Your “one-stop-shop” for all core Clery Act guidance documents from Education Department regulations to FBI Uniform Crime Reporting handbooks.
About the Clery Act
The federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), 20 USC § 1092(f), requires colleges and universities, both public and private, participating in federal student aid programs to disclose campus safety information, and meet certain basic requirements for handling incidents of missing students, sexual violence and emergency situations.
The Clery Act has been developed based on foundations from multiple programs and disciplines to provide a comprehensive view of campus safety. As a result, compliance requires consulting multiple sources of guidance and you will find them here. Information about the Higher Education Act’s related campus fire safety requirements is also here. Questions? E-Mail us at cleryquestions@safecampuses.biz for help.
The SAFE Campuses, LLC Model
The Clery Act Serves as the Basis for a Comprehensive Campus Safety Framework (2020)
Most Recent U.S. Dept. of Ed “Sub-Regulatory” Guidance
Clery Act Appendix for FSA Handbook (2020)
Rescission of and Replacement for the 2016 Handbook for Campus Safety and Security Reporting (October 09, 2020)
Clery Act Regulations (Legally Binding)
34 CFR § 668.41 – Reporting and disclosure of information.
34 CFR § 668.46 – Institutional security policies and crime statistics.
34 CFR § 668.49 – Institutional fire safety policies and fire statistics.
Clery Act Crime Definitions (34 CFR §668, Subpt. D, App. A) [Adapted from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program & the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)]
Clery Act Statute
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program (Reference material required for use in classifying and counting crime statistics)
Summary Reporting System (SRS) User Manual Version 1.0 (June 20, 2013) [Archived, Used For Clery Reporting]
Quality Assurance Review Standard Reference Guide (April 4, 2018)
National Incident-Based Reporting System User Manual
Hate Crime Data Collection Guidelines and Training Manual Version 3.0 (March 1, 2022)
Rescinded Sub-Regulatory Guidance (For Historical Purposes Only)
See Rescission of and Replacement for the 2016 Handbook for Campus Safety and Security Reporting (October 09, 2020) for an explanation of how to best utilize this material.
The Handbook for Campus Safety and Security Reporting, 2016 Edition
The Handbook for Campus Safety and Security Reporting (2011)
The Handbook for Campus Crime Reporting (2005)
