Campus Safety Survey Data

There were a total of 225 participants, 75.1% were students and 58.2% of the participants lived
on campus. Our group then decided to look at just student data specifically since they are the target of
our project. Yet, most of the student data presented below are parallel to all participant responses.
Using a 1-5 Likert scale, participants were asked their perception of safety on campus. This data showed
that 29% of students felt very safe, 28% felt safe, 16% felt moderately safe, 19% felt unsafe, and 8% felt
very unsafe. When participants were asked how many had witnessed a potentially harmful situation,
17% of students and 16% of all participants stated they had. Participants were then asked to explain the
nature and location of the crimes they had witnessed. After analysis, our group found that the locations
of crimes were often in dorms, outside throughout campus, in parking lots, and campus houses. Next,
we analyzed the incidence and nature of criminal activity. Stalking and sexual harassment were the most
reported followed by robbery/theft, rape/sexual assault, and car accidents. Participants were then asked
to indicate which of campus safety’s current services they felt were already adequate. In response, 93%
responded that they liked the 24-hour access, 65.9% said the campus safety escort service, 47.9% said
the location of campus safety headquarters, 29.5% said the amount of quality lighting, and 24.4% said
knowledge of campus safety emergency situation protocol. Participants were able to identify all of the
services they felt were adequate. Lastly, we asked participants to indicate what safety implementation
they would like to see on campus, they were able to identify 3 choices. The student participants
indicated that 120 students wanted lighting improved, 111 students wanted blue emergency lights, 92
students wanted surveillance cameras, 78 wanted CPR and self-defense training, 75 wanted
transportation for injured students, 64 wanted active shooter training, and 20 said they wanted a safe-
walks program.

This survey data indicated that there was a part of the campus that did not feel safe and had
witnessed potentially harmful situations. Although most students wanted lights, blue lights, and
surveillance cameras, these are expensive implementations that would not occur within our time at
Loras. When we presented this data to campus safety they indicated that there appeared to be a lack of
knowledge of their services and that students may not feel comfortable seeking those services. This led
our project to focus on increasing awareness of campus safety and foster community between the
workers and the students. Overall this research was beneficial to our project, but also provides campus
safety ideas for future implementations.
Affiliation:

 Students: 75.1%
 Grad Students: 1.3%
 Faculty: 10.2%
 Staff: 13.3%

Gender:

 Female: 67.1%
 Male: 32%
 Unspecified: 0.9%

Housing:

 On-Campus: 58.2%
o Smyth: 1.8%
o Beckman: 10.7%
o Binz: 11.5%
o Rohlman: 10.2%
o LMAC: 8.4%
o B.O.: 6.2%
o Campus Houses: 9.3%
 Off-Campus: 37.8%
 Unspecified: 4%