One rape reported on Lees-McRae College campus in 2017

One rape reported on Lees-McRae College campus in 2017
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There was 1 on-campus rape in 2017 on the campus of Lees-McRae College, located in Banner Elk, according to the most recent crime statistics available on the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) website.

In 2016, there was 1 rape on the campus; and in 2015, there were 0 rapes. Overall, in the three year period from 2015 through 2017, 100 percent of on-campus rapes happened in residence halls. The following table shows how many of these on-campus criminal offenses were committed in residence halls:

Year On-campus rapes In residence halls % In residence halls
2017 1 1 100%
2016 1 1 100%
2015 0 0 0%


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