How Safe and Secure Lehigh University Campuses?

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Campus Safety/Security Matters

At Lehigh University, 302 on-campus, 9 out-of-campus, 25 public property, 293 residence halls, and 2 on-campus fire were reported. The following table summarizes campus safety/security matters by location and types for the calendar year 2023.

The criminal and safety related action rate per 1,000 students is 43.68. When limited to on-campus, the rate per 1,000 students is 39.26. The criminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.69 at Lehigh.

By violation type, 7 arrests, 13 criminal offenses, and 307 disciplinary actions are reported. In addition, 8 VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) and 1 hate crimes are reported at Lehigh.

Campus Safety/Security Issues
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1Reported2Rate per 1000 Students
Arrests75-23-0.91
Criminal Offenses139318-1.69
Disciplinary Actions307279622279-39.91
VAWA388--2-1.04
Hate Crimes11--1-0.13
Total336302925293-43.68
Rate Per 1000 Students43.6839.261.173.2538.09--
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.
2 Reported by local police.
3 VAWA: Violence Against Women Act

Campus Safety Matters By Year at Lehigh

The following table shows the number of incidents related to campus safety for last three years. The numbers only includes on-campus issues for Lehigh main campus.

Lehigh Campuses Safety Issues by Year (main campus, on-campus only)
TotalArrestsCriminal OffensesDisciplinary ActionsVAWAHate CrimeFires
2021270921236222
2022312
42
16
7
9
-12
287
51
0
-2
0
-2
1
-1
2023336
24
7
-9
13
4
307
20
8
8
1
1
2
1

Arrests Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Lehigh University, 7 arrests are reported including weapons: carrying, possessing, etc., drug law violation, and liquor law violation.

Arrests Statistics
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1
Total 75-23
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.) -0000
Drug Law Violation 20020
Liquor Law Violation 55003
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Criminal Offenses Statistics By Location and Types of Crime

At Lehigh University, 13 criminal offenses are reported including rape, fondling, incest, statutory rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, motor vehicle theft, and arson.

The crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.69 regardless location and category. Limited to on-campus, crminal offenses rate per 1,000 students is 1.17 at Lehigh.

Criminal Offenses Statistics
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1 Rate per 1000 Students
Total 1393181.69
Rape 422-20.52
Fondling 11--10.13
Burglary 66--50.78
Rate per 1000 Stuents1.691.170.390.131.04-
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Disciplinary Action Statistics By Location and Violation Types

For students attending Lehigh University, 307 disciplinary actions are reported including weapons: carrying, possessing, etc., drug law violation, and liquor law violation.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1
Total 307279622279
Weapons (carrying, processing, etc.) 22--2
Drug Law Violation 57476447
Liquor Law Violation 248230-18230
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Violence Against Women Act(VAWA) Statistics By Location and Violation Types

At Lehigh University, 8 VAWA are reported including domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Disciplinary Action Statistics
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1
Total 88--2
Domestic Violence 22001
Dating Violence 33001
Stalking 33000
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Hate Crimes Statistics By Location, crime types, and bias

For students attending Lehigh University, 1 hate crimes are reported.

Hate Crimes Statistics
TotalOn-CampusNon-CampusPublic PropertiesResidence Halls1
Simple Assault 11001
Bias Race 11001
1 The counts on Residence Halls are included in on-campus statistics.

Fires in Residence Halls

At Lehigh University, 2 residence hall fires are reported.

Residence Hall Fires
Number Of FiresCategoryCauseInjuries/DeathsDamage
Beardslee House (Cent II), Main Campus1UnintentionalCooking 0/0$0-$99
Farrington Sq Residence Hall C, Main Campus1UnintentionalElectrical 0/0$0-$99
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