West Chester University of Pennsylvania: Crime & Safety

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West Chester University of Pennsylvania LogoD- West Chester University of Pennsylvania is a public school in West Chester, Pennsylvania with about 17,280 students and 1,880 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, West Chester University of Pennsylvania is a very dangerous place to be in. American School Search gives this school grade "D-" on safety.

From our perception of the data, this campus has major problems with forcible sex offenses.

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Criminal Offenses at West Chester University of Pennsylvania 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
0.3%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
6
4
0.2%

Robbery
2
0
0.1%

Aggravated Assault
4
0
0.1%

Burglary
12
0
0.3%

Motor Vehicle Theft
1
0
0.1%

Arson
1
0
0.1%

Illegal Weapons Possession
0
0
0.0%

Drug Law Violation
45
0
0.5%

Liquor Law Violation
401
0
1.5%

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

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If you have been discriminated or abused at West Chester University of Pennsylvania, 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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More than 50,700 students. Dangerous campus. Our grade for campus security: D. SAT 1340, ACT 31 to enroll.

University of Maryland College ParkUniversity of Maryland College ParkCollege Park, MD
Roughly 40,800 students. Very dangerous campus. Alleged problems with forcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security: D-. ACT 32 to enroll.

Temple UniversityTemple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA
About 33,200 students. Dangerous campus. Our grade for campus security: D+. SAT 1110, ACT 24 to enroll.

University of PennsylvaniaUniversity of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA
Approximately 28,300 students. Unsafe campus. Our mark for campus security is C-. SAT 1530, ACT 35 to enroll.

Johns Hopkins UniversityJohns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD
Approximately 31,300 students. Unsafe campus. Our rating for campus security is C-. SAT 1530, ACT 35 to enroll.

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About 14,200 students. Safe campus. Our grade for campus security is A. ACT 26 to enroll.

Towson UniversityTowson UniversityTowson, MD
Approximately 19,800 students. Very dangerous campus. Bad statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security is F. SAT 1100, ACT 22 to enroll.

Montclair State UniversityMontclair State UniversityMontclair, NJ
Roughly 21,800 students. Dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security is D. SAT 1050 to enroll.

Rutgers University NewarkRutgers University NewarkNewark, NJ
Roughly 11,100 students. Dangerous campus. Our rating for campus security is D. SAT 1070, ACT 21 to enroll.

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Universal Technical Institute of PennsylvaniaUniversal Technical Institute of PennsylvaniaExton, PA
More than 1,100 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security is A.

Neumann UniversityNeumann UniversityAston, PA
Over 2,200 students. Safe campus. Our rating for campus security: A. SAT 960, ACT 19 to enroll.

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More than 8,000 students. Safe campus. Our grade for campus security: A.

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Over 700 students. Safe campus. Our rating for campus security is A.

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