What is the Clery Act?
The Clery Act is a federal campus safety law that aims to provide transparency around post-secondary campus crime policy and statistics.
It requires colleges and universities to:
- Record campus crimes and fires in daily logs
- Publicize crime statistics and campus safety policies in an annual security report by October 1 of each year
- Issue timely warnings when there are known risks to public safety on campus
- Provide specific rights and options to victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (DVSAS) and publicly outline the policies and procedures in place to prevent and respond to these crimes.