OH
Case Western Reserve University
4.57 incidents / 1,000 students
Cleveland, OH · Clery Act 2024 · Private Nonprofit
Case Western Reserve University
Across 2022–2024, Case Western Reserve University reported 146 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count rose over that span (largest filed category: Motor Vehicle Theft). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Youngstown State University.
- 4.57
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,565
- Rank of 2,072
- #104
- OH rank
- 12,475
- Enrolled students
4.57 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Case Western Reserve University reports 4.57 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 507% above Merced College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Merced College (0.32/1k); Grand Rapids Community College (0.72/1k); Bellevue College (1.28/1k); Tallahassee State College (0.08/1k); Los Angeles Trade Technical College (1.36/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Youngstown State University (1.39/1k); University of Akron Main Campus (3.75/1k); Cleveland State University (3.84/1k); Wright State University-Main Campus (2.36/1k); University of Toledo (2.16/1k); University of Dayton (10.09/1k); Cincinnati State Technical and Community College (0.00/1k); University of Cincinnati-Clermont College (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Motor Vehicle Theft.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 4.57
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,565
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 76%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 50
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 201645 · Case Western Reserve University 4.57/1k score rate · #1,565/2,072
RATE-HIGH · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-REPORT
- RATE-HIGH 4.57/1k
- RANK-BOTTOM #1,565/2,072
- ST-MID #104 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Los Angeles Trade Technical · +3.21
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ 39%
- CAT-LEAD Motor Vehicle Th…
- ENR-MID 12,475
- FIRE-REPORT 5 fires
Nearest enrollment peer: Los Angeles Trade Technical College (-3.21/1k)
Case Western Reserve University sheet RATE-HIGH · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-REPORT · peer Los Angeles Trade Technical College. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-HIGH · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-REPORT. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Los Angeles Trade Technical College (-3.21/1k). National rank #1,565 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Case Western Reserve University reports 4.57 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 507% above Merced College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Merced College (0.32/1k); Grand Rapids Community College (0.72/1k); Bellevue College (1.28/1k); Tallahassee State College (0.08/1k); Los Angeles Trade Technical College (1.36/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Youngstown State University (1.39/1k); University of Akron Main Campus (3.75/1k); Cleveland State University (3.84/1k); Wright State University-Main Campus (2.36/1k); University of Toledo (2.16/1k); University of Dayton (10.09/1k); Cincinnati State Technical and Community College (0.00/1k); University of Cincinnati-Clermont College (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Motor Vehicle Theft.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Case Western Reserve
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Case on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Tallahassee State College · lowest peer 0.08
Tallahassee State College — lowest peer
0.08 per 1,000 students
- Grand Rapids Community College · near 0.72
Grand Rapids Community College — near
0.72 per 1,000 students
- Bellevue College · near 1.28
Bellevue College — near
1.28 per 1,000 students
- Los Angeles Trade Technical · near 1.36
Los Angeles Trade Technical College — near
1.36 per 1,000 students
- Case Western Reserve University · this campus · highest
Case Western Reserve University — this campus · highest
4.57 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Case Western Reserve University's 4.57/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Case Western Reserve University decreased from 60 to 50 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 37 OH 4-year peers in this comparison, Case Western Reserve University is larger than 83% and safer-reporting than 6% - the larger, higher-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
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- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 86
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 86
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 86
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 86
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 86
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 86
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Case Western Reserve Unive…: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Mount Union | 2,461 | 0.41 | 0 | 81 |
| Miami University-Hamilton | 2,480 | 0.81 | 3 | 61 |
| University of Northwestern Ohio | 2,525 | 0.79 | 6 | 64 |
| Ohio State University-Newark Campus | 2,544 | 1.18 | 8 | 44 |
| North Central State College | 2,553 | 0.39 | 11 | 83 |
| Central State University | 2,708 | 1.11 | 14 | 50 |
| John Carroll University | 2,864 | 1.05 | 17 | 53 |
| Oberlin College | 2,909 | 3.78 | 19 | 14 |
| Ohio Northern University | 3,140 | 2.87 | 22 | 22 |
| Central Ohio Technical College | 3,182 | 0.63 | 25 | 72 |
| Shawnee State University | 3,231 | 1.55 | 28 | 36 |
| Case Western Reserve University (this campus) | 12,475 | 4.57 | 83 | 6 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Case Western Reserve University fell from 60 to 50 (-17%). The decrease shows up in Motor Vehicle Theft (39 to 31), Rape (5 to 4) and Robbery (2 to 1).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at Case Western Reserve University
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 6 Clery Act categories here: Motor Vehicle Theft, Burglary, Rape, Fondling, Robbery and Aggravated Assault. Motor Vehicle Theft accounts for most of them.
