Enacted in 1990, The Clery Act requires colleges and universities that receive federal funding to disclose campus safety information. The law also imposes certain basic requirements for handling incidents of sexual violence and emergency situations.
For the 23 campuses in the California State University system, the report, which includes statistics for the last three years, reveals crimes that occurred on campus, in certain off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by CSU, and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus.
The report also provides institutional policies concerning campus security, such as policies concerning alcohol and drug use, crime prevention, the reporting of crimes, sexual assault, and other matters.
According to HSU statistics, there were three reported forcible sex assaults on campus last year – slightly down from four in 2013 and five in 2012.
Other findings for 2014 include:
- 238 disciplinary referrals for drug law violations
- 2 illegal weapons possession violations referred for disciplinary action
- 5 burglaries
- No reported cases of murder, manslaughter (negligent and non-negligent) and aggravated assaults.
“With the various state and federal laws we take guidance from, our crime reporting has become more inclusive and more detailed,” says UPD Chief Donn Peterson. “The result of this is an enhanced degree of transparency, which is a very good thing for students, parents, and for anyone considering HSU as their college of choice. On behalf of the women and men of the University Police Department, we are very proud of the work we do to make our campus safe.”
The report also lists HSU security awareness resources such as the ResLife Handbook, Campus Health & Safety Program, Women’s Self‐Defense Class, and CHECK IT—HSU’s innovative prevention program aimed at creating conversations about ways students can disrupt and respond in the moment to violence they may witness.
Read the full report. For more information, contact UPD at 707.826.5555.