Mississippi Valley State University

August 29, 2008

Clery Act

Mississippi Valley State University

Complying With The Jeanne Clery Act

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act of 1998 requires the reporting of crime statistics by location, i.e., on-campus, student residences, and public property.

On Campus:

Any building or property owned or controlled by an institution of higher education within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area of the institution and used by the institution in direct support of, or in a manner related to, the institution's educational purposes, including the residence hall.
Any property within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area of the institution that is owned by the institution but controlled by another person, is used by students, and supports institutional purposes (such as food or other retail vendors)

Offenses200420052006
Murder/ Non-negligent manslaughter000
Negligent manslaughter000
Sex offenses- forcible000
Sex offenses- Non-forcible100
Robbery100
Aggravated assault000
Burglary1079
Motor vehicle theft000
Arson121
Illegal weapons possession1575
Drug law violations2178
Liquor law violations300
Total522323

Non-Campus:

Any building or property owned or controlled by a student organization. Any building or property (other than a branch campus) owned or controlled by an institution of higher education that is direct support of, or in relation to, the institution's educational purposes, is used by students, and is not within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area.

Offenses200420052006
Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter000
Negligent manslaughter000
Sex offenses-Forcible000
Sex offenses- Non forcible 000
Robbery000
Aggravated assault000
Burglary000
Motor vehicle theft000
Arson000
Illegal weapons possession000
Drug law violations000
Liquor law violations000
TOTAL000

Public Property:

All public property that is within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area of the institution, such as a sidewalk, a street, other thoroughfare, or parking facility, and is adjacent to a facility owned or controlled by the institution if the facility is used in direct support of or in a manner related to the institution's purposes.

Offenses200420052006
Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter000
Negligent manslaughter000
Sex offenses-forcible000
Sex offenses- non-forcible 000
Robbery000
Aggravated assault000
Burglary000
Motor vehicle theft000
Arson020
Illegal weapons possession070
Drug law violations050
Liquor law violations000
Total0140

Student Residences:

A student of "on campus" crime statistics, which includes only those crimes that were reported to have occured in dormitories or other residential facilities for students on campus.

Offenses200420052006
Murder/ Non-negligent manslaughter000
Negligent manslaughter000
Sex offenses- forcible000
Sex offenses- non-forcible000
Robbery000
Aggravated assault000
Burglary039
Motor vehicle theft000
Arson020
Illegal weapons possession022
Drug law violations078
Liquor law violations000
Total01419

Clery Act Complaince Requirements:

  1. Publish and distribute an annual campus safety summary by October 1 of each year.
  2. Maintain 3 years of campus crime statistics following the publication of the last annual safety summary to which they apply.
  3. Publish policy statements and program descriptions.
  4. Provide statement of procedures to be followed in sex offenses.
  5. Inform prospective students and employees about the campus safety summary.
  6. Provide timely notice to the campus on crimes considered threats to safety.