The remaining 5 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Arson, Incest, Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter and Negligent Manslaughter. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyCase Western Reserve University: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising 39% (36 → 50 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 36 |
| 2023 | 60 |
| 2024 | 50 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 31 | 39 | 9 |
| Burglary | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| Rape | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| Fondling | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Robbery | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 16 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 1 | 146 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 1 | 7 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 20 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 120 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 29 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 206 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Case Western Reserve University vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
CA
Merced College
0.32 incidents / 1,000 students
MI
Grand Rapids Community College
0.72 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Case Western Reserve University sits on price and outcomes
At $41,190, Case Western Reserve University's reported average net price is cheaper than 99% among 228 Ohio colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $17,989.
- $41,190
- average net price
- $17,989
- Ohio median
- 3.2×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $34,036
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $19,025, while those above $110,000 record $53,061 - roughly 2.8 times as much. A published average of $41,190 therefore describes very few families well; the bracket nearest your own income is the more useful figure.
Six-year median earnings of $75,613 run about 1.8 times the annual net price. The margin is real but narrow, so how many years of price a student actually pays matters a great deal here.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $66,608
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $66,608
- Avg Net Price
- $41,190
- Median Debt
- $24,000
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 18%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 37%
- SAT Average
- 1513
- SAT Math Range
- 730-780
- ACT Average
- 34
- ACT Range
- 32-34
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 87%
- Retention Rate
- 92%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $75,613
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $87,989
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 88%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 684 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Merced College
Merced, CA · 12,472 enrolled
Safety Score 0.32
Grand Rapids Community College
Grand Rapids, MI · 12,468 enrolled
Safety Score 0.72
Bellevue College
Bellevue, WA · 12,485 enrolled
Safety Score 1.28
Tallahassee State College
Tallahassee, FL · 12,455 enrolled
Safety Score 0.08
Los Angeles Trade Technical College
Los Angeles, CA · 12,519 enrolled
Safety Score 1.36
Closest by National Rank
Case Western Reserve University (national rank #1565) sits near Cornell College (#1566) and Mercyhurst University (#1564) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Case Western Reserve University, both outside OH so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Bellevue College
Bellevue, WA · 12,485 enrolled
Safety score 1.28
Tallahassee State College
Tallahassee, FL · 12,455 enrolled
Safety score 0.08
University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, OK · 12,554 enrolled
Safety score 1.04
Pikes Peak State College
Colorado Springs, CO · 12,556 enrolled
Safety score 0.72
ECPI University
Virginia Beach, VA · 12,572 enrolled
Safety score 0.08
California State University-East Bay
Hayward, CA · 12,326 enrolled
Safety score 2.60
American University
Washington, DC · 12,321 enrolled
Safety score 2.19
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI · 12,631 enrolled
Safety score 5.46
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Cornell College
Mount Vernon, IA · 1,094 enrolled
Safety score 4.57
Carthage College
Kenosha, WI · 2,844 enrolled
Safety score 4.57
Mercyhurst University
Erie, PA · 2,632 enrolled
Safety score 4.56
University of La Verne
La Verne, CA · 5,021 enrolled
Safety score 4.58
Washington & Jefferson College
Washington, PA · 1,309 enrolled
Safety score 4.58
New College of Florida
Sarasota, FL · 881 enrolled
Safety score 4.54
Graceland University-Lamoni
Lamoni, IA · 1,102 enrolled
Safety score 4.54
Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC · 11,686 enrolled
Safety score 4.54
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Case Western Reserve University safe?
Case Western Reserve University has a safety score of 4.57 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,565 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Merced College (0.32/1k). Same-state same-level set: Youngstown State University (1.39/1k); University of Akron Main Campus (3.75/1k); Cleveland State University (3.84/1k); Wright State University-Main Campus (2.36/1k); University of Toledo (2.16/1k); University of Dayton (10.09/1k); Cincinnati State Technical and Community College (0.00/1k); University of Cincinnati-Clermont College (0.00/1k).
What crimes are reported at Case Western Reserve University?
For calendar year 2024, Case Western Reserve University reported Motor Vehicle Theft (31), Burglary (8), Fondling (6), Rape (4) and Robbery (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Case Western Reserve University compare to similar schools?
Case Western Reserve University reports 507% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Merced College. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Merced College (0.32/1k); Grand Rapids Community College (0.72/1k); Bellevue College (1.28/1k); Tallahassee State College (0.08/1k); Los Angeles Trade Technical College (1.36/1k). Same-state same-level set: Youngstown State University (1.39/1k); University of Akron Main Campus (3.75/1k); Cleveland State University (3.84/1k); Wright State University-Main Campus (2.36/1k); University of Toledo (2.16/1k); University of Dayton (10.09/1k); Cincinnati State Technical and Community College (0.00/1k); University of Cincinnati-Clermont College (0.00/1k).
Does Case Western Reserve University have fire safety data?
Yes. Case Western Reserve University reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. 5 fires were reported in the most recent year.
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