2018-2019 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report

THE
CLERY
ACT
Crime categories covered under the Clery Act
include:
• Criminal Offenses: Criminal homicide: murder
and non-negligent manslaughter, manslaughter
by negligence; sexual assault: rape, fondling,
incest, statutory rape; robbery; aggravated assault;
burglary; motor vehicle theft; and arson.
• Hate Crimes: Any of the above-mentioned
offenses, and any incidents of: larceny-theft;
simple assault; intimidation; and destruction/
damage/vandalism of property.
• Violence Against Women Act Offenses: Domestic
violence, dating violence, and stalking.
NOTIFICATION OF AVAILABILITY
By October 1st of each year, all UIC employees and
students receive an official campus e-mail notification
regarding the content and availability of the ASFSR.
The e-mail provides information regarding how to
access the report as well as a direct link to the report.
ELECTRONIC NOTICE
The ASFSR is distributed via e-mail to all employees
and students.
POSTED NOTIFICATION
The ASFSR is also posted in the following locations:
• UIC Human Resources (for current and prospective
employees)
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THE ACT
The Clery Act is named in honor of Jeanne Clery, a college freshman
of Lehigh University in Pennsylvania who was assaulted and murdered
in her campus dorm room in 1986. After her death, Jeanne’s parents
advocated for federal legislation to make colleges and universities safer,
resulting in the enactment of the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus
Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, or Clery Act. The Act
is a federal consumer protection law that aims to provide transparency
around campus crime policy and statistics.
The Act requires colleges and universities that receive federal funding
to disseminate a public annual report to employees and students every
October 1st. The report must include statistics of campus crime for the
preceding 3 calendar years, plus details about efforts taken to improve
campus safety. Colleges and universities that have on-campus student
housing facilities must also disseminate fire safety policies and statistics
for their on-campus student housing facilities. UIC complies with the
Clery Act by annually publishing the UIC Annual Security and Fire Safety
Report (ASFSR). The ASFSR also includes policy statements regarding
crime reporting, campus facility security and access, law enforcement
authority, incidence of alcohol and drug use, and the prevention of/
response to sexual assault, domestic or dating violence, and stalking.
• Arrests and Referrals for Disciplinary Action for:
Weapons law violations, drug abuse violations, and
liquor law violations.
THE ANNUAL
REPORT
The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report (ASFSR)
is published annually at ready.uic.edu. This year’s
report reflects crime and fire statistics from calendar
years 2016, 2017, and 2018. Statistics for the current
calendar year (2019) will appear in next year’s report.
Crime statistics include certain categories of crimes
and disciplinary referrals required to be disclosed
by the Clery Act. Reportable crimes are those within
each crime category that occurred: on on-campus
property (including all on-campus student housing
facilities); in certain noncampus buildings or property
owned or controlled by UIC; and on public property
within or immediately adjacent to and accessible
from the campus.
The ASFSR is released by October 1st of each year,
in compliance with the Clery Act.
ready.uic.edu
• A link to the report is provided on the Human
Resources website (hr.uic.edu) and the UIC and
University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences
System Human Resources employment website
(jobs.uic.edu).
• Current and prospective employees may
also obtain a copy of this report from the UIC
HR Welcome Center, located at the Human
Resources Building, 715 South Wood Street,
Room 109, Chicago, IL 60612 or by calling
(312) 996-0840.
• UIC Office of Admissions (for prospective students)
• A link to the report is provided on the:
• UIC Admissions Application website
(admissions.uic.edu/apply-now)
• UIC Admissions Undergraduate website
(admissions.uic.edu/undergraduate)
• UIC Admissions Graduate & Professional
programs website
(admissions.uic.edu/graduate-professional/apply)
• It is also provided to prospective students
via an auto-response e-mail that is generated
when an application is submitted electronically
(undergraduate and graduate school
submissions).
• UIC Office of Preparedness & Response (for
current and prospective students)
• Current and prospective students may also
obtain a copy of this report from the UIC Office of
Preparedness & Response, located at 1140 South
Paulina Street, Suite 109, Chicago, IL 60612.
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