CT
Western Connecticut State University
2.16 incidents / 1,000 students
Danbury, CT · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Western Connecticut State University
Across 2022–2024, Western Connecticut State University reported 8 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count rose over that span (largest filed category: Fondling). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Wesleyan University.
- 2.16
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,079
- Rank of 2,072
- #19
- CT rank
- 4,169
- Enrolled students
2.16 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Western Connecticut State University reports 2.16 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 221% above Moraine Park Technical College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Moraine Park Technical College (0.00/1k); Mississippi College (1.92/1k); Coalinga College (0.24/1k); Hill College (0.72/1k); Davis Technical College (0.48/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Wesleyan University (3.24/1k); Eastern Connecticut State University (2.07/1k); University of Bridgeport (2.61/1k); Goodwin University (0.00/1k); University of Connecticut-Stamford (0.81/1k); University of Hartford (3.16/1k); Trinity College (10.28/1k); Charter Oak State College (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Fondling.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 2.16
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,079
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 52%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 5
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 130776 · Western Connecticut State University 2.16/1k score rate · #1,079/2,072
RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-MID 2.16/1k
- RANK-LOWER #1,079/2,072
- ST-MID #19 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Mississippi College · +0.24
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ 400%
- CAT-LEAD Fondling
- ENR-SMALL 4,169
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: Mississippi College (-0.24/1k)
Western Connecticut State University sheet RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO · peer Mississippi 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-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Mississippi College (-0.24/1k). National rank #1,079 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Western Connecticut State University reports 2.16 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 221% above Moraine Park Technical College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Moraine Park Technical College (0.00/1k); Mississippi College (1.92/1k); Coalinga College (0.24/1k); Hill College (0.72/1k); Davis Technical College (0.48/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Wesleyan University (3.24/1k); Eastern Connecticut State University (2.07/1k); University of Bridgeport (2.61/1k); Goodwin University (0.00/1k); University of Connecticut-Stamford (0.81/1k); University of Hartford (3.16/1k); Trinity College (10.28/1k); Charter Oak State College (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Fondling.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Western Connecticut State
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Western on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Moraine Park Technical College · lowest peer 0
Moraine Park Technical College — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Davis Technical College · near 0.48
Davis Technical College — near
0.48 per 1,000 students
- Hill College · near 0.72
Hill College — near
0.72 per 1,000 students
- Mississippi College · near
Mississippi College — near
1.92 per 1,000 students
- Western Connecticut State University · this campus · highest
Western Connecticut State University — this campus · highest
2.16 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Western Connecticut State University's 2.16/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Western Connecticut State University increased from 2 to 5 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 27 CT 4-year peers in this comparison, Western Connecticut State University is larger than 58% and safer-reporting than 42% - 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 54, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 62, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 46
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 38
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 46, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 65, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 23
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 38, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 4
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 35, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 27, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 27
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 23, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 62
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 15
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 15, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 35
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 12, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 4, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 12
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 73, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 77, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 65
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 77
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 85, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 88, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 54
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 96, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 73
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Western Connecticut State …: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartford International University for Religion and Peace | 109 | 0.00 | 0 | 81 |
| Mitchell College | 442 | 6.79 | 4 | 12 |
| University of Connecticut-Avery Point | 477 | 0.00 | 8 | 81 |
| Holy Apostles College and Seminary | 719 | 0.00 | 12 | 81 |
| University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus | 745 | 2.68 | 15 | 35 |
| Albertus Magnus College | 1,239 | 4.04 | 19 | 15 |
| University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus | 1,544 | 0.00 | 23 | 81 |
| University of Saint Joseph | 1,952 | 3.07 | 27 | 27 |
| Connecticut College | 1,990 | 10.05 | 31 | 8 |
| Charter Oak State College | 2,012 | 0.00 | 35 | 81 |
| Trinity College | 2,238 | 10.28 | 38 | 4 |
| Western Connecticut State University (this campus) | 4,169 | 2.16 | 58 | 42 |
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 Western Connecticut State University rose from 2 to 5 (+150%). The increase shows up in Fondling (0 to 2), Aggravated Assault (0 to 1) and Burglary (0 to 1). Falling over the same period: Rape (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 Western Connecticut State University
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 4 Clery Act categories here: Fondling, Rape, Aggravated Assault and Burglary.
The remaining 7 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Arson, Incest, Motor Vehicle Theft and Murder / Non-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 onlyWestern Connecticut State University: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising 400% (1 → 5 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fondling | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rape | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Aggravated Assault | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Burglary | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
18 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 19 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 3 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 24 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 8 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 15 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 4 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 29 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 17 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 15 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 3 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 18 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 21 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
Western Connecticut State 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).
