Lafayette College: Crime & Safety

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Lafayette College LogoF Lafayette College is a private not-for-profit school in Easton, Pennsylvania with about 2,730 students and 920 employees.

Our Safety Report for this school is based on the US Department of Education 2023 public data sets for various categories of violent and non-violent crimes committed both on-campus and off-campus over the last three years.

Safety Evaluation

According to our analysis of the government data, Lafayette College is a very dangerous place to be enrolled at. American School Search gives this school grade "F" on safety.

From our perception of the data, this campus experiences dramatic problems with forcible sex offenses, also there are certain problems with nonforcible sex offenses and aggravated assaults.

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Criminal Offenses at Lafayette College in 2020 - 2022

Alleged criminal offenses reported to campus security authorities and/or local police
Does not necessarily reflect prosecutions or convictions for crime


Type of Crime or Arrest
On-campus
Off-campus
Crime Chance*

Murder
0
0
0.0%

Neglient Manslaughter
0
0
0.0%

Forcible Sex Offense
14
0
0.7%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
6
0
0.4%

Robbery
1
0
0.2%

Aggravated Assault
6
0
0.4%

Burglary
14
0
0.7%

Motor Vehicle Theft
1
0
0.2%

Arson
0
0
0.0%

Illegal Weapons Possession
1
0
0.2%

Drug Law Violation
1
1
0.2%

Liquor Law Violation
32
0
1.0%

* Crime Chance is American School Search's subjective and approximate estimate for a student's chance of experiencing this crime during their study at Lafayette College based on the present enrollment, past crime history, current crime trend, and an assumption that the school reports accurate numbers to the government. Safety Grade is American School Search's subjective evaluation of Lafayette College campus safety based on the same criteria and assumption.

Need to File a Complaint?

If you have been discriminated or abused at Lafayette College, or you believe that this college underreports campus crime statistics, then please consider filing a complaint with US Department of Education.

As of May 1st, 2014, fifty five colleges are under investigation for possible violations of federal law over the handling of sexual violence and harassment complaints. Many of those schools are frequent guests in our exclusive 100 Most Dangerous Colleges list.

Safety in Competing Colleges

Rutgers University New BrunswickRutgers University New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ
Roughly 50,700 students. Dangerous campus. Our rating for campus security: D. SAT 1340, ACT 31 to enroll.

New York UniversityNew York UniversityNew York City, NY
About 59,200 students. Relatively safe campus. Our rating for campus security: B-. SAT 1490, ACT 34 to enroll.

CUNY Hunter CollegeCUNY Hunter CollegeNew York City, NY
Roughly 23,000 students. Generally safe campus. Our mark for campus security is B. ACT 28 to enroll.

Rowan UniversityRowan UniversityGlassboro, NJ
Approximately 19,600 students. Very dangerous campus. Bad statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security: F. SAT 1150, ACT 27 to enroll.

CUNY Queens CollegeCUNY Queens CollegeQueens, NY
Over 17,100 students. Generally safe campus. Our grade for campus security: B-. ACT 25 to enroll.

Temple UniversityTemple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA
Around 33,200 students. Dangerous campus. Our rating for campus security: D+. SAT 1110, ACT 24 to enroll.

CUNY City CollegeCUNY City CollegeNew York City, NY
Approximately 14,500 students. Unsafe campus. Our grade for campus security: C-. ACT 27 to enroll.

University of DelawareUniversity of DelawareNewark, DE
Roughly 24,100 students. Very dangerous campus. Our rating for campus security is D-. SAT 1250, ACT 29 to enroll.

University of PennsylvaniaUniversity of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA
Over 28,300 students. Unsafe campus. Our rating for campus security is C-. SAT 1530, ACT 35 to enroll.

Columbia University in the City of New YorkColumbia University in the City of New YorkNew York City, NY
More than 34,800 students. Dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security is D+. SAT 1530, ACT 35 to enroll.

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Moravian UniversityMoravian UniversityBethlehem, PA
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Warren County Community CollegeWarren County Community CollegeWashington, NJ
Over 3,400 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security is A.

Lehigh UniversityLehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA
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Around 400 students. Generally safe campus. Our mark for campus security: B.

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