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2019 Lafayette College Crime & Safety Report

Is Lafayette College safe? On this page, we'll examine crime statistics for the college campus and surrounding areas.

What you'll find in our crime and safety report on Lafayette:

A Word About the Crime Stats for Lafayette

Types of Crime & Safety Incidents

We have compiled this information on crime statistics from the U.S. Department of Education's Campus Safety and Security data. The types of crimes are divided into the following categories: arrests for major crimes, arrests for possession, violence against women, and disciplinary actions.

The arrests for major crimes category includes arrests for things such as murder, robbery, rape, aggravated assault, and arson. The violence against women grouping includes things such as domestic violence, date rape, and stalking. The arrests for possession classification deals with things such as weapons possession, alcohol violations, and drug violations. The disciplinary actions category involves possession of weapons, alcohol violations, and drug violations in the cases where no arrest occurred but some action was taken.

Number of Incidents

Many colleges and universities report zero incidents in some or all of these categories. In fact, 56% of the schools we cover reported no arrests for major crimes, 67% reported no violence against women, 70% reported no arrests for possession, and 68% reported no disciplinary actions.

While zero reported crimes may seem like a good sign, it does not necessarily indicate that the school has been safer. It may just be that the school doesn't have as strict reporting as others. Similarly, a high number of incidents could indicate that the school is more strict about reporting and law enforcement than other institutions.

Lafayette Overall Crime Stats

93 Total Number of Incidents
34.94 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Lafayette College reported 93 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students at or near campus or on other properties associated with the school. That works out to 34.94 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 2,662.

Below, you can see the number of incidents by category as well as the maximum number of incidents reported by any school for comparison's purposes.

CategoryNumber of IncidentsMax Number of Incidents (at any school)Number of Incidents per 1,000 studentsMax Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes281,67010.524,000.00
Arrests for Possession168806.011,352.94
Violence Against Women43341.501,000.00
Disciplinary Actions452,67016.904,574.85

Lafayette Overall Crime by Category

The chart below shows what percentage of Lafayette crime and safety incidents are in each category.

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Disciplinary actions account for 48.4% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 17.2% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Lafayette College resulted in arrests for possession. About 30.1% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 4.3% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Lafayette compares to other colleges and universities in the nation when it comes to each category of crime and safety-related incidents. Note that this does not take school size into account so larger schools are likely to have more incidents.

Arrests for Possession  (Incidents)
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Violence Against Women  (Incidents)
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Disciplinary Actions  (Incidents)
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We can factor in the size of the school and look at the incidents per thousand students as well.

Arrests for Possession  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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Arrests for Major Crimes  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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Violence Against Women  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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Disciplinary Actions  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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Lafayette Overall Crime by Location

The percentage breakdown of Lafayette crime and safety incidents by location is shown in the following chart.

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Lafayette On-Campus Crime Stats

91 Total Number of Incidents
34.18 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Lafayette College reported 91 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on campus. That works out to 34.18 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 2,662.

Below, you can see the number of incidents by category as well as the maximum number of incidents reported by any school for comparison's purposes.

CategoryNumber of IncidentsMax Number of Incidents (at any school)Number of Incidents per 1,000 studentsMax Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes281,58510.524,000.00
Arrests for Possession148135.26888.89
Violence Against Women43311.501,000.00
Disciplinary Actions452,64516.904,544.91

Lafayette On-Campus Crime by Category

The percentage breakdown of Lafayette on-campus crime and safety incidents by category is shown in the following chart.

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Lafayette Residence Hall Crime Stats

75 Total Number of Incidents
28.17 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Lafayette College reported 75 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students in residence halls. These counts are also included in the on-campus crimes category. That works out to 28.17 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 2,662.

Below, you can see the number of incidents by category as well as the maximum number of incidents reported by any school for comparison's purposes.

CategoryNumber of IncidentsMax Number of Incidents (at any school)Number of Incidents per 1,000 studentsMax Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes251679.39101.80
Arrests for Possession47151.50180.35
Violence Against Women41401.5053.89
Disciplinary Actions422,50715.784,029.94

Lafayette Residence Hall Crime by Category

The percentage breakdown of Lafayette crime and safety incidents by category in residence halls is shown in the following chart.

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2 Total Number of Incidents
0.75 Incidents per 1000 Students
Lafayette College reported 2 safety-related incidents involving students on public property in the Easton neighborhood around the campus in 2019. Since the number of students at the school that year was 2,662, that's 0.75 incidents per 1,000 students.

Below, you can see the number of incidents by category as well as the maximum number of incidents reported by any school for comparison's purposes.

CategoryNumber of IncidentsMax Number of Incidents (at any school)Number of Incidents per 1,000 studentsMax Number of Incidents per 1000 students (at any school)
Arrests for Major Crimes0670.00666.67
Arrests for Possession22450.751,294.12
Violence Against Women0240.00555.56
Disciplinary Actions01370.00137.93

The chart below shows what percentage of Lafayette student-related crime and safety incidents in the Easton neighborhood surrounding the campus are in each category.

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