Wayne State College provides campus safety information to help students and families make informed decisions. In 2025, the college’s rate for selected reported on-campus Clery and VAWA categories was 1.08 per 1,000 enrolled students.
Review the figures below, learn how they are calculated, and access Wayne State’s Annual Security and Fire Safety Report for complete information.
Campus safety trends
The table shows Wayne State’s figures for 2023–2025 using the categories described below.
| Calendar year | Reported on-campus offenses | Fall enrollment | Reported on-campus offenses per 1,000 enrolled students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 4,623 | 1.08 |
| 2024 | 9 | 4,666 | 1.93 |
| 2023 | 2 | 4,807 | 0.42 |
About the statistics
The Clery Act requires colleges to publish annual crime statistics. This page combines reported on-campus offenses in the Clery Act’s primary criminal categories with dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking — the reporting categories added by the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). These categories cover people of all genders.
Rate per 1,000 students = (reported offenses ÷ fall enrollment) × 1,000.
Wayne State calculated these rates using the sources below. Reporting practices and campus populations can affect comparisons. The figures do not establish overall campus safety or individual risk.
How Wayne State compares
Wayne State College also reviewed calendar-year 2025 statistics from Nebraska's public four-year colleges and universities with broad undergraduate offerings:
- Wayne State College
- Chadron State College
- Peru State College
- University of Nebraska at Kearney
- University of Nebraska at Omaha
- University of Nebraska–Lincoln
In 2025, Wayne State College had the lowest combined rate of reported on-campus offenses among the six Nebraska public colleges and universities compared, at 1.08 per 1,000 students. The comparison uses the categories and calculation explained on this page.
The comparison uses the institutions’ 2026 annual security reports and fall 2025 enrollment figures. The University of Nebraska Medical Center is outside the comparison group because of its specialized health sciences focus.
Reports and data sources
The following annual security reports provide the calendar-year 2025 counts used in the comparison. Wayne State’s report also supplies its 2023 and 2024 figures.
- Wayne State College Annual Security and Fire Safety Report, 2026, pages 29–30
- Chadron State College Campus Crime Security and Fire Safety Report, 2026–2027, page 32
- Peru State College Annual Security and Fire Safety Report, 2026, pages 8–9
- University of Nebraska at Kearney Annual Security and Fire Safety Report, 2026, pages 8–9
- University of Nebraska–Lincoln Annual Campus Security and Fire Safety Report, 2026, pages 124–125
- University of Nebraska at Omaha Annual Campus Safety and Fire Report, 2026, page 63
Enrollment figures come from the Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education’s 2026 Factual Look at Higher Education in Nebraska — Enrollment. Page 1.4 provides University of Nebraska enrollment figures, and page 1.5 provides state college figures, including Wayne State’s fall 2023–2025 enrollment.
Students and families can also use the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security Data Analysis Cutting Tool to research individual categories at other colleges. Check the available reporting years and location categories when reviewing data across institutions. PlainCampus also provides Nebraska college comparisons using 2024 federal campus safety data.
Campus safety services and support
Wayne State’s campus safety services include safety escorts, emergency information, and connections to health, counseling, and Title IX resources. Students and families can review these services alongside the statistics to learn more about support available at the college.
