Clery Act

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

This page provides information regarding our compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act.

The "Clery Bill" (H.R.3344, S.1925, S.1930) was introduced in Congress on September 6, 1989, and was signed into law on November 8, 1990 by President George H.W. Bush as Title 2 of the "Student Right-To-Know and Campus Security Act." The bill was named for Jeanne Clery who was raped and murdered in her dorm room at Lehigh University in 1986.

It took effect September 1, 1991 and the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) was charged with enforcing the law. The law required all institutions of higher education to release campus crime statistics and security policies to their current and prospective students or employees. Congress enacted this law, which was originally known as the "Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act of 1990."

The law was amended in 1992 to add a requirement that schools afford the victims of campus sexual assault certain basic rights. Amendments in 1998 added new categories to the crime statistics, an obligation to report statistics for public property in and immediately adjacent to the campus, a geographic breakdown of statistics, and a daily public crime log for schools with a police or security department. The law was also amended to require the DOE to centrally collect the crime statistics and make them publicly available. The 1998 amendments also formally named the law in memory of Jeanne Clery.

Clery Act Requirements

In compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, Oregon State University publishes an Annual Security and Fire Safety Report covering each university campus location. These reports include current security policies plus crime and fire statistics for the previous three calendar years. Contact information for various campus and community resources related to crime prevention and survivor assistance is in the body and appendix of the reports.

Paper copies for OSU-Cascades are available at 108 Obsidian Hall, 1500 SW Chandler Ave., Bend, OR. If you prefer, you may request a copy by email. This report is available without charge.

Additionally, you can find the COCC Crime and Safety Report here.

Upon request, copies of the Daily Crime Log (reported criminal and alleged criminal incidents) and Daily Fire Log (reported fires in on-campus housing facilities) can be provided in person during normal business hours at Room 108 in Obsidian Hall, 1500 SW Chandler Ave., Bend, OR 97702.

Find more information on the Clery Act and crime reporting here.