Pacific Lutheran University — Campus Safety & Crime Statistics

Pacific Lutheran University reports Clery Act campus safety data across 3 years , accumulating 184 total on-campus incidents across 11 distinct crime categories. Its safety score of 30.69 incidents per 1,000 enrolled students places it at national rank #3034 and #63 within WA out of 5,600+ institutions surveyed by the US Department of Education's OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey. With 2,737 enrolled students, this campus sits in the small college bracket, which shapes how raw incident counts should be interpreted.

The most frequently reported category at Pacific Lutheran University is "motor_vehicle_theft" with 133 cumulative incidents across the reporting window. Year-over-year, on-campus incident volume is rising — moving from 26 in 2021 to 72 in 2023. Compared to 5 peer institutions of similar enrollment size in WA averaging 2.05 incidents per 1,000 students, Pacific Lutheran University reports 1401% more incidents per student.

Fire safety data covers 8 reporting years for on-campus residential facilities, logging 1 total fire. Arrests and disciplinary actions span 18 category-year records, covering liquor law violations, drug law violations, and weapons possession on-campus. No Department of Education Clery Act enforcement actions are recorded against this institution. Safety scores should always be read alongside enrollment size, campus geography, and reporting culture — institutions with active reporting programs often show higher counts that reflect transparency rather than risk.