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2019 Lesley University Crime & Safety Report

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

Our crime and safety report on Lesley includes:

Understanding the Crime Stats for Lesley

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.

Lesley Overall Crime Stats

74 Total Number of Incidents
16.41 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Lesley University reported 74 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students at or near campus or on other properties associated with the school. Based on a student body population of 4,510, that's 16.41 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 Crimes201,6704.434,000.00
Arrests for Possession08800.001,352.94
Violence Against Women163343.551,000.00
Disciplinary Actions382,6708.434,574.85

Lesley Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 51.4% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. About 27.0% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 21.6% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Lesley 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 Major Crimes  (Incidents)
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Violence Against Women  (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 Major Crimes  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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Violence Against Women  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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Lesley Overall Crime by Location

The chart below shows what percentage of Lesley crime and safety incidents happened in each location.

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Lesley On-Campus Crime Stats

72 Total Number of Incidents
15.96 Incidents per 1000 Students
In 2019, Lesley University reported 72 incidents related to crime and safety that involved students on campus. Based on a student body population of 4,510, that's 15.96 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 Crimes191,5854.214,000.00
Arrests for Possession08130.00888.89
Violence Against Women153313.331,000.00
Disciplinary Actions382,6458.434,544.91

Lesley On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Lesley Residence Hall Crime Stats

69 Total Number of Incidents
15.30 Incidents per 1000 Students
Lesley University reported 69 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. That works out to 15.30 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 4,510.

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 Crimes171673.77101.80
Arrests for Possession07150.00180.35
Violence Against Women141403.1053.89
Disciplinary Actions382,5078.434,029.94

Lesley Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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2 Total Number of Incidents
0.44 Incidents per 1000 Students
Lesley University reported 2 safety-related incidents involving students on public property in the Cambridge neighborhood around the campus in 2019. That works out to 0.44 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 4,510.

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 Crimes1670.22666.67
Arrests for Possession02450.001,294.12
Violence Against Women1240.22555.56
Disciplinary Actions01370.00137.93

The percentage breakdown of Lesley student-related crime and safety incidents by category in the surrounding Cambridge neighborhood is shown in the following chart.

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