Two cases of illegal weapons possession reported on West Virginia University campus in 2016

There were 2 on-campus cases of illegal weapons possession in 2016 on the campus of West Virginia University, located in Morgantown, according to the most recent crime statistics available on the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) website.

In 2015, there were 2 cases of illegal weapons possession on the campus; and in 2014, there were 0 cases of illegal weapons possession. Overall, in the three year period from 2014 through 2016, 25 percent of on-campus cases of illegal weapons possession happened in residence halls. The following table shows how many of these on-campus criminal offenses were committed in residence halls:


Year
On-campus illegal weapons possessions
In residence halls
% In residence halls
2016
2
1
50%
2015
2
0
0%
2014
0
0
0%