WVU Released Annual Clery Act Campus Crime Report
The university disclosed crime and fire safety data for 2025, including a drop in reported rapes.
Updated on Sept. 28, 2026 in Sex Crimes
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West Virginia University has released its annual Clery Act report, detailing criminal incidents across its various campus locations for 2025. The disclosures include a decrease in reported rapes alongside new data tracking campus hazing.
Why it matters
Federal law mandates that the university publish these crime statistics to ensure transparency regarding campus safety for students and the local community. The report integrates records from university police and external law enforcement agencies to provide a comprehensive look at the academic environment.
Reported rapes fell to 12 in 2025 from 20 in 2024, while burglaries rose to 28 from 25 during the same period. Additionally, one non-affiliated murder involving an off-campus drug overdose was recorded.
The players
West Virginia University
This is a public research university based in Morgantown that is required by federal law to disclose campus crime statistics.
The details
The report tracks various criminal activities and fire safety metrics across the main Morgantown campus and satellite locations in Charleston, Eastern West Virginia, and Bridgeport. Incidents on sites such as Patteson Drive and Monongahela Boulevard were included, along with three new reports of hazing by student organizations.
Timeline
The data collection period for the current annual report took place in 2025.
The prior annual report covered data from 2024.
The university officially released the report on September 28, 2026.
Legal Context
This disclosure is part of the recurring federal transparency requirements set by the Clery Act. The report maintains a standardized framework for tracking campus safety trends that has become a benchmark for university accountability.
Residents and students can review the report to understand recent trends in campus safety and criminal activity. The transparency provided by these disclosures helps the community identify specific locations or behaviors that may require increased awareness or security.
The takeaway
The university's annual disclosures highlight the importance of federal reporting standards in maintaining campus transparency. Students and residents are encouraged to review these official figures to stay informed about local safety developments.
Further reading
For additional context on local reporting, visit the Sex Crimes section.
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