Mercer University: Crime & Safety

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Mercer University LogoF Mercer University is a private not-for-profit school in Macon, Georgia with about 8,890 students and 1,940 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 numbers, Mercer University 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, in addition, there are certain problems with nonforcible sex offenses and autothefts.

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Criminal Offenses at Mercer University 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
23
1
0.5%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
16
2
0.4%

Robbery
1
0
0.1%

Aggravated Assault
1
0
0.1%

Burglary
7
3
0.3%

Motor Vehicle Theft
19
0
0.4%

Arson
1
0
0.1%

Illegal Weapons Possession
1
0
0.1%

Drug Law Violation
2
0
0.1%

Liquor Law Violation
0
0
0.0%

* Crime Chance is American School Search's subjective and approximate estimate for a student's chance of experiencing this crime during their study at Mercer University 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 Mercer University campus safety based on the same criteria and assumption.

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If you have been discriminated or abused at Mercer University, 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

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Roughly 40,700 students. Dangerous campus. Our grade for campus security: D. SAT 1290, ACT 30 to enroll.

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Over 14,900 students. Very dangerous campus. Bad statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security is F. SAT 1470, ACT 33 to enroll.

Georgia Institute of TechnologyGeorgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta, GA
Approximately 45,300 students. Dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security: D+. SAT 1450, ACT 33 to enroll.

University of West GeorgiaUniversity of West GeorgiaCarrollton, GA
Over 11,900 students. Dangerous campus. Our rating for campus security: D. SAT 1000, ACT 20 to enroll.

Augusta UniversityAugusta UniversityAugusta, GA
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Columbus State UniversityColumbus State UniversityColumbus, GA
Roughly 7,500 students. Very dangerous campus. Our rating for campus security: D-. SAT 990, ACT 20 to enroll.

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