Clery Reportable Crimes

Crime Categories 

Institutions of higher education must include four distinct categories of crime in their Annual Security Report crime data.

Criminal Offenses

  • Criminal homicide: murder and non-negligent manslaughter, manslaughter by negligence
  • Sexual assault: rape, fondling, incest, statutory rape
  • Robbery
  • Aggravated assault
  • Burglary
  • Motor vehicle theft
  • Arson

Hate Crimes (any of the above mentioned offenses, and any incidents of)

  • Larceny-theft
  • Simple assault
  • Intimidation
  • Destruction/damage/vandalism of property

VAWA Offenses

  • Domestic violence
  • Dating violence
  • Stalking

Arrests and Referrals for Disciplinary Action

  • Weapons law violations
  • Drug abuse violations
  • Liquor law violations


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 crime that occur in any of these geographic areas:
  • On-campus (anywhere)
  • On-campus student housing
  • Public property within campus bounds
  • Public property immediately adjacent to the campus
  • Noncampus buildings and property owned or controlled by the organization that are used for educational purposes and frequently used by students but not a part of the core campus, or those owned or controlled by a student organization officially recognized by the institution