Crime Statistics Charts

The crime statistics chart is divided into four reportable categories and covers the three previous calendar years of the reporting period. For example, the August 2006 report compiles crime statistics for the calendar years of 2003, 2004 and 2005. The reportable categories include:

1. Campus
2. On-campus residential facilities
3. Non-campus and
4. Public property

Residential facilities are counted also in the "On-campus" crime category; however, the law requires institutions to separate the number of "on-campus" crimes that occur in residential facilities. Currently, Southwestern does not maintain residential facilities on its campuses. See definitions in the section titled Crime Location Definitions."

Crimes are classified using the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Uniformed Crime Reporting (UCR) Handbook standards. See Crime Statistic Definitions.

The statistics in the Hate Crime charts are separated by category of prejudice, but the numbers for each specific crime category are part of the overall statistics reported each year.

The only exception to this is the addition of Simple Assault to the Hate Crime chart. If a hate crime occurs where there is bodily injury, the law requires that the statistic be reported as a hate crime even though there is no requirement to report the crime classification in any other area of the compliance document.

For statistical purposes, crime statistics reported are recorded in the calendar year the crime was reported.

Specific Information about the Crime Statistics Reported by Southwestern:

• "Reported to DPS" includes crime statistics from incidents that were reported to DPS. If an incident was reported to DPS and a local law enforcement agency, the statistic would be counted under the "Reported to DPS" column.
• An incident reported to DPS will be annotated on the Southwestern Illinois College DPS Incident Report.
• "Reported to Police Department (PD)" includes crime statistics from incidents that were reported to the local law enforcement agency and were NOT reported to or investigated by DPS. These incidents could have occurred in
  • On-campus property
  • In non-campus property or
  • On public property
  as defined in the Crime Location Definitions. The crime statistics provided by the local law enforcement agency are provided based on the crime definitions in the Illinois State Compiled Statues not based on the UCR definitions, as required by the federal law.
• "Reported to Non-Police" includes crime statistics from incidents reported to/from officials in the institution who have significant responsibility for student and campus activities, and who have been designated as a "Campus Security Authority (CSA)." A written request for statistical information is made on an annual basis to designated CSAs.
• Statistics under the heading "Referred for Disciplinary Action" include individuals referred to the Vice President for Student Development. The numbers include referrals that are made via the Southwestern Illinois College DPS Incident Reports and/or reports provided directly to the Vice President for Student Development from other members of the Southwestern community.
• Liquor, Drug and Weapons Law Violations: A separate statistic is counted for each person referred for discipline or arrested. For example, if five people are involved with one incident, then the reported statistic would be five (5) and reported in the appropriate category- referred for either discipline or arrested. For a person who was arrested and referred for discipline, the statistic would be counted in the arrest category only.

Crime statistics 2003 through 2005

These statistics are pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, previously known as the Federal Student Right to Know and Campus Security Act of 1990.

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