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The following information is required to be reported to the
U.S.Department of Education as part of
The Jeanne Clery Act (Campus Crime Act). Colleges and universities must submit campus crimes from three categories. These are Criminal Offenses, Hate Crimes, and Arrests. Each category lists crimes according to those occurring on-campus, on-campus in residence halls, in non-campus buildings and on public property.
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The
criminal offenses that are required to be reported are Murder/Non-
Negligent Manslaughter, Forcible and Non-Forcible Sex Offenses,
Robbery, Aggravated Assault, Burglary, Motor Vehicle Theft, Arson
and Negligent Manslaughter. The second category, hate crimes,
includes the following offenses under Department of Education
reporting guidelines.
These are Murder/Non-Negligent Manslaughter, Aggravated Assault,
Forcible Sex Offenses, Forcible Rape, Arson, Negligent Manslaughter, Simple Assault
and any other crime involving bodily harm. The third
reporting category, arrests, consists of both physical arrests and on-campus
disciplinary actions/judicial referrals for Liquor Law Violations, Drug Abuse
Violations and Weapon Offenses.
These
statistics are submitted to the Department of Education on an
annual basis during the mid August to mid October collection period
based on the previous calendar year. The new statistics are then
made available in October by the
Department of Education for the upcoming academic
year.
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