The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, commonly known as the Clery Act, is a federal statute that requires all colleges and universities participating in federal financial aid programs to disclose information about crime on and near their campuses. Signed into law in 1990, it is named after Jeanne Clery, a Lehigh University student who was assaulted and murdered in her dormitory in 1986.
The Act mandates that institutions publish an Annual Security Report (ASR) containing three years of campus crime statistics and security policies. It also requires timely warnings about crimes that pose a serious or continuing threat, emergency notifications for immediate threats, and a public crime log updated within two business days.
For higher education institutions that sponsor travel programs, study abroad, or off-campus activities, the Clery Act creates specific obligations. Crimes that occur at locations associated with the institution may need to be included in Clery reporting if the institution has a formal relationship with those locations.