WI
Moraine Park Technical College
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
MS
Mississippi College
1.92 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Western Connecticut State University sits on price and outcomes
At $17,604, Western Connecticut State University's reported average net price is cheaper than 37% among 49 Connecticut colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $21,634.
- $17,604
- average net price
- $21,634
- Connecticut median
- 1.9×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $7,811
- reported income-bracket spread
Net price moves with income here, but not sharply: $13,507 for families reporting under $30,000 against $21,318 above $110,000, a difference of $7,811. Aid narrows the gap without closing it, so the $17,604 average sits reasonably close to what most brackets report.
Median reported earnings six years after entry are $45,997, roughly 2.6 times a year of net price. That is a workable ratio, though it says nothing about how long the programme takes to finish.
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
- $13,401
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $16,901
- Avg Net Price
- $17,604
- Median Debt
- $24,147
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 35%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- SAT Average
- 1110
- SAT Math Range
- 530-590
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 51%
- Retention Rate
- 73%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $45,997
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $59,115
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 76%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,144 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Moraine Park Technical College
Fond Du Lac, WI · 4,171 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Mississippi College
Clinton, MS · 4,164 enrolled
Safety Score 1.92
Coalinga College
Coalinga, CA · 4,175 enrolled
Safety Score 0.24
Hill College
Hillsboro, TX · 4,158 enrolled
Safety Score 0.72
Davis Technical College
Kaysville, UT · 4,188 enrolled
Safety Score 0.48
Closest by National Rank
Western Connecticut State University (national rank #1079) sits near University of Toledo (#1080) and Virginia Wesleyan University (#1078) 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 Western Connecticut State University, both outside CT so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Mississippi College
Clinton, MS · 4,164 enrolled
Safety score 1.92
Gannon University
Erie, PA · 4,189 enrolled
Safety score 1.19
Missouri Southern State University
Joplin, MO · 4,147 enrolled
Safety score 0.72
Palm Beach Atlantic University
West Palm Beach, FL · 4,147 enrolled
Safety score 1.69
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Boston, MA · 4,191 enrolled
Safety score 9.31
Laramie County Community College
Cheyenne, WY · 4,193 enrolled
Safety score 0.48
Lindsey Wilson College
Columbia, KY · 4,193 enrolled
Safety score 1.43
University of the District of Columbia
Washington, DC · 4,202 enrolled
Safety score 3.57
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Virginia Wesleyan University
Virginia Beach, VA · 1,853 enrolled
Safety score 2.16
University of Toledo
Toledo, OH · 14,358 enrolled
Safety score 2.16
University of the Pacific
Stockton, CA · 6,944 enrolled
Safety score 2.16
California State University-Chico
Chico, CA · 15,257 enrolled
Safety score 2.16
Piedmont University
Demorest, GA · 1,857 enrolled
Safety score 2.15
Ouachita Baptist University
Arkadelphia, AR · 1,858 enrolled
Safety score 2.15
Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY · 10,685 enrolled
Safety score 2.15
University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD · 10,619 enrolled
Safety score 2.17
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Western Connecticut State University safe?
Western Connecticut State University has a safety score of 2.16 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,079 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Moraine Park Technical College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Wesleyan University (3.24/1k); Eastern Connecticut State University (2.07/1k); University of Bridgeport (2.61/1k); Goodwin University (0.00/1k); University of Connecticut-Stamford (0.81/1k); University of Hartford (3.16/1k); Trinity College (10.28/1k); Charter Oak State College (0.00/1k).
What crimes are reported at Western Connecticut State University?
For calendar year 2024, Western Connecticut State University reported Fondling (2), Aggravated Assault (1), Burglary (1) and Rape (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Western Connecticut State University compare to similar schools?
Western Connecticut State University reports 221% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Moraine Park Technical College. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Moraine Park Technical College (0.00/1k); Mississippi College (1.92/1k); Coalinga College (0.24/1k); Hill College (0.72/1k); Davis Technical College (0.48/1k). Same-state same-level set: Wesleyan University (3.24/1k); Eastern Connecticut State University (2.07/1k); University of Bridgeport (2.61/1k); Goodwin University (0.00/1k); University of Connecticut-Stamford (0.81/1k); University of Hartford (3.16/1k); Trinity College (10.28/1k); Charter Oak State College (0.00/1k).
Does Western Connecticut State University have fire safety data?
Yes. Western Connecticut State University reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. No fires were reported in the most recent year.
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