Annual WVU Report Gives Insight Into Crime, Safety On Campus 

West Virginia University published its annual security and fire safety report Tuesday, better known as a Clery Act report. 

Signed in 1990, the Clery Act requires all colleges and universities that participate in federal financial aid programs to keep and disclose information about crime on and near their campuses.

The report collects data for the flagship Morgantown campus, as well as two health sciences campuses and the School of Nursing in Bridgeport.

In the main crime categories, 2024 statistics largely remained in line with the previous year except for reports in three categories: 

• Burglaries, which increased from 10 in 2023 to 25 in 2024
• Domestic violence, which increased from 24 in 2023 to 32 in 2024 
• Stalking, which increased from 24 in 2023 to 42 in 2024

The report also shows that arrests for liquor law violations in Morgantown have almost doubled over the last two years, but arrests for drug abuse violations have decreased 20% over the same period. Referrals for the same crimes have also decreased, with referrals for liquor law violations decreasing 40% from 2022 to 2024, and for drug abuse violation decreasing 20% over the same period.

Under the Stop Campus Hazing Act — an amendment to the Clery Act — hazing is now a Clery-reportable crime, and any reportable hazing statistics starting with calendar year 2025 will be included in next year’s report.