History of The Jeanne Clery Act

In April 1986, Jeanne Clery’s life ended tragically when another student raped and murdered her in her residence hall room. Alarmed at the lack of transparency around crime and violence on college campuses, Jeanne’s parents, Connie and Howard, committed themselves to create enduring change.

In 1990, Congress approved the Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act. Later renamed in Jeanne’s memory, the Jeanne Clery Act took effect in 1991.

It requires that colleges and universities:

keep a public crime log
publish an annual security report that includes crime statistics and security policies
provide timely warnings to students and campus employees about a crime posing an immediate or ongoing threat to students and campus employees
ensure certain basic rights for victims of sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking

The U.S. Department of Education enforces the Clery Act, and is responsible for collecting and disseminating crime statistics from colleges and universities each year.

Clery Act 101

Clery Act Crimes

Homicide
Sex Offenses
Robbery
Aggravated Assault
Burglary
Motor Vehicle Theft
Arson

Learn more about the list and explanations of crimes

Arrests & Referrals for Disciplinary Action for:

Drug Law Violations
Liquor Law Violations
Weapons Law Violations

2013 Clery Additions:

Domestic Violence
Dating Violence
Stalking

Clery Act Geography

On-Campus (including Student Residential)
Public Property
Noncampus