A summary of reported crimes on and around UC Davis property in calendar year 2014 shows little change from the previous year. The university compiled the data for the campus's annual security report as required by the federal government's Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act.

The report comes out as UC Davis and all of UC are paying particular attention to sexual violence, enacting policy changes, setting up awareness campaigns and providing more support for victims. Efforts by the UC Davis Police Department include an expanded Safe Rides program.

The annual "Clery Report" tallies specified crimes reported at locations on or adjacent to UC Davis property, as well as properties owned or controlled by the university, including the Davis campus and the UC Davis Health System in Sacramento. The summary also includes reports taken by police agencies with jurisdiction adjacent to university property. The full report is available online.

Not all the crime reports in the Clery compilation came through police. The compilation each year also includes reports that come through university employees who, under the Clery Act, are defined as "campus security authorities," including deans, athletic coaches, faculty advisers for student clubs, resident assistants and student advisers. UC Davis surveys more than 900 people to compile numbers for the Clery Report.

The Center for Advocacy, Resources and Education, or CARE, formerly the Campus Violence Prevention Program, provides data on disclosures of sexual violence, but only when the victims allow such reporting. Clery statistics generated from CARE are provided without disclosing personally identifying information.

For this year’s report, the U.S. Department of Education introduced new categories to describe sex offenses. Under the new classifications, UC Davis received reports of 16 cases of rape and six cases of fondling, all of which would previously have been counted together as forcible sex offenses. The university received one report of statutory rape in 2014.

The university's 2014 Clery statistics also include 10 cases of domestic violence, six cases of dating violence and 13 cases of stalking.

Other crimes

According to the Clery report, the university in 2014 received reports on 66 burglaries, seven cases of aggravated assault, three robberies and 13 auto thefts.

The campus received four reports of hate crimes, two involving vandalism, one that involved intimidation and one classified as a "simple assault."

The Clery statistics also include 20 arrests (or citations) for drugs, 47 for liquor offenses and five for weapons offenses.

Resources

• Center for Advocacy, Resources and Education (CARE): Advocacy Office for Sexual and Gender-Based Violence and Sexual Misconduct — A confidential service for students, faculty and staff who have experienced any form of sexual violence. The center has three full-time staff members and provides services 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In collaboration with other campus units, the center also develops and delivers awareness, educational and training programs on preventing and responding to sexual violence. Phone: (530) 752-3299.

• Sexual Violence Prevention and Response — Policies, support, help a friend, education and training, how to file a report.

• Police Department — Victim assistance and tips on personal safety (click on the "Parent/Guardian" tab). Emergency phone: 911. Other inquiries, Davis: (530) 754-COPS (2677). Other inquiries, Sacramento: (916) 734-2555.

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