Clery Act Overview:

The Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act, or "Clery Act", is a consumer protection law that requires Institutions of Higher Education (IHE) that take part in federal student aid programs to disseminate a public Annual Security Report (ASR) to employees and students every year on October 1st. 

The Clery Act is named after Jeanne Clery, who was raped and murdered in her residence hall while attending Lehigh University in 1986. This led her parents, Connie and Howard Clery, to successfully campaign for transparency between colleges and the public regarding campus crime. The Clery Act was enacted in 1990 and was originally named the Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act of 1990. A central part of this law is the Annual Security Report.

The Annual Security Report must include specified campus crime statistics, arrests and referrals for the previous three calendar years, along with information on institutional safety measures. In addition, institutions must designate individuals as Campus Security Authorities (CSA), who are legally required to report specific crimes that occur within Clery Geography.

Additional Clery Act Requirements:

• Institutions are required to notify the campus community of any ongoing or immediate threat to the health or safety of students and staff members via Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications. Learn more about Timely Warnings & Emergency Notifications here.
• A Daily Crime Log must be available for inspection to the public upon request. The Daily Crime Log contains information on all crimes reported to Campus Police and is designed to disclose crime information on a more timely basis, in comparison to the Annual Security Report. The Daily Crime Log includes the nature, date, time of crime, general location and the disposition of the complaint, if known. Daily Crime Logs can be inspected at the Campus Police front counter, PCC Northwest front desk, and the Community Education Center front office.
• Certain rights, resources, and procedures provided to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking must be outlined in the ASR. 
• Biannual Hazing Transparency Report must be published on an institution's website. 

Notice of Availability: The Annual Security Report is made available online on the PCC website, or in person at the campus police front counter located at B-210. A notice of availability is distributed to all students and employees via email every year.

2026 Annual Security Report

Statistics are collected and reported for the following 5 categories of crime:

1. Criminal Offenses
   Criminal homicide: murder and non-negligent manslaughter, manslaughter by negligence
   Sexual assault: rape, fondling, incest, statutory rape
   Robbery
   Aggravated assault
   Burglary
   Motor vehicle theft
   Arson
2. Hate Crimes (any of the above mentioned offenses, and any incidents of)
   Larceny-theft
   Simple assault
   Intimidation
   Destruction/damage/vandalism of property
3. Hazing
4. VAWA Offenses
   Domestic violence
   Dating violence
   Stalking
5. Arrests and Referrals for Disciplinary Action
   Weapons law violations
   Drug abuse violations
   Liquor law violations

For detailed definitions of the above listed crimes, click here.

Additionally, the Clery Act has defined specific geographical locations, also known as "Clery Geography",  where an institution must collect and report crime statistics as the following:

• On Campus
• Non-campus
• Public Property

For detailed definitions of the above listed Clery Geography, click here.