The Clery Act

Congress enacted the Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act in 1990. This act required all post-secondary institutions participating in federal student aid to disclose safety and security policies and procedures and campus crime statistics. The act has been amended numerous times, with the 1998 amendments renaming the law the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (The Clery Act) in memory of a student who was sexually assaulted and murdered in her university dorm room in 1986.

The Clery Act contains specific campus safety and security-related requirements and is designed to function as a consumer protection law, requiring institutions of higher learning to be more transparent in regard to campus safety policy, procedures, and crime statistics. This ensures both current and prospective students and employees have access to information regarding campus safety.

Every institution must do the following:

Collect, classify, and count crime reports and crime statistics
Issue campus alerts to provide the campus community with information necessary to make informed decisions about their health and safety.
Provide educational programs and campaigns to promote the awareness of dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
Disclose policies and procedures for institutional disciplinary action in cases of dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking in the annual security report.
Publish an annual security report.
Submit crime and fire statistics to the US Department of Education on an annual basis.
Maintain a daily crime log of alleged criminal incidents if the institution maintains a campus police or security department
Disclose missing student notification procedures and fire safety information if the institution maintains on-campus student housing facilities.
Disclose fire safety information related to on-campus student housing facilities. This portion is completed by the Fire Marshal’s Office.
- Keep a fire log that is open to public inspection;
- Publish an annual fire safety report containing policy statements as well as fire statistics.
- Submit fire statistics to the US Department of Education on an annual basis.

Compliance with the Clery Act ensures we have a safe and informed campus community. Failure to comply can result in large financial fines levied by the US Department of Education and reputational harm. The University of Kentucky understands that Clery Act compliance is an institutional responsibility and works to ensure the appropriate resources are allocated to ensure all facets of compliance are met.

For more information, see the Clery Act Appendix for FSA Handbook (October 2020).

Reporting a Crime or Other Emergency
Annual Safety and Security Reports
Clery Reportable Locations (Geography)
Clery Act Crimes
Crime Log
Campus Security Authorities (CSAs)
Timely Warnings (Crime Bulletins)
Emergency Notifications (UK Alert)
Institutional Sponsored Travel
Fire Log
Fire Safety Reports
Contact Us

Designated offices are detailed in University Administrative Regulation (AR) 6:7 titled Policy on Disclosure of Campus Security and Crime Statistics for the following compliance areas, Campus Safety and Security and Fire Safety.

The University of Kentucky Police Department (UKPD), Division of Crisis Management and Preparedness (CMP) is designated as the Clery Compliance Office and is responsible for all aspects in regard to safety and security such as:

Ensuring that the University maintains compliance with all requirements of the Clery Act;
Preparing and submitting annual reports pursuant to the Clery Act; and
Working with UKPD to make the daily crime log available to the public and coordinating the release of immediate notifications (UK Alert) and timely warnings (Crime Bulletins).

Each year CMP prepares the Annual Safety and Security Report in compliance with the requirements of the Clery Act. This report includes safety and security related policies and procedures as well as statistics for the three previous calendar years concerning crimes on Clery defined geography. This report includes information for the University of Kentucky Main Campus and ten separate campuses: Little Research Center, North Farm, South Farm, Robinson Forest, West Kentucky Research and Education Center, Paducah Campus, Hazard Campus, Bowling Green Campus - College of Medicine, Northern Kentucky Campus - College of Medicine (Highland Heights), and Northern Kentucky Campus – College of Medicine (Edgewood). Policies and procedures outlined in this document apply to all University of Kentucky campuses, unless otherwise specified.

The University Fire Marshal, as part of the Office of Environmental Health and Safety, is responsible for all aspects in regard to fire, such as:

Preparing and submitting the Annual Fire Report pursuant to the Clery Act;

Providing The Division of Crisis Management and Preparedness with annual fire statistics; and
Making the daily fire log available to the public.

Each year the University Fire Marshal prepares the Annual Fire Safety Report in compliance with the requirements of the Clery Act. This report includes statistics for the three previous calendar years concerning fires or threats of fire in resident halls, Greek housing, graduate housing, or at any facility designated as a place of residence for students. Statistics provided are for those having occurred on Clery defined geography. The report includes annual fire statistics; a description of fire safety systems; annual fire drills; policies on portable electrical appliances, furniture, decorations, bicycles/motorized scooters, open flames, evacuation procedures, policies on fire safety education and training; and contact information. This report includes information for the University Main Campus and the noted ten separate campuses as detailed above. Policies and procedures outlined in this document apply to all University of Kentucky campuses, unless otherwise specified.

To view or to obtain a copy of the University of Kentucky Annual Campus Fire Report visit the University of Kentucky Fire Marshal website or contact the University Fire Marshal at (859) 257-6326.

The Clery Act

Other Resources

Campus Safety and Security Compliance

Fire Safety Compliance