Annual Security Report

The following report has been prepared in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act of 1998. Compiling the report is the collaborative responsibility of representatives within the Department of Public Safety and the Division of Student Affairs. The report provides information on services and policies that support a safe and secure environment, highlights programs that encourage members of the campus community to seek intervention and assistance for victimization, provides information on the alcohol and drug policies, outlines procedures for handling reports of sexual assault, and identifies campus representatives for reporting crimes and incidents that have impact on the college community. Numbers reported for the areas designated On Campus Property, Within Residence Halls, and Non-campus Buildings/Property reflect:

1. reports filed with Public Safety or, through jurisdictional agreement, City of Charleston Police Department;
2. numbers provided by the confidential reporting/victim assistance program, C.A.R.E.;
3. reports from the chief judicial officer, Dean of Students;
4. reports from staff with significant programming responsibilities within Student Life, Residence Life, Athletics and Assistant Provost for International Education;
5. reports from designated campus security authorities listed in the report; and
6. any report from the appropriate law enforcement jurisdiction relating to an incident occurring within a non-campus building/property not filed with Public Safety (ex: classrooms at North Area, Patriot’s Point Sports Complex, Grice Marine Lab, Dixie Plantation).

Incidents reported under the Public Property heading were provided by the City of Charleston Police Department and reflect current guidelines that indicate crimes must be reported that occurred specifically on streets, sidewalks, and in parking garages inside the campus and immediately adjacent to it. Private residences, private property and private businesses scattered within the framework of the campus are not reportable areas under federal guidelines and, therefore, incidents occurring in any of these areas are not required information for inclusion in this report.

While counselors as well as pastoral counselors are not required to submit numbers for preparation of this report, they are encouraged to resource an individual to C.A.R.E. victim assistance specialists for services. The numbers for confidential reports applicable to the crime report are provided by C.A.R.E.

Notification of the availability of this report is sent via e-mail to all enrolled students, faculty and staff providing the web site address to access this report directly. The Annual Security Report is available in printed form at Public Safety headquarters, 81B St. Philip. Prospective students may access this report directly from the Admissions web page and/or request a copy of the report from the Admissions Office. Human Resources, upon request, will provide a copy of the report to prospective employees.

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