The following reports include the following information:

• The Crime Report lists only criminal offenses that are reported to the department.
• The Activity Report are crimes and non-criminal incidents that are reported.
• The Resident Hall Fire Report summarizes actual fires that have occurred in the living areas on campus.
• The Campus Fire Report summarizes actual fires that have occurred in all areas of the campus.
• The Fire Safety Activity Report contains all incidents related to fire safety that have occurred on campus.

Annual Security Report 2024

Current reports may be obtained from the Vice President for Operations on the 2^nd floor of Ryan Hall.

It is the university’s policy to issue Timely Warnings to the campus community any time a campus security authority (or local law enforcement agency) receives a report of a Clery Act crime that has occurred on the Clery Act Geography that, in the judgement of the Vice President for Operations (or designee), constitutes a serious or continuing threat to students or employees.  The university’s Timely Warnings are known as “CAMPUS SAFETY ALERTS,” and these Alerts will be distributed as soon as pertinent information is available, in a manner that withholds the names of the victims as confidential, and with the goal of aiding in the prevention of similar occurrences.  

When Are Timely Warnings Issued? 

The Vice President for Operations(or designee) evaluates each crime reported to DPS on a case-by-case basis to determine whether, based on the facts known at that time, three is an ongoing threat to the campus community.  Factors taken into consideration include but are not limited to: the nature of the crime and the continuing danger to the campus community.  Campus Safety Alerts are typically issued for the following Crimes Reporting Program (UCR) and National Incident Based Reporting Systems (NIBRS) crime classifications: 

• Murder/Non-Negligent Manslaughter. 

• Aggravated Assault (cases involving assaults among known parties, such as two roommates fighting which results in an aggravated injury, will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis to determine if the individual is believed to be an ongoing threat to the larger campus community). 

• Robbery involving force or violence (cases involving pick pocketing and purse snatching will typically not result in the issuance of a Timely Warning Notice but will be assessed on a case-by case basis). 

• Sexual Assault (considered on a case-by-case basis depending on the facts of the case, when and where the incident occurred, when it was reported, and the amount of information known by the Vice President of Operation, reported cases of sexual assault, are often reported long after the incident occurred, thus there in no ability to distribute a “timely” warning notice to the community; however, all cases of sexual assault, including stranger and non-stranger/acquaintance cases, will be assessed for potential issuance of a Timely Warning Notice. 

• Major incidents of Arson. 

• Other Clery Act Crimes as determined necessary by the Vice President for Operations or designee. 

The institution is not required to issue a Timely Warning with respect to crimes reported to a pastoral or professional counselor. 

What Is Included in a Timely Warning? 

Once the Vice President for Operations (or designee) determines that a Campus Safety Alert should be issued to the campus community, he/she will draft the content of the Campus Safety Alert.  The VP of Operations (or designee) has primary responsibility for developing the content of the Campus Safety Alert. 

The content of Campus Safety Alerts varies depending on what information is known at the time and the type of offense involved; however, the following information (if known) is typically included unless it could potentially compromise law enforcement efforts or victim confidentiality: 

• Date/time/location of the crime. 

• Brief description of the crime. 

• Suspect description(s). 

• DPS and/or law enforcement contact information. 

• Relevant crime prevention or safety tips. 

How Are Timely Warnings Issued? 

Campus Safety Alerts are always communicated via blast emails to all Fontbonne email addresses registered at (Fontbonne Community).  This would include students, faculty & staff with a fontbonne.edu mail address.  The University may also choose, on a case-by-case basis, to supplement the primary methods of issuing Campus Safety Alerts with one or more of the following additional methods of communications:  text messages to mobile numbers registered with Fontbonne Alert System (RAVE), posting information to the University’s official social media pages, posting information to the Universities official website, or posting it to users on the University’s RAVE Alert system. 

The VP of Operations(or designee) has primary responsibility for issuing the Campus Safety Alerts to the campus community using the methods described above; however, the Provost (or designee) is also authorized to issue Alerts via any of these methods in an emergency. 

Updating Timely Warnings 

If the Vice President of Operations (or designee) determines that an update to the original Campus Safety Alert should be issued, the update will be prepared and issued using the same procedures and methods as the initial Campus Safety Alert.