College Factual  by our College Data Analytics Team
       Unbiased Factual Guarantee

2019 Lees - McRae College Crime & Safety Report

Is Lees - McRae College safe? Below we'll take a look at crime statistics for the college campus and surrounding areas.

Our crime and safety report on Lees - McRae College includes:

A Word About the Crime Stats for Lees - McRae College

Crime & Safety Definitions

Our crime statistics come from the U.S. Department of Education's Campus Safety and Security data. The four types of crimes we will be analyzing are violence against women, arrests for major crimes, arrests for possession, and disciplinary actions.

Murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, and arson are the types of things included in the arrests for major crimes category. 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. Likewise, a high number of incidents may just mean that the school is stricter about law enforcement and reporting.

Lees - McRae College Overall Crime Stats

61 Total Number of Incidents
71.93 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Lees - McRae College reported 61 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students at or near campus or on other properties associated with the school. Since the number of students at the school that year was 848, that's 71.93 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 Crimes21,6702.364,000.00
Arrests for Possession988010.611,352.94
Violence Against Women03340.001,000.00
Disciplinary Actions502,67058.964,574.85

Lees - McRae College Overall Crime by Category

The chart below shows what percentage of Lees - McRae College crime and safety incidents are in each category.

undefined

Disciplinary actions account for 82.0% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. Around 14.8% of the crime and safety-related incidents at Lees - McRae College resulted in arrests for possession. About 3.3% of incidents were arrests for major crimes.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Lees - McRae College 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)
fewer
more
Arrests for Major Crimes  (Incidents)
fewer
more
Disciplinary Actions  (Incidents)
fewer
more

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)
fewer
more
Arrests for Major Crimes  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
fewer
more
Disciplinary Actions  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
fewer
more

Lees - McRae College Overall Crime by Location

The chart below shows what percentage of Lees - McRae College crime and safety incidents happened in each location.

undefined

Lees - McRae College On-Campus Crime Stats

57 Total Number of Incidents
67.22 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Lees - McRae College reported 57 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on campus. Based on a student body population of 848, that's 67.22 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 Crimes21,5852.364,000.00
Arrests for Possession68137.08888.89
Violence Against Women03310.001,000.00
Disciplinary Actions492,64557.784,544.91

Lees - McRae College On-Campus Crime by Category

The chart below shows what percentage of Lees - McRae College on-campus crime and safety incidents are in each category.

undefined

Lees - McRae College Residence Hall Crime Stats

52 Total Number of Incidents
61.32 Incidents per 1000 Students
Lees - McRae College reported 52 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019 that took place in residence halls. Note that these numbers are also included in the on-campus crimes category. Based on a student body population of 848, that's 61.32 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 Crimes11671.18101.80
Arrests for Possession37153.54180.35
Violence Against Women01400.0053.89
Disciplinary Actions482,50756.604,029.94

Lees - McRae College Residence Hall Crime by Category

The chart below shows what percentage of Lees - McRae College crime and safety incidents in residence halls are in each category.

undefined

4 Total Number of Incidents
4.72 Incidents per 1000 Students
Lees - McRae College reported 4 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on Banner Elk public property in areas surrounding the campus. Since the number of students at the school that year was 848, that's 4.72 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 Possession32453.541,294.12
Violence Against Women0240.00555.56
Disciplinary Actions11371.18137.93

The chart below shows what percentage of Lees - McRae College student-related crime and safety incidents in the Banner Elk neighborhood surrounding the campus are in each category.

undefined

References

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Popular Reports

College Rankings
Best by Location
Degree Guides by Major
Graduate Programs

Compare Your School Options