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2019 Mercer University Crime & Safety Report

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

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

Understanding the Crime Stats for Mercer

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.

Mercer Overall Crime Stats

134 Total Number of Incidents
15.33 Incidents per 1000 Students
Mercer University reported 134 safety-related incidents involving students on or near campus or at other properties affiliated with the school in 2019. That works out to 15.33 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 8,740.

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 Crimes221,6702.524,000.00
Arrests for Possession08800.001,352.94
Violence Against Women393344.461,000.00
Disciplinary Actions732,6708.354,574.85

Mercer Overall Crime by Category

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

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Disciplinary actions account for 54.5% of all crime and safety incidents at the school. About 16.4% of incidents were arrests for major crimes. Acts of violence against women accounted for 29.1% of incidents.

Comparison to Other Schools in the Nation

The charts below show how Mercer 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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Disciplinary Actions  (Incidents per 1000 Students)
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Mercer Overall Crime by Location

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

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Mercer On-Campus Crime Stats

134 Total Number of Incidents
15.33 Incidents per 1000 Students
Mercer University reported 134 incidents related to crime and safety in 2019. These student-involved incidents took place on campus. That works out to 15.33 incidents per 1,000 students, considering that the student body population is 8,740.

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 Crimes221,5852.524,000.00
Arrests for Possession08130.00888.89
Violence Against Women393314.461,000.00
Disciplinary Actions732,6458.354,544.91

Mercer On-Campus Crime by Category

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

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Mercer Residence Hall Crime Stats

93 Total Number of Incidents
10.64 Incidents per 1000 Students
Mercer University reported 93 safety-related incidents involving students in residence halls in 2019. Note that these numbers are also included in the on-campus crimes category. Based on a student body population of 8,740, that's 10.64 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 Crimes111671.26101.80
Arrests for Possession07150.00180.35
Violence Against Women111401.2653.89
Disciplinary Actions712,5078.124,029.94

Mercer Residence Hall Crime by Category

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

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