A Campus Security Authority, commonly called a CSA, is a person or organization identified under the Clery Act because of a campus security function, designation as a reporting location, or significant responsibility for student and campus activities.

CSAs generally include:

• The Department of Public Safety and individuals responsible for campus security.
• Individuals responsible for monitoring access to University property.
• Individuals or offices identified by PBA as locations where students and employees may report crimes.
• University officials with significant responsibility for student and campus activities.

Counselor exception: A pastoral or professional counselor is not considered a CSA while functioning within the scope of the counselor’s recognized role, license, or certification. Other University responsibilities may still apply.

Provide the information available to you. Do not delay a report because some facts are unknown.

Reports should still be submitted when information is delayed, incomplete, second-hand, anonymous, or possibly already reported by another person.

Report information about any incident that could fall within one of the following categories. The Clery Compliance Office will make the final classification.

These descriptions are reporting aids—not final legal or Clery classifications. Submit the available facts and allow the Clery Compliance Office to determine the appropriate category.

Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter: The willful, non-negligent killing of one person by another.

Manslaughter by Negligence: The killing of another person through gross negligence.

Sex Offenses: Sexual acts directed against another person without consent, including situations in which the person is incapable of providing consent. Clery categories include rape, fondling, incest, and statutory rape.

Robbery: Taking or attempting to take property from another person through force, threat of force, violence, or fear.

Aggravated Assault: An unlawful attack intended or likely to cause severe or aggravated bodily injury, commonly involving a weapon or another means capable of causing serious harm.

Burglary: Unlawful entry into a structure with the intent to commit a felony or theft, including attempted burglary.

Motor Vehicle Theft: Theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle, including an unauthorized taking even when the vehicle is later recovered or abandoned.

Arson: A willful or malicious burning, or attempted burning, of a dwelling, building, motor vehicle, aircraft, or other property.

Dating Violence: Violence committed by a person who is or has been in a romantic or intimate social relationship with the victim.

Domestic Violence: A felony or misdemeanor crime of violence committed by a current or former spouse or intimate partner, co-parent, qualifying cohabitant, person similarly situated to a spouse, or another person covered by applicable domestic-violence law.

Stalking: A course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to fear for safety or suffer substantial emotional distress.

Hate Crime: A qualifying offense showing evidence that the victim was intentionally selected because of an actual or perceived protected bias category.

Weapons, Drug, and Liquor Violations: Arrests and qualifying referrals for disciplinary action involving weapons laws, controlled substances, or liquor laws.

Hazing: Intentional, knowing, or reckless conduct against another person, regardless of willingness to participate, connected with initiation into, affiliation with, or continued membership in a student organization, when the conduct causes or creates a risk of physical or psychological injury above the reasonable risks ordinarily encountered through participation in the institution or organization.

Clery crime statistics are organized according to specific geographic categories. Location matters, but a CSA should submit the report even when unsure whether the location qualifies.

University-sponsored travel, leased facilities, off-campus instructional locations, and student-organization activity may require additional review. Report the incident and allow the Clery Compliance Office to evaluate the location.

Reports involving sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking, or other sex-based misconduct may create separate responsibilities under the Clery Act, Title IX, and University policy.

Employees should follow each applicable PBA reporting procedure. Contact the Title IX Coordinator or Clery Coordinator whenever assistance is needed.