The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report: What It Is and Why It Matters
Safety Starts With Information
UND publishes the Annual Security & Fire Safety Report every fall. The report tracks crime and fire safety data across campus and explains the policies that protect students, faculty, and staff.
You do not need to read it cover to cover, but you should know what it contains and where to find it.
What’s Inside the Report
The report covers three years of crime statistics. It breaks them down by location: on-campus, non-campus, and public property. It also covers fire safety information. Expect data on fire drills and fire safety systems in on-campus housing, and any fires reported in UND’s residential facilities.
Beyond the numbers, the report contains more than 20 safety-related policies focusing on:
- Timely reporting of criminal and suspicious activity
- Missing student protocols
- Hazing prevention
- Emergency response and notification systems
- Security awareness and crime prevention programs
- Alcohol and drugs and substance abuse education programs
- Preventing sexual violence
It also identifies additional resources such as UND-Alerts, the SafeCampus app, and CVIC at UND.
The report applies to the whole of campus, not just one person or one office.
Why This Report Exists
This report exists because of a 19-year-old student named Jeanne Clery. In 1986, a fellow student murdered her in her dorm room at Lehigh University – one of 38 violent crimes the campus never disclosed. Her parents sued, won, and founded what is now the Clery Center. Their advocacy led Congress to pass the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act, signed into law in 1990. It requires every college that accepts federal financial aid to publish an annual security report, issue timely warnings, and keep a public crime log.
UND publishes this report not only because the law requires it, but because the information matters to the safety of everyone on campus.
Where to Find It
Read the full report online. UND emails it to every current student and employee each fall. Want a printed copy? Request one at the UND Police Department, Office of Student Affairs, or Human Resources.
Take a few minutes this week to review the report. Take note of campus policies and your campus resources.
Campus safety depends on more than a report. It depends on every member of the UND community staying informed.
