Clery
The Jeanne Clery Act, part of the Higher Education Act, mandates that federally funded colleges disclose campus crime statistics and security procedures. This ensures students, families, and employees have access to safety information.
Key requirements include:
- Collecting and reporting crime data.
- Issuing timely warnings and emergency notifications.
- Publishing an Annual Security Report.
- Submitting data to the Department of Education.
- Maintaining a public Daily Crime Log.
Fullerton College complies with the Jeanne Clery Act to ensure a safe campus.
Understanding Campus Safety Alerts
Timely Warning
A Timely Warning is issued when a Clery-reportable crime occurs within Clery geography and poses a serious or ongoing threat to the campus community. It provides information to help students and staff protect themselves. If an incident doesn’t meet Clery or emergency criteria (like a power outage), the college may still send a message using the RAVE alert system.
Emergency Notification
An Emergency Notification is sent when there’s confirmation of an immediate threat to the health or safety of people on campus—such as severe weather, fire, or an active threat. These alerts are sent quickly and may be limited to affected areas. Notifications may be withheld if they would hinder emergency response efforts.
Differences between Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications
| Timely Warning | Emergency Notification | |
| Recipients | The entire campus | Can be segmented, if appropriate |
| Location of incident | Only required for Clery crimes occurring within Clery geography that pose a serious or ongoing threat* | On-campus emergencies only |
| Timeline for sending a message | When Clery crimes reported to a campus security authority or local law enforcement pose a serious or ongoing threat to the campus community | When there is confirmation of an immediate threat to the health and safety of the campus community |
| Follow-up message required? | No | Yes |
What are Clery-reportable crimes?
- Murder/Manslaughter
- Robbery
- Aggravated Assault
- Burglary
- Vehicle Theft
- Arson
- Rape
- Incest
- Fondling
- Domestic Violence
- Dating Violence
- Stalking
- Hate Crimes
- Alcohol law violations
- Drug law violations
- Weapons law violations
Annual Security Reporting
The Clery Act requires colleges and universities that receive federal funding to disseminate a public annual security report (ASR) to employees and students every October 1st. This ASR must include statistics of campus crime for the preceding 3 calendar years, plus details about efforts taken to improve campus safety.
ASRs must also include policy statements regarding (but not limited to) crime reporting, campus facility security and access, law enforcement authority, incidence of alcohol and drug use, and the prevention of/response to sexual assault, domestic or dating violence, and stalking.