Clery
The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (the Clery Act) is a federal consumer protection law that requires institutions of higher education participating in the federal student financial aid program to disclose information about certain crime on campus, on buildings/property in buildings/on property owned or controlled by the University, and on publicly owned property within or immediately adjacent to the campus.
Clery Act Requirements
Collect, classify, and count Clery Act crime reports and statistics
Issue campus alerts- Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications
Timely warnings alert the campus community of Clery Act Crimes that pose a serious or continuing threat to the campus community.
Emergency Notifications inform the campus community upon confirmation of a significant emergency or dangerous situation occurring on the campus that involves an immediate threat to the health or safety of students or employees.
Publish an Annual Security Report containing Clery Act crime statistics and safety and security related policy statements and inform all current and prospective students and employees of its availability.
Disclose policy and procedures for institutional disciplinary action in cases of dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking in the Annual Security Report.
Disclose fire safety information related to on-campus student housing facilities, which includes a fire log that is open to public inspection, publish an annual fire safety report containing policy statements as well as fire statistics associated with each on-campus housing facility.
Disclose missing student notification procedures that pertain to students residing in on-campus student housing
Submit Clery Act crime statistics (and fire statistics related to on-campus student housing facilities) to the U.S. Department of Education each fall through web-based data collection.
Maintain a Daily Crime Log of reported criminal incidents that is open to public inspections.
Provide educational programs and campaigns to promote the awareness of dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking.
Additional Resources
Penn State Clery Act Crime Data Collection Reference Guide (PDF)
The U.S. Department of Education created The Handbook for Campus Safety and Security Reporting as a reference guide for higher education institutions to follow in meeting the campus safety and security requirements of the amended Higher Education Act of 1965.
For more information on how the Clery Act is helping to make campus communities safer, please visit the Clery Center.
For Emergencies, Call 911