The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act

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Bridgewater State University complies with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, a federal law that requires colleges and universities throughout the United States to disclose information
about crime on and around their campuses.

Annual Report

Colleges are required to publish an annual report every year by October 1st that contains three years of campus crime statistics and also certain security policy statements including sexual assault policies, the law enforcement authority of campus police, and where students should go to report crimes. These statistics and policy statements are published annually in this handbook.

Crime Statistics

Colleges must disclose crime statistics for the campus, public areas immediately adjacent to the campus, and certain noncampus facilities including Greek housing and remote housing. The statistics must be gathered from campus and local police, and college officials that have "significant responsibility for student and campus activities."

Access to Timely Information

Colleges are also required to provide "timely warnings" and a separate but more extensive public crime log. The Bridgewater State University Police Department issues "Campus Safety Alert Bulletins" whenever a major crime or other significant incident may potentially affect the safety or security of the campus community. The department also maintains a daily police log that is accessible to the public. The police log and any Campus Safety Alert Bulletins that are issued are also provided for publication in the student newspaper, The Comment.

Student Right-to-Know (Clery Law) Statistics
Reported Criminal Offenses

(On-campus, within residence halls, and on adjacent public property)

Total Reported Criminal Offenses (On-Campus):

Category

2008

2009

2010

Murder/Nonnegligent Manslaughter

0

0

0

Forcible Sex Offenses

4

0

3

Nonforcible Sex Offenses

0

1

0

Robbery

0

0

0

Aggravated Assault

5

7

2

Burglary

7

15

12

Motor Vehicle Theft

3

3

1

Arson

0

2

0

Negligent Manslaughter

0

0

0

Of the total reported criminal offenses listed above, those that occurred in the residence halls:

Category

2008

2009

2010

Murder/Nonnegligent Manslaughter

0

0

0

Forcible Sex offenses

2

2

1

Nonforcible Sex Offenses

0

0

0

Robbery

0

0

0

Aggravated Assault

1

1

1

Burglary

5

10

1

Motor Vehicle Theft

0

0

0

Arson

0

2

1

Negligent Manslaughter

0

0

0

Total reported criminal offenses on public property adjacent to campus:

Category

2008

2009

2010

Murder/Nonnegligent Manslaughter

0

0

0

Forcible Sex offenses

0

0

0

Nonforcible Sex Offenses

0

0

0

Robbery

0

0

0

Aggravated Assault

0

0

0

Burglary

0

0

0

Motor Vehicle Theft

1

1

1

Arson

0

0

0

Negligent Manslaughter

0

0

0

Arrests and Campus Judicial Referrals
On-campus, within residence halls, and on adjacent property

Arrests (On-campus):

Category

2008

2009

2010

Liquor Law Violations

124

111

97

Drug Law Violations

35

6

16

Weapons Possession

2

3

4

Of the arrests listed above, those that occurred in the residence halls:

Category

2008

2009

2010

Liquor Law Violations

83

84

83

Drug Law Violations

14

3

14

Weapons Possession

1

1

1

Campus disciplinary action/judicial referrals (On-campus):

Category

2008

2009

2010

Liquor Law Violations

534

414

346

Drug Law Violations

79

82

84

Weapons Possession

5

3

6

Campus disciplinary action/judicial referrals (Public Property):

Category

2008

2009

2010

Liquor Law Violations

41

41

33

Drug Law Violations

1

3

2

Weapons Possession

0

0

0

Arrests on public property adjacent to campus:

Category

2008

2009

2010

Liquor Law Violations

2

4

2

Drug Law Violations

1

0

2

Weapons Possession

0

0

0

Bridgewater State University does not maintain any "Non-campus Buildings" as defined by the Clery Law

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