The University Police record statistics on reported crimes on campus, according to the methods, standards, and definitions provided by the Uniform Crime Reporting System of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Western Carolina University has filed statistics with this system since 1978. The Director of Student Community Ethics records statistics on disciplinary actions and judicial referrals. The Student Affairs Office maintains statistics of crimes not reported to police, but reported by non-police campus security authorities in an annual survey conducted by the Vice Chancellor or designee.
To the extent that reports can be obtained from local law-enforcement agencies, university crime statistics recorded since September 1991 include incidents that occurred at off-campus locations occupied by registered student organizations or on university-owned property that is not part of the main campus.
Definitions
For the use of this report "Campus" is defined as any building or property owned or
controlled by an institution of higher education within the same reasonably contiguous
geographic area of the institution and used by the institution in direct support of,
or in a manner related to, the institution's educational purposes, including residence
halls; and property within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area of the institution
that is owned by the institution but controlled by another person, is used by students,
and supports institutional purposes (such as a food or other retail vendor). "Public"
is defined as all public property that is within the same reasonably contiguous geographic
area of the institution, such as a sidewalk, a street, other thoroughfare, or parking
facility, and is adjacent to a facility owned or controlled by the institution if
the facility is used by the institution in direct support of, or in a manner related
to the institution's educational purposes. "Residence" is defined as an on-campus
residence hall and is a subset of "Campus" total. "Non-Campus" is defined as any building
or property owned or controlled by a student organization recognized by the institution
and any building or property (other than a branch campus) owned or controlled by an
institution of higher education that is used in direct support of, or in relation
to, the institution's educational purposes, is frequently used by students, and is
not within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area of the institution. "Hate"
crimes are a subset of the total of all other columns and are those which met the
FBI definition of hate crimes.
WCU Crime Statistics
Criminal Offenses - On-campus
|
Criminal Offense |
Total Occurrences on Campus |
|
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
|
| a. Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| b. Negligent manslaughter |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| c. Forcible sex offenses (including forcible rape) |
3 |
5 |
3 |
| d. Nonforcible sex offenses |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| e. Robbery |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| f. Aggravated assault |
1 |
3 |
1 |
| g. Burglary |
28 |
38 |
23 |
| h. Motor vehicle theft |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| i. Arson |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Criminal Offenses - On-campus Residence***
|
Criminal Offense |
Total Occurrences on Campus |
|
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
|
| a. Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| b. Negligent manslaughter |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| c. Forcible sex offenses (including forcible rape) |
1 |
5 |
3 |
| d. Nonforcible sex offenses |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| e. Robbery |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| f. Aggravated assault |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| g. Burglary |
26 |
27 |
20 |
| h. Motor vehicle theft |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| i. Arson |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Criminal Offenses - Non-campus
|
Criminal Offense |
Total Occurrences on Campus |
|
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
|
| a. Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| b. Negligent manslaughter |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| c. Forcible sex offenses (including forcible rape) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| d. Nonforcible sex offenses |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| e. Robbery |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| f. Aggravated assault |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| g. Burglary |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| h. Motor vehicle theft |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| i. Arson |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Criminal Offenses - Public Property
|
Criminal Offense |
Total Occurrences on Campus |
|
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
|
| a. Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| b. Negligent manslaughter |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| c. Forcible sex offenses (including forcible rape) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| d. Nonforcible sex offenses |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| e. Robbery |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| f. Aggravated assault |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| g. Burglary |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| h. Motor vehicle theft |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| i. Arson |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Hate Crimes - On-campus, In Residence Halls, Non-Campus, and Public Property
|
Criminal Offense |
Total Occurrences on Campus |
|
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
|
| a. Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| b. Negligent manslaughter |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| c. Forcible sex offenses (including forcible rape) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| d. Nonforcible sex offenses |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| e. Robbery |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| f. Aggravated assault |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| g. Burglary |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| h. Motor vehicle theft |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| i. Arson |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Arrests - On-campus ***
|
|
Number of Arrests on Campus |
|
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
|
| a. Illegal weapons possessions |
0 |
3 |
3 |
| b. Drug Law violations |
20 |
34 |
31 |
| c. Liquor law violations |
13 |
59 |
55 |
Arrests - On-campus Residence Halls
|
|
Number of Arrests in Residence Halls |
|
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
|
| a. Illegal weapons possessions |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| b. Drug Law violations |
12 |
26 |
18 |
| c. Liquor law violations |
4 |
27 |
21 |
Arrests - Non-campus
|
|
Number of Arrests Non-campus |
|
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
|
| a. Illegal weapons possessions |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| b. Drug Law violations |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| c. Liquor law violations |
0 |
4 |
13 |
Arrests - Public Property
|
|
Number of Arrests Public Property |
|
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
|
| a. Illegal weapons possessions |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| b. Drug Law violations |
5 |
9 |
7 |
| c. Liquor law violations |
4 |
25 |
40 |
Disciplinary Actions/Judicial Referrals - On Campus ***
|
|
Number of Disciplinary Actions/Judicial Referrals |
|
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
|
| a. Illegal weapons possessions |
1 |
4 |
3 |
| b. Drug Law violations |
45 |
92 |
80 |
| c. Liquor law violations |
147 |
245 |
180 |
Disciplinary Actions/Judicial Referrals - On-campus Residence Halls
|
|
Number of Disciplinary Actions/Judicial Referrals |
|
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
|
| a. Illegal weapons possessions |
0 |
3 |
2 |
| b. Drug Law violations |
32 |
69 |
69 |
| c. Liquor law violations |
106 |
196 |
162 |
Disciplinary Actions/Judicial Referrals - Non-campus
|
|
Number of Disciplinary Actions/Judicial Referrals |
|
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
|
| a. Illegal weapons possessions |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| b. Drug Law violations |
0 |
13 |
24 |
| c. Liquor law |
4 |
25 |
39 |
Disciplinary Actions/Judicial Referrals - Public Property
|
|
Number of Disciplinary Actions/Judicial Referrals |
|
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
|
| a. Illegal weapons possessions |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| b. Drug Law violations |
1 |
8 |
14 |
| c. Liquor law violations |
11 |
4 |
17 |
|
|
Number of Disciplinary Actions/Judicial Referrals |
| Name of Facility |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| Albright Benton |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Balsam |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Blue Ridge |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Buchanan |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Central Drive |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Harrill |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Madison |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Norton |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Reynolds |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Robertson |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Scott |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Village Houses |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Walker |
0 |
0 |
0 |
There were no crimes (in the categories listed above) at the Highlands Biological Station or the Cherokee Center. WCU students enrolled in courses offered in Asheville may obtain copies of the UNCA Clery Act Report at the UNCA Public Safety Office in Vance Hall.
The Clery Act was amended in 1998. Any marked increase across years or in the revised statistics from previous years can be accounted for by the fact that the geographic boundaries for reporting were greatly expanded in 1998, and reporting of drug, alcohol, and weapons violations has also been broadened to include not only arrests, but also disciplinary referrals. Disciplinary action and referrals for 2009, 2010, and 2011 include all disciplinary cases for alcohol, drug, and weapons violations.
*** This category includes all on-campus incidents, including those listed in the category below, "On-campus residence halls." Therefore, the two categories are not cumulative, but duplicative.