Western Washington University: Crime & Safety

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Western Washington University LogoF Western Washington University is a public school in Bellingham, Washington with about 14,750 students and 2,190 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

Based on our analysis of the government data, Western Washington University is a very dangerous place to be enrolled at. American School Search gives this school grade "F" on safety.

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

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Criminal Offenses at Western 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
43
0
0.5%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
5
0
0.2%

Robbery
1
0
0.1%

Aggravated Assault
0
2
0.1%

Burglary
13
1
0.3%

Motor Vehicle Theft
27
3
0.4%

Arson
3
0
0.1%

Illegal Weapons Possession
0
0
0.0%

Drug Law Violation
1
0
0.1%

Liquor Law Violation
2
0
0.1%

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

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If you have been discriminated or abused at Western 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 52,400 students. Very dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security: F. SAT 1300, ACT 30 to enroll.

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Approximately 3,200 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security: A.

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