Office of Clery Act Oversight

What is the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act?

“The Clery Act requires colleges and universities to report campus crime data, support victims of violence, and publicly outline the policies and procedures they have put into place to improve campus safety.” – Clery Center

For information about campus safety and security at Liberty University, contact LU Emergency Communications.

Annual Security Report (ASR)

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.

Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications

When a crime covered by the Clery Act occurs, campus officials are required to evaluate if there is a serious or ongoing threat to the campus community to determine if a timely warning notice needs to be issued to all students and employees.

An emergency notification is issued when there is an immediate threat to the campus community and can either be campus-wide or limited to a specific area depending on the risk.

Crime Reporting Geography

Clery Act crime reporting is not strictly limited to events that occur on campus or within campus buildings and residences. Institutions must include statistics for crimes that occur on campus, public property within campus bounds, public property adjunct to the campus, and non-campus properties owned by the university.

Listed Crime Categories

Institutions of higher education must include four distinct categories of crime in their ASR crime data. These categories include Criminal Offenses, Hate Crimes, VAWA Offenses, Arrests, and Referrals for Disciplinary Action. View Liberty University’s Campus Crime Reports.

Rights, Options, and Resources

Victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking have specific rights, options, and resources guaranteed to them by the Clery Act. To view those rights, please see the Notice of Rights and Options (PDF).

Campus Security Authorities (CSA)

A CSA is responsible for reporting criminal offenses that occur on the university’s crime reporting geography. These include not just police and security officers but also those specified in the Statement of Campus Security Authority.

If you are responsible for students or campus activities, you are a CSA.

Some examples of CSAs are staff within LU departments like the Office of Community Life or the Office of Equal Rights & Title IX (ERT), also if you are a Resident Assistant, Athletics Coach, or Faculty Advisor to a Student Club.

Visit Campus Safety and Security for additional safety resources.