Posting this segment, because I know safety is a common concern of parents and prospective students. Elon isn't going to post on their website information about murders or anything of the sort, so how do you know how safe campus actually is?
ELON IS ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY SAFE.
I've never felt safer in my life, and I grew up in a small village of 1700 people.
Elon's campus is quadruple the size of my village, and I feel safer at Elon than I did at home.
The town of Elon itself is really small and primarily made up of just the college, so there is not a lot of traffic or outsiders coming through the area.
Elon must report to students when there is a safety incident, and we've yet to receive a report this year. The most dangerous thing I've heard to happen is a few cars were broken into- which was traced back to something pledges had to do during recruitment. (Which is dumb.)
We have a blue light system, but I've never felt the need to use it. Campus is very well lit; I've walked from the library to the coffee shop at 12:30 AM several nights and it didn't even phase me. After the UVA missing girl incident, I started carrying pepper spray for my late night escapades when I'm alone, but only because my parents insisted, and I guess you can never be too safe. I have never felt the need to use it, though.
All the dorms are very secure; you must swipe into them, and you can only swipe into your own dorm. The majority of the buildings even have a double swipe system-- you have to swipe to get into the lobby, and then swipe again to get into your hall. You also have to swipe to get into the library and other buildings after hours, so this ensures that no outsider can get into the building you're studying in late at night.
I'm generally a really paranoid person, so the fact that I feel so comfortable on Elon's campus 24/7 speaks volumes for campus security. They do an outstanding job at keeping our campus safe, and I commend them for that.
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