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 2,510 students and 890 employees.

Our Safety Report for this school is based on the US Department of Education 2021 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 and ranks Lafayette College #51 among the Most Dangerous colleges in the USA.

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.

Campus Safety: Lafayette College and Nearby Schools

Lafayette College Safety Chart
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Criminal Offenses at Lafayette College in 2018 - 2020

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
26
0
0.9%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
5
0
0.4%

Robbery
0
0
0.0%

Aggravated Assault
4
0
0.4%

Burglary
18
0
0.8%

Motor Vehicle Theft
0
0
0.0%

Arson
0
0
0.0%

Illegal Weapons Possession
0
0
0.0%

Drug Law Violation
2
0
0.3%

Liquor Law Violation
43
0
1.2%

* 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.

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