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The Crime Log is provided in an effort to provide the campus community with general information as it relates to crime reported on and about campus. Because the Department of Campus Safety takes reports of non-criminal incidents as well, the case numbers included as part of this Crime Log will not always be sequential.
The Student Right to Know and Campus Security Act of 1990 was initiated by Howard and Connie Clery after their daughter Jeanne was tragically murdered at Lehigh University in 1986. Amendments to this act in 1998 renamed it in memory of Jeanne Clery. The Clery Act, as it is now known, has numerous compliance requirements which apply to all public and private post secondary educational institutions participating in federal student aid programs. One of these requirements is the posting of a Crime Log. This log is to include criminal occurrences reported to the local police agency "or any official of the institution who is defined as a Campus Security Authority".
Reports summarized in the Crime Log with a case number prefix "CSA" represent reports made to a "Campus Security Authority" other than the Department of Campus Safety. Per policy, these reports are forwarded to the Department of Campus Safety for Crime Log and statistical inclusion. The Clery Act defines a "Campus Security Authority", in part, as "An official of an institution who has significant responsibility for student and campus activities, including, but not limited to, student housing, student discipline, and campus judicial proceedings". Reports summarized in the Crime Log with a case number prefix "DPD" represent reports made to the Denver Police Department but not the Department of Campus Safety. In the event a report is made to both agencies, the Department of Campus Safety’s case number will be listed. Reports are reviewed in an effort to avoid double reporting.
Finally, The Clery Act allows an institution to withhold Crime Log information i.e. the nature, date, time, location and/or disposition of a report if any of the following conditions apply:
- The disclosure is prohibited by law;
- The disclosure would jeopardize the confidentiality of the victim;
- The disclosure would jeopardize an ongoing criminal investigation or the safety of an individual;
- The disclosure would cause a suspect to flee or evade detection;
- The disclosure would result in destruction of evidence;
Questions and comments may be directed to the Department of Campus Safety by Contact Us or by calling 303-871-2139.
Assigned for Investigation/Status Pending - The case is open/active and has been determined to require additional investigation. Solvability factor(s) have been identified. Investigations may be completed by the Department of Campus Safety, the Denver Police Department or collaboratively by both agencies.
Cleared by Arrest/Citation (DPD) - The case was reviewed and cleared as the result of suspect(s) being identified and arrested or issued a citation by the Denver Police Department. Reports with this disposition naming student suspect(s) will be referred to the University of Denver, Office of Citizenship and Community Standards for review and disposition as well.
Cleared Exceptionally - The case was reviewed and/or investigated and deemed cleared due to exceptional circumstances and/or at the discretion of the investigator or other Department of Campus Safety administrator.
Cleared by Referral/DU Not CCS - The case was reviewed and considered effectively cleared by the act of referring it to a University of Denver department or administrator other than the Office of Citizenship and Community Standards for further/final action or disposition.
Cleared by Referral/DU CCS - The case was reviewed and considered effectively cleared by the act of referring it to the University of Denver, Office of Citizenship and Community Standards for further/final action or disposition.
Cleared by Referral/Not DU - The case was reviewed and considered effectively cleared by the act of referring it to a non-University entity or authority other than the Denver Police Department for further/final action or disposition.
Closed/Inactive/No Solvability - The case was reviewed and inactivated due to lack of solvability factor(s). Cases may be reactivated at any time in the event new information becomes available.
Inactive/Investigation Discretion - The case was assigned for investigation then closed/inactivated by the investigator at the conclusion of their investigation. Cases may be reactivated at any time in the event new information becomes available.
(Source: FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Handbook - Revised 2004 (PDF))
Murder/Non-Negligent Manslaughter - the willful (non-negligent) killing of one human being by another.
Negligent Manslaughter - the killing of another person through gross negligence.
Forcible Rape - the carnal knowledge of a person, forcibly and/or against that person’s will; or not forcibly or against the person’s will where the victim is incapable of giving consent because of his/her temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity (or because of his/her youth).
Forcible Sodomy - oral or anal sexual intercourse with another person, forcibly and/or against that person’s will; or not forcibly or against the person’s will where the victim is incapable of giving consent because of his/her temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity (or because of his/her youth).
Sexual Assault With an Object - the use of an object or instrument to unlawfully penetrate, however slightly, the genital or anal opening of the body of another person, forcibly and/or against that person’s will; or not forcibly or against the person’s will where the victim is incapable of giving consent because of his/her temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity (or because of his/her youth).
Forcible Fondling - the touching of the private body parts of another person for the purpose of sexual gratification, forcibly and/or against that person’s will; or not forcibly or against the person’s will where the victim is incapable of giving consent because of his/her temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity (or because of his/her youth).
Incest - non-forcible intercourse between persons who are related to each other within the degrees wherein marriage is prohibited by law.
Statutory Rape - non-forcible sexual intercourse with a person who is under the statutory age of consent.
Robbery - taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody, or control of a person or persons by force or threat of force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear (Please note weapon used: firearm, knife or cutting instrument, other dangerous weapon, strong arm – hands, fists, feet, etc.).
Aggravated Assault - an unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting sever or aggravated bodily injury. This type of assault usually is accompanied by the use of a weapon or by means likely to produce death or great bodily harm (Please note weapon used: firearm, knife or cutting instrument, other dangerous weapon, strong arm - hands, fists, feet, etc.).
Burglary - the unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or a theft.
Motor Vehicle Theft - the theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle.
Arson - any willful or malicious burning or attempt to burn, with or without intent to defraud, a dwelling house, public building, motor vehicle or aircraft, personal property of another, etc.
Liquor Law Violations - the violation of state and local laws or ordinances prohibiting the manufacture, sale, purchase, transportation, possession, or use of alcoholic beverages, not including driving under the influence and drunkenness.
Drug Law Violations - the violation of laws prohibiting the production, distribution and/or use of certain controlled substances and the equipment or devices utilized in their preparation and/or use. The unlawful cultivation, manufacture, distribution, sale, purchase, use, possession, transportation or importation of any controlled drug or narcotic substance.
Weapons Violations - the violation of laws or ordinances prohibiting the manufacture, sale, purchase, transportation, possession, concealment, or use of firearms, cutting instruments, explosives, incendiary devices or other deadly weapons.
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