2024 Annual Safety & Security Report

2024 ANNUAL SECURITY REPORT 4 In the Clery statistics, KUPD includes crimes reported directly to the KUPD, local law enforcement agencies, and campus security authorities. (See Campus Security Authorities, page 61) Each year, the KUPD Lieutenant sends a letter to the associated law enforcement units with jurisdiction over any of Kutztown’s Clery Geography, requesting crime data for the previous calendar year (January 1 to December 31). The information returned from these agencies is reflected in the statistics included in this Annual Security Report. Once the Lieutenant gathers all the statistical data, the Lieutenant provides it to the Clery Compliance Coordinator who includes it in this Annual Security Report for publication. By October 1st of each year, the crime statistics are submitted to the U.S. Department of Education. Per applicable state and federal regulations, the University publishes and distributes crime statistics to all current students, faculty and staff annually. Every KU community member receives an e-mail that describes the ASR and provides its website address for viewing on or before October 1st of each year. Prospective employees receive the information through the candidate application process, and prospective students receive it through the admissions process. The full report may be downloaded from the KU website at www.kutztown.edu/clery. Paper copies of the report may be requested by contacting the Clery Compliance Coordinator via email at clery@kutztown.edu or calling Business Services at 610-683-4825. Written requests may also be sent to: Kutztown University Clery Compliance Coordinator, 223G Stratton Administration Center, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA 19530. About KUPD/Public Safety & Police Services Campus safety and security at Kutztown University is a shared responsibility. Kutztown University places the safety of every member of the university community as a top priority and believes all members of the community are responsible for assisting with maintaining as safe and secure an environment as possible. The best protection against campus crime is an aware, informed, and alert campus community— students, faculty and staff who use reason and caution—along with an active, well-trained, responsive, community-based public safety presence. ROLE AND AUTHORITY The Department of Public Safety and Police Services/Kutztown University Police Department (KUPD), a Division of Equity and Compliance unit, is the primary administrative office responsible for safety, security, and police services at Kutztown University. KUPD protects and serves the KU community 24 hours a day, every day of the year. When The Department of Public Safety and Police Services is centrally located in the I-Wing of Old Main, which is located directly behind the primary building of Old Main. The department may be reached via email at publicsafety@kutztown.edu. To reach them via telephone, two numbers may be used, depending on the type of call: Emergency Calls (Recorded Line) 610-683-4001 Non-Emergency Calls (Non-Recorded Line) 610-683-4002 Outside of business hours, the department may be reached by visiting the Communications Center in 15 Old Main. PUBLIC SAFETY & POLICE SERVICES

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