Clery Geography


The Clery Act requires Institutions to disclose Clery reportable crimes that occur within Clery outlined geography, which is defined as follows: 

On-Campus:

As defined by the Clery Act (U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education, 2016, 2-2) : (i) Any building or property owned or controlled by an institution within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area and used by the institution in direct support of, or in a manner related to, the institution’s educational purposes, including residence halls; and (ii) Any building or property that is within or reasonably contiguous to paragraph (1) of this definition, that is owned by the institution but controlled by another person, is frequently used by students, and supports institutional purposes (such as a food or other retail vendor). 

Non-campus:

As defined by the Clery Act (U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education, 2016, 2-18) : (i) Any building or property owned or controlled by a student organization that is officially recognized by the institution; or (ii) Any building or property owned or controlled by an institution that is used in direct support of, or in relation to, the institution’s educational purposes, is frequently used by students, and is not within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area of the institution. 

Public Property:

As defined by the Clery Act (U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education, 2016, 2-11): All public property, including thoroughfares, streets, sidewalks, and parking facilities, that is within the campus, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus.


Clery Reportable Crimes


Definitions of reportable Clery crimes:

Primary Crimes


Criminal Homicide: Murder and Non-negligent Manslaughter 

The willful (non-negligent) killing of one human being by another.

Criminal Homicide: Manslaughter by Negligence 

The killing of another person through gross negligence.

Sexual Assault - (Sex Offenses):

Any sexual act directed against another person, without the consent of the victim, including instances where the victim is incapable of giving consent.

  • Rape 


The penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina or anus with any body part or object, or oral penetration by a sex organ of another person, without the consent of the victim.

  • Fondling 


The touching of the private body parts of another person for the purpose of sexual gratification, without the consent of the victim, including instances where the victim is incapable of giving consent because of his/her temporary or permanent mental incapacity.

  • Incest

Sexual intercourse between persons who are related to each other within the degrees wherein marriage is prohibited by law.

  • Statutory Rape

Sexual intercourse with a person who is under the statutory age of consent.

Robbery 

The taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody or control of a person or persons by force or threat of force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear.

Aggravated Assault 

An unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury. This type of assault is usually accompanied by the use of a weapon or by means likely to produce death or great bodily harm.

Burglary 

The unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or theft.

Motor Vehicle Theft 

The theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle.

Arson 

Any willful or malicious burning or attempt to burn, with or without intent to defraud, a dwelling house, public building, motor vehicle or aircraft, personal property of another etc.

Hate Crime(s):

A criminal offense that manifests evidence that the victim was intentionally selected because of the perpetrator's bias against the victim.


Categories of bias: Race; Religion; Sexual Orientation; Gender; Gender Identity; Ethnicity; National Origin; Disability.

Under the Clery Act, Hate Crimes include any of the following offenses motivated by bias: Murder and Non-negligent Manslaughter, Sexual Assault, Robbery, Aggravated Assault, Burglary, Motor Vehicle Theft, Arson, Larceny-Theft, Simple Assault, Intimidation, Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property. Larceny-Theft, Simple Assault, Intimidation, and Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property are included in your Clery Act statistics only if they are Hate Crimes.

  • Larceny-theft


The unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding away of property from the possession or constructive possession of another.

  • Simple Assault


An unlawful physical attack by one person upon on another where neither the offender displays a weapon, nor the victim suffers obvious severe or aggravated bodily injury involving apparent broken bones, loss of teeth, possible internal injury, severe laceration, or loss of consciousness.

  • Intimidation


To unlawfully place another person in reasonable fear of bodily harm through the use of threatening words and/or conduct, but without displaying a weapon or subjecting the victim to actual physical attack. Includes cyber-intimidation if victim is threatened on Clery geography.

  • Destruction, damage or vandalism of property


To willfully or maliciously destroy, damage, deface, or otherwise injure real or personal property without the consent of the owner or the person having custody or control of the property.

Hazing

Intentional, knowing, or reckless act committed by a person (whether individually or in concert with other persons) against another person or persons regardless of the willingness of such other person or persons to participate, that is committed in the course of an initiation into, an affiliation with, or the maintenance of membership in, a student organization; and causes or creates a risk, above the reasonable risk encountered in the course of participation in the institution of higher education or the organization (such as the physical preparation necessary for participation in an athletic team), of physical or psychological injury including: (1) whipping, beating, striking, electronic shocking, placing of a harmful substance on someone’s body, or similar activity; (2) causing, coercing, or otherwise inducing sleep deprivation, exposure to the elements, confinement in a small space, extreme calisthenics, or other similar activity; (3) causing, coercing, or otherwise inducing another person to consume food, liquid, alcohol, drugs, or other substances; (4) causing, coercing, or otherwise inducing another person to perform sexual acts; any activity that places another person in reasonable fear of bodily harm through the use of threatening words or conduct; (5) any activity against another person that includes a criminal violation of local, State, Tribal, or Federal law; and any activity that induces, causes, or requires another person to perform a duty or task that involves a criminal violation of local, State, Tribal, or Federal law.

Drug, Alcohol, and Weapon Violations:


Drug Abuse Violation 

Violations of state and local laws relating to the unlawful possession or sale, use, growing, manufacturing, and making of controlled substances. 

Liquor Law Violation 

The violation of laws or ordinances prohibiting; the manufacture, sale, transporting, furnishing, possessing of intoxicating liquor; maintain unlawful drinking places; furnishing liquor to a minor or public intoxication. 

Weapon Law Violation 

The violation of laws or ordinances dealing with weapon offenses, regulatory in nature, such as: manufacture, sale, or possession of deadly weapons. 

Violence Against Women Act Crimes:


Domestic Violence 

A felony or misdemeanor crime of violence committed:(i) by a current or former spouse or intimate partner of the victim;(ii) by a person with whom the victim shares a minor child in common;(iii) by a person who is cohabitating with, or has cohabitated with, the victim as a spouse or intimate partner;(iv) by a person similarly situated to a spouse of the victim under the domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdiction in which the crime of violence occurred;(v) or by any other person against an adult or youth victim who is protected from that person’s acts under the domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdiction in which the crime of violence occurred.


Dating Violence 

Violence committed by a person who is or has been in a social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature with the victim. (i) The existence of such a relationship shall be determined based on the reporting party’s statement and with consideration of the length of the relationship, the type of relationship, and the frequency of interaction between the persons involved in the relationship

Stalking 

Engaging in a course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to (i) fear for the person's safety or the safety of others or (ii) suffer substantial emotional distress. 

If you have any questions about these reporting requirements or need assistance with this report, please contact the Campus Clery Act Coordinator:

Police Chief Steven Matchan
Pasadena City College Police Department
(626) 585-7484 
Email: sxmatchan@pasadena.edu