Preparation of Crime Statistics

IUPD prepares a disclosure of crime statistics and publishes it as part of this Annual Security and Fire Safety Report by October 1 each year, adding new statistics for the previous year. Three years’ worth of statistics are included for certain types of crimes, as defined in the Clery Act, that were reported to have occurred: on campus; in certain non-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by the university; or on public property on or immediately adjacent to the campus. Reported crimes that occur in IU owned or controlled housing that are occupied by students, or in IU owned or controlled student apartments, are reported as occurring in on-campus residential units, a subset of the reported crimes already included in the on-campus category. Reports of crimes and attempted crimes are listed according to the calendar year in which the crime was reported, as required by the Clery Act, as are arrests and referrals for illegal alcohol, drug, and weapons violations. Statistics are based on IUPD records and those gathered annually by written request from cooperating law enforcement agencies and campus security authorities.  

IUPD uses university records to identify and monitor activity at non-campus property. Non-campus property, for this purpose, is defined as (1) Any building or property owned or controlled by a student organization that is officially recognized by the institution; or (2) Any building or property owned or controlled by an institution that is used in direct support of, or in relation to, the institution's educational purposes, is frequently used by students, and is not within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area of the institution. IUPD sends annual requests to the law enforcement agencies with jurisdiction over these locations to request crime statistics and to be alerted when a serious or ongoing threat is occurring at any non-campus location. Although IUPD sends out such requests annually not all law enforcement agencies respond and sometimes the response provides crime statistics that are not in a usable format for Clery Act reporting. 

Effective January 1, 2003, Zachary’s Law requires sheriffs’ departments to jointly establish and maintain the Indiana Sheriffs’ Sex Offender Registry to provide detailed information about individuals who register as sex or violent offenders. The purpose of the registry is to inform the general public about the identity, location, and appearance of sex and violent offenders who live, work, or study in Indiana. This law is also in compliance with section 121 of Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42U.S.C 16921). Under the federal Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act, any sex offender who is already required to register in any U.S. state must provide notice to any institution of higher education in the state(s) in which that person is employed, carries on a vocation, and/or is a student.