Some questions about Lafayette!

Lafalum84
Tue, 14 Sep 2010 21:23:44 +0000

Well I wouldn’t go quite as far as hudsonvalley, but my son is a senior and I’ve never worried about his safety on campus. I’d prefer he not be walking in downtown Easton after dark, but on campus and the immediate environs on the hill are safe enough for anyone using the normal precautions you’d use anywhere. It’s not really a good idea for a young woman to walk around alone after dark anywhere, and Lafayette is not an exception to that rule. But I am not aware of any serious crimes being committed on campus or within a few blocks on college hill. I have signed up for the text alerts from Public Safety, and in the past year I’ve only received 2 alerts:
1 - Last spring, there was a police chase that started in NJ and somehow ended up near the fieldhouse. The suspects were quickly apprehended. That incident could have occurred anywhere.
2 - Last summer, there was a bear seen on the edge of campus.

I would have concerns about anyone walking downtown at night, though, unless you were in a large group and coming directly back from the Square to campus. Easton definitely has some sketchy areas, and they’re not all that far from campus - but they’re separated from campus by the huge cliff and by Route 22 - and as hudsonvalley said, there’s no reason for students to be in that area.