2026 KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY ANNUAL SECURITY REPORT 4 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 Deputy Chief gathers all the statistical data, the Deputy Chief 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. On or before October 1st of each year, every KU community member receives an email that describes the ASR and provides its website address for viewing. Prospective employees receive 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 emailing the Clery Compliance Coordinator at clery@kutztown.edu or calling the KU Office of Compliance at 610-683-4700. Written requests may also be sent to: Kutztown University Clery Compliance Coordinator, 15200 Kutztown Rd, 02 Old Main, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA 19530. Public Safety and Police Services/KUPD 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 at full complement, the Department is staffed by 15 full-time personnel, consisting of police administrators, criminal investigators, crime prevention practitioners, police officers and clerical staff, with 15 police officers (one chief, one deputy chief, three police supervisors, three police specialists, and seven police officers) and one non-sworn clerical support staff. In addition, the department uses an outside security agency (Allied Universal of Conshohocken, PA) to perform dispatch, security, and parking enforcement-related functions. Patrols are conducted on foot and in vehicles. Training and Jurisdiction All Kutztown University police officers are certified by the Municipal Police Officers’ Education and Training Commission (MPOETC) in Pennsylvania and have completed basic police training, including all the requirements for Act 120 certification. Each officer is authorized to (and does) carry firearms and has full arrest powers. Field personnel are trained in advanced techniques including Crime Prevention, First Aid, Criminal Investigation, and Fire Fighting. The primary jurisdiction of the Kutztown University Police Department is the campus of Kutztown University. KUPD may also exercise police authority over any property owned, leased, or under the control of Kutztown University, which includes some facilities defined by The Clery Act as “non-campus” and are listed in the statistics located on page 67. KUPD is the primary agency handling criminal incidents on campus. The Department is equipped with a two-way system to contact and interchange information with surrounding local and state police agencies when needed. The Department maintains an excellent rapport with federal, state, and county police agencies. Investigations may be co-conducted through the process of sharing intelligence information that has proven to be an effective avenue to carry out the functions of a police department.
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