
0
0.2%

Motor Vehicle Theft
0
0
0.0%

Arson
0
0
0.0%

Illegal Weapons Possession
0
0
0.0%

Drug Law Violation
10
0
0.4%

Liquor Law Violation
2
0
0.2%

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

Need to File a Complaint?

If you have been discriminated or abused at Wayne State 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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About 23,900 students. Very dangerous campus. Alleged problems with forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security: F. ACT 25 to enroll.

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Over 15,100 students. Very dangerous campus. Our grade for campus security is D-. SAT 1050, ACT 22 to enroll.

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More than 13,900 students. Generally safe campus. Our rating for campus security: B-.

University of South DakotaUniversity of South DakotaVermillion, SD
About 9,900 students. Dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security: D. SAT 1140, ACT 22 to enroll.

Creighton UniversityCreighton UniversityOmaha, NE
Over 8,400 students. Very dangerous campus. Alleged problems with forcible sex offenses and nonforcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security: F. SAT 1270, ACT 30 to enroll.

Augustana UniversityAugustana UniversitySioux Falls, SD
Roughly 2,100 students. Very dangerous campus. Our grade for campus security is D-. ACT 25 to enroll.

University of Sioux FallsUniversity of Sioux FallsSioux Falls, SD
Roughly 1,600 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security: A-. ACT 23 to enroll.

Concordia University NebraskaConcordia University NebraskaSeward, NE
Roughly 3,100 students. Unsafe campus. Our mark for campus security is C-. ACT 22 to enroll.

Buena Vista UniversityBuena Vista UniversityStorm Lake, IA
Over 2,000 students. Very dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security: D-. ACT 22 to enroll.

Morningside UniversityMorningside UniversitySioux City, IA
Over 2,300 students. Generally safe campus. Our grade for campus security is B. ACT 23 to enroll.

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Over 100 students. Safe campus. Our grade for campus security: A.

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Midland UniversityMidland UniversityFremont, NE
Roughly 1,700 students. Unsafe campus. Our mark for campus security: C-. SAT 1020, ACT 22 to enroll.

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Approximately 1,700 students. Generally safe campus. Our mark for campus security: B-. SAT 1080, ACT 23 to enroll.

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Roughly 1,900 students. Dangerous campus. Our grade for campus security is D+. SAT 1130, ACT 25 to enroll.

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Approximately 100 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security is A.

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Over 1,200 students. Generally safe campus. Our mark for campus security: B. SAT 1020, ACT 23 to enroll.

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Around 14,600 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security: A-.

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