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
2004
2005
2006
a. Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter 0
0
0
b. Negligent manslaughter 0
0
0
c. Forcible sex offenses (including forcible rape) 7
1
5
d. Nonforcible sex offenses 0
1
0
e. Robbery 1
0
0
f. Aggravated assault 15
13
5
g. Burglary 31
17
9
h. Motor vehicle theft 1
0
4
i. Arson 4
3
2
Criminal Offenses - On-campus Residence***
Criminal Offense
Total Occurrences on Campus
2004
2005
2006
a. Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter 0
0
0
b. Negligent manslaughter 0
0
0
c. Forcible sex offenses (including forcible rape) 7
0
5
d. Nonforcible sex offenses 0
1
0
e. Robbery 0
0
0
f. Aggravated assault 9
7
5
g. Burglary 25
17
7
h. Motor vehicle theft 0
0
3
i. Arson 4
3
2
Criminal Offenses - Non-campus
Criminal Offense
Total Occurrences on Campus
2004
2005
2006
a. Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter 0
0
0
b. Negligent manslaughter 0
0
0
c. Forcible sex offenses (including forcible rape) 3
3
2
d. Nonforcible sex offenses 1
0
0
e. Robbery 1
0
1
f. Aggravated assault 4
3
1
g. Burglary 2
0
0
h. Motor vehicle theft 1
0
0
i. Arson 0
0
0
Criminal Offenses - Public Property
Criminal Offense
Total Occurrences on Campus
2004
2005
2006
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
1
i. Arson 0
0
0
Hate Crimes - On-campus, In Residence Halls, Non-Campus, and Public Property
Criminal Offense
Total Occurrences on Campus
2004
2005
2006
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
2004
2005
2006
a. Illegal weapons possessions 8
5
3
b. Drug Law violations 35
52
29
c. Liquor law violations 36
60
43
Arrests - On-campus Residence Halls
Number of Arrests in Residence Halls
2004
2005
2006
a. Illegal weapons possessions 3
2
2
b. Drug Law violations 21
35
15
c. Liquor law violations 8
38
31
Arrests - Non-campus
Number of Arrests Non-campus
2004
2005
2006
a. Illegal weapons possessions 0
1
0
b. Drug Law violations 4
11
2
c. Liquor law violations 3
10
0
Arrests - Public Property
Number of Arrests Public Property
2004
2005
2006
a. Illegal weapons possessions 0
0
1
b. Drug Law violations 2
7
19
c. Liquor law violations 0
4
12
Disciplinary Actions/Judicial Referrals - On Campus ***
Number of Disciplinary Actions/Judicial Referrals
2004
2005
2006
a. Illegal weapons possessions 19
26
24
b. Drug Law violations 94
154
145
c. Liquor law violations 341
391
502
Disciplinary Actions/Judicial Referrals - On-campus Residence Halls
Number of Disciplinary Actions/Judicial Referrals
2004
2005
2006
a. Illegal weapons possessions 13
21
20
b. Drug Law violations 70
117
117
c. Liquor law violations 276
291
425
Disciplinary Actions/Judicial Referrals - Non-campus
Number of Disciplinary Actions/Judicial Referrals
2004
2005
2006
a. Illegal weapons possessions 0
0
0
b. Drug Law violations 2
8
10
c. Liquor law 3
12
3
Disciplinary Actions/Judicial Referrals - Public Property
Number of Disciplinary Actions/Judicial Referrals
2004
2005
2006
a. Illegal weapons possessions 0
0
2
b. Drug Law violations 0
2
13
c. Liquor law violations 0
2
14
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 2004, 2005, and 2006 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.