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Table 9

WEST VIRGINIA

Offenses Known to Law Enforcement

by University and College, 2012

University/College Student
enrollment1 		Violent
crime 		Murder and
nonnegligent
manslaughter		 Forcible
rape		 Robbery Aggravated
assault		 Property
crime 		Burglary Larceny-
theft		 Motor
vehicle
theft		 Arson
Concord University 2,797 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 5 0 0
Marshall University 13,966 13 0 0 1 12 85 2 83 0 0
Potomac State College 1,802 4 0 0 0 4 10 2 8 0 0
Shepherd University 4,393 2 0 1 1 0 25 4 21 0 0
West Liberty University 2,789 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 4 0 0
West Virginia State University 2,827 0 0 0 0 0 28 5 21 2 0
West Virginia University 29,617 24 0 2 3 19 195 21 174 0 1
  • 1 The student enrollment figures provided by the United States Department of Education are for the 2011 school year, the most recent available. The enrollment figures include full-time and part-time students.
  • NOTE: Caution should be exercised in making any intercampus comparisons or ranking schools because university/college crime statistics are affected by a variety of factors. These include demographic characteristics of the surrounding community, ratio of male to female students, number of on-campus residents, accessibility of the campus to outside visitors, size of enrollment, etc.

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