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An annual report on security policies and the 2000 statistics for specified crimes at the University of California, Davis, campus, its medical center in Sacramento and related facilities will be available Monday on the university police department's .

The report indicates there were 18 reports of crimes against persons on the Davis campus and 16 at the medical center in Sacramento in the calendar year 2000. There were 79 crimes against property reported on the Davis campus and 32 at the medical center.

At other facilities owned or controlled by ºÙºÙÊÓƵ or its registered student organizations, there were reports of four crimes against persons and four against property.

On public property adjacent to the Davis campus, there was one report of a crime against a person.

Additionally, 32 arrests were made for drug, alcohol and weapons offenses on the Davis campus and 44 at the medical center.

Prepared in accordance with the federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, the report considers five categories of crimes against persons (murder/non-negligent manslaughter, forcible sex offenses, non-forcible sex offenses, aggravated assault and robbery) and three against property (arson, burglary and motor vehicle theft).

The Clery Act requires colleges and universities to report statements of security policy and statistics for the specified crimes reported for defined locations on and near a college's campus, the school's other properties and the properties of registered student organizations. Universities and colleges report the information to the and must also make the information and annual statistics available to current and prospective students, employees and others by Oct. 1 of the following year.

"We have made extensive efforts to comply with the Clery Act," says Chief Calvin Handy of the university police department. "We are confident in the processes we have developed for collecting data and for informing the campus community and others of the report's availability," he adds.

It is important to note that the Clery statistics are compiled under significantly different reporting requirements than those reported by the campus each year to the FBI and made public in the spring. The reports differ in their standards for verifying that an offense occurred, definitions of crimes, locations covered and other reporting requirements. It is not possible, therefore, to make comparisons between the Clery and FBI statistics.

This year's Clery statistics are influenced by three factors:

* The statistics include -- in addition to crimes reported to or known by police -- incidents reported by a wide variety of campus officials but not verified as crimes; last year, the unverified incidents reported to campus officials other than police were reported separately.

* Formal written requests for crime information and reporting forms were distributed to approximately 300 administrators, faculty, staff and coaches designated under the Clery Act as campus security authorities. Last year, the process was informal.

* Campus officials took comprehensive steps to collect data regarding ºÙºÙÊÓƵ facilities beyond the campus and medical center. They identified all properties owned, controlled or leased by ºÙºÙÊÓƵ or its registered student organizations. And then they requested crime statistics from 28 law enforcement jurisdictions -- including the Davis and Sacramento police departments -- for all the student organizations' properties and for those ºÙºÙÊÓƵ properties meeting the standard for "frequently used by students."

In addition to changes in data collection, the campus broadened its distribution of notice of the report's availability.

Clery Act Locations

The Clery Act requires that offenses be reported according to four locations:

• student residences on campus;
• other campus buildings or properties;
• non-campus buildings or properties, including those owned, controlled or leased by the university or recognized student organizations, such as fraternities;
• and public property adjacent to and readily accessible from the campus, such as parks, sidewalks, streets and public parking facilities.

Davis Campus Offenses

There were 97 serious offenses against persons and property reported pursuant to Clery Act requirements, on the main campus in 2000.

Those against persons include seven forcible sex offenses in residence halls and one elsewhere on campus; eight aggravated assaults, including six in residence halls; and two robberies.

Those against property include 52 burglaries, including 26 in residence halls; 19 motor vehicle thefts from campus, including four from residence hall parking lots; and eight arson fires, including one in a residence hall.

A total of 21 arrests and 222 referrals to campus disciplinary authorities for liquor violations on campus were reported. Regarding drug violations, nine arrests and 34 referrals were made. Weapons violations statistics included two arrests and one referral for campus disciplinary action.

Offenses on Public Property Adjacent to Davis Campus

In 2000, one forcible sex offense was reported to have occurred on public property adjacent to campus.

Medical Center Offenses

The Clery Act report identifies 48 reports of serious offenses at the medical center, related facilities in the immediate area and surrounding public property in 2000.

Those against persons include six forcible sex offenses, four aggravated assaults and six robberies.

Those against property include 11 burglaries, one arson fire and 20 motor vehicle thefts.

Also at the medical center in 2000, there were seven arrests for liquor law offenses, 33 for drug law violations and four for weapons violations.

Other Non-Campus Buildings

In 2000, three forcible sex offenses and one aggravated assault were reported to have occurred at other facilities owned or controlled by UC Davis or its registered student organizations, such as fraternities. Regarding property crimes, there were reports of one arson fire and three burglaries.

In addition, there were six referrals to campus disciplinary bodies for liquor violations.

Distribution of Clery Statistics

The Clery statistics and other information on campus security policies will be available on the ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Police Department's and in hard copy upon request to the UC Davis Information Practices Officer.

This year notices about the availability of the Clery report were expanded to include direction to other information on topics ranging from student privacy rights to participation rates for athletic programs.

To broaden the notice's distribution to current and prospective students, ºÙºÙÊÓƵ has:

• provided notices to current students in about 27,500 fee statements mailed in mid-August;
• included a notice with admissions information sent to each prospective undergraduate student requesting information about the campus;
• put the notice in online and paper versions of the campus application for graduate admission and fellowships;
• included the notice in the catalogs, application materials and/or Web sites of its four professional schools;
• and printed the notice in the "General Catalog" and the "Class Schedule and Registration Guide" and posted it on the publications' Web sites.

The notice also is part of the systemwide application for enrollment.

To inform current and prospective employees about the availability of the Clery report, the university also has:

• included the notice with September payroll statements for all employees;
• placed the notice in the online and printed versions of the employment application for the campus and the ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Health System;
• and issued a directive requiring that the Clery notice be provided to applicants for academic or managerial positions which may not use the standard application materials.

Other Crime Information

The Clery Act report prepared by ºÙºÙÊÓƵ is one of several ways the campus provides campus crime information to the campus community and the public. The ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Police Department maintains a daily crime log and publishes an annual report, both of which are available for public review.