Clery Crimes and Definitions
Primary crimes
Murder and non-negligent manslaughter
The willful (non-negligent) killing of one human being by another.
Manslaughter by negligence
The killing of another person through gross negligence.
Aggravated assault
An unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe 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.
Burglary (including attempts)
The unlawful entry of a structure to commit a theft or a felony.
Unlawful entry can include either breaking and entering (picking locks, breaking windows, etc.) or unauthorized entry to a non-public area (the door does not necessarily have to be locked).
Attempted burglary, such as failed attempts to force a door open, are included if it appears the intent was to commit a felony or theft.
Robbery (including attempts)
The 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.
Motor vehicle theft (Including attempts)
The theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle.
Includes any instances of taking a vehicle temporarily, if not given permission.
A motor vehicle is a mode of land transportation that moves under its own power without needing an initial push from the operator.
Arson (including attempts)
Arson is any willful or malicious burning or attempt to burn the personal property of another.
Rape
The penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina or anus, with any body part or object, or oral penetration by a sex organ of another person, without the consent of the victim. This offense includes the rape of both males and females.
Fondling
The touching of the private body parts of another person for the purpose of sexual gratification, without the consent of the victim, including instances where the victim is incapable of giving consent because of his/her age or because of his/her temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity.
Statutory rape
Sexual intercourse with a person who is under the statutory age of consent.
Incest
Sexual intercourse between persons who are related to each other within the degrees wherein marriage is prohibited by law.
VAWA offenses
Dating violence
Violence committed by a person who is or has been in a social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature with the victim. The existence of such a relationship shall be determined based on the reporting party’s statement and with consideration of the length of the relationship, the type of relationship, and the frequency of interaction between the persons involved in the relationship.
Domestic violence
Violence committed by a current or former spouse or intimate partner of the complainant, by a person with whom the complainant shares a child in common, by a person who is cohabitating with or has cohabitated with the complainant as a spouse or intimate partner, by a person similarly situated to a spouse of the complainant under the domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdiction in which the crime of violence occurred, or by any other person against an adult or youth complainant who is protected from that person’s acts under the domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdiction in which the crime of violence occurred.
(Alaska state domestic violence statutes cover roommates of any kind.)
Stalking
Engaging in a course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to fear for the person’s safety or the safety of others; or suffer substantial emotional distress.
“Course of conduct” means two or more acts, including, but not limited to, acts in which the stalker directly, indirectly, or through third parties, by any action, method, device, or means, follows, monitors, observes, surveils, threatens, or communicates to or about a person, or interferes with a person’s property.
“Reasonable person” means a reasonable person under similar circumstances and with similar identities to the victim.
“Substantial emotional distress” means significant mental suffering or anguish that may, but does not necessarily, require medical or professional treatment or counseling.
Hate crimes
Hate crimes are those that manifest evidence the victim was targeted because of their race, gender, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity, national origin, or disability.
Reportable crimes include the primary crimes above as well as simple larceny / theft, simple assault, intimidation / verbal assault, property destruction / damage and vandalism.
Alcohol, drug and weapon violations
(The following are only included in university crime statistics when resulting in either an arrest or a disciplinary referral.)
Liquor law violations
The violation of state or 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. Arrests for violations of state and local laws, specifically those relating to the unlawful possession, sale, use, growing, manufacturing and making of narcotic drugs.
Weapons law 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.
Hazing
An intentional, knowing, or reckless act committed by a person (whether individually or in concert with other persons) against another person or persons regardless of the willingness of such other person or persons to participate, that is committed in the course of an initiation into, an affiliation with, or the maintenance of membership in, a student organization; and causes or creates a risk, above the reasonable risk encountered in the course of participation in the institution of higher education or the organization (such as the physical preparation necessary for participation in an athletic team), of physical or psychological injury.
“Physical or psychological injury” includes:
- whipping, beating, striking, electronic shocking, placing of a harmful substance on someone’s body, or similar activity,
- causing, coercing, or otherwise inducing sleep deprivation, exposure to the elements, confinement in a small space, extreme calisthenics, or other similar activity,
- causing, coercing, or otherwise inducing another person to consume food, liquid, alcohol, drugs, or other substances,
- causing, coercing, or otherwise inducing another person to perform sexual acts,
- any activity that places another person in reasonable fear of bodily harm through the use of threatening words or conduct,
- any activity against another person that includes a criminal violation of local, State, Tribal, or Federal law, and
- any activity that induces, causes, or requires another person to perform a duty or task that involves a criminal violation of local, State, Tribal, or Federal law.
“Student organization” means an organization at an institution of higher education (such as a club, society, association, varsity or junior varsity athletic team, club sports team, fraternity, sorority, band, or student government) in which two or more of the members are students enrolled at the institution of higher education, whether or not the organization is established or recognized by the institution.