Clery Act
The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act — transparency, reporting, and information for the JSU community.
What is the Clery Act?
The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act , or Clery Act, is a federal law that requires all U.S. colleges and universities (including foreign campuses of U.S. institutions), both public and private, participating in federal student aid programs to maintain and disclose certain crime statistics and campus security / fire information. The Clery Act mandates requirements for incidents of sexual violence and emergency situations.
This website serves as a source of information and provides resources to help our campus community understand the Clery Act, and provides campus crime information, statistics, and support of the safety initiatives at Jackson State University.
- Type
- U.S. Federal Law
- Named For
- Jeanne Clery (1986)
- JSU Office
- Department of Public Safety
- Phone
- (601) 979-6881
- Annual Report
- 2025 ASR (PDF)
- Federal Source
- U.S. Department of Education
In memory of Jeanne Clery
A law named in her memory
The Clery Act is named in memory of Jeanne Clery, a Lehigh University student who was raped and murdered by a student she did not know in her campus dorm room in 1986.
In the spirit of the law enacted in Jeanne's memory, the Clery Act is designed to offer transparency to keep our campus community safe and to assist students, parents, and members of the campus community in making informed decisions regarding their safety and the safety of others.
What the Clery Act requires of JSU
The Clery Act requires Jackson State University, as a participant in federal student aid programs, to:
Collect, classify, and count crime reports and statistics related to crime.
Issue timely warnings and campus alerts for Clery crimes that represent an ongoing threat to the safety of students or employees, or emergency notifications upon confirmation of a significant emergency or dangerous situation involving an immediate threat to the health or safety of students or employees.
Provide educational programs and campaigns and promote the awareness of dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking.
Publish an annual security report containing safety and security-related policy statements and crime statistics and distribute it to all current students and employees. JSU must also inform prospective students and employees about the availability of the report.
Submit crime statistics to the US Department of Education each fall via a web-based data collection.
Maintain a daily crime log of alleged criminal incidents which is open to public inspection.
Disclose missing student notification procedures that pertain to students residing in on-campus student housing facilities.
Disclose fire safety information related to on-campus student housing facilities. This includes a fire log that is open to public inspection and publishing an annual safety report containing policy statements, as well as fire statistics associated with each on-campus housing facility.
Confidential incident reporting
Red Flag Incident Reporting
Submit a confidential report through Red Flag — the JSU campus incident reporting portal. Community members can report safety incidents, threats, or observations that need attention.
Understand the Clery Act
Published reports & reporting forms
See something? Say something.
Report safety concerns through the Red Flag portal or contact JSU Public Safety directly.
Contact Clery Act compliance
1400 John R. Lynch Street
Jackson, MS 39217–0280