Annual Student Right to Know Report

2009

*Click here for definitions of crimes and arrest categories.*

Crimes Reported to the University Police Department, Three-Year Comparison

Number of Arrests by the University Police Department for
Selected Offenses, Three-Year Comparison

Number of Referrals by the University Police Department
for Selected Offenses, Three-Year Comparison
Does not include incidents which involved arrest.

* Does not include DUI and Public Drunk.

Hate Crimes On Campus

None of the criminal offenses from the above chart manifested evidence of prejudice based on
race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity, or disability; nor were there any other reported
criminal incidents involving bodily injury which manifested similar prejudice.

Crimes Reported to Other University Officials
(Not officially reported to or investigated by UPD)
[i.e., Dean of Students-Judicial, Student Housing-Behavioral Standards, Student Health
Services, and International Programs]

Number of Referrals by Other University Officials for
Selected Offenses
[i.e., Dean of Students-Judicial, Student Housing-Behavioral Standards, Student Health Services,
and International Programs]

* Does not include DUI and Public Drunk.

Location Definitions

On-Campus

Includes all academic, administrative and athletic buildings on the main campus and all outdoor
common areas on University of Mississippi property.

Residential Facilities

Buildings on campus where people live.  These numbers are reflected in the On-Campus totals.

Non-Campus Buildings and Properties

Includes all University of Mississippi buildings and properties which are not within the same
reasonably contiguous geographic area of the main campus.  (This includes the Golf Course,
Airport, Biological Field Station, and Rowan Oak.)

Public Properties

All public property such as thoroughfares, streets, sidewalks and parking facilities within
campus or immediately adjacent to and accessible from campus.

Other Agencies

Crimes Reported to the Oxford Police Department,
Three-Year Comparison

Hate Crimes Reported to the Oxford Police Department

None of the criminal offenses from the above chart manifested evidence of prejudice based on
race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity, or disability; nor were there any other reported
criminal incidents involving bodily injury which manifested similar prejudice.

Number of Arrests by the Oxford Police Department for
Selected Offenses, Three-Year Comparison

* Does not include DUI and Public Drunk.

** Includes all drug related arrests.

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JEANNE CLERY
DISCLOSURE OF CAMPUS SECURITY POLICY
AND
CAMPUS CRIME STATISTICS REPORT

Campus Safety and Security

We are pleased to share the following information with you as part of our continued efforts to
provide a safe and tranquil campus. We are required to provide this information about public
safety on campus to comply with federal mandates. However, we want you to know that we have
a strong commitment to make this campus one of the safest in the nation.

On November 8, 1990, President Bush signed the "Student Right to Know and Campus Security
Act of 1990." The Act applies to every institution of higher education that receives federal financial aid.
Title II of the Act was called the "Campus Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act of 1990."
It requires institutions of higher education to distribute to all current students and employees, and
applicants for enrollment or employment, two types of information: (1) Descriptions of policies related
to campus security, and (2) Statistics concerning specific types of crimes. Amendments enacted in 1998 renamed Title II, and it is now known as the "Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act." The amendments require the disclosure of crimes that are reported to police and campus officials other than police, along with a breakdown of locations of criminal activity to be specified as on-campus, non-campus, residence hall or public property.

Prior to the passage of this Act, approximately 350 institutions of higher education voluntarily reported
crime statistics to the FBI Uniform Crime Report (UCR). The University of Mississippi Police
Department has voluntarily reported to the UCR since the early 1970's.

While you pursue your academic goals here on this campus, the University of Mississippi is
your home and we want to make it as comfortable and crime free as possible.  The Department of
University Police and Campus Safety (UPD) and the other departments within the Division of Student
Life are prepared to provide the kind of safe environment that promotes interaction and goodwill among the University community.

There is genuine concern today about personal safety in a college setting. The University of Mississippi strives to offer a myriad of services and prevention programs to continuously improve the safety of the University community. Ultimately, each individual is responsible for his/her own personal safety, but the learning and practicing of preventive measures can serve to substantially reduce the probability of one becoming a victim. During your stay on campus, the police department will offer workshops and presentations on crime prevention. You should take the opportunity to attend those events, but it is good idea in the final analysis to simply be aware, and be careful.

Campus Police Authority and Operation

The safety and security of all students, faculty, staff, and visitors are of great concern to the University
of Mississippi. UPD, a full service law enforcement agency operating twenty-four hours a day, seven
days a week, is responsible for campus police and security related matters.

UPD officers, who have arrest powers and are armed, routinely conduct vehicle, bicycle, motorcycle
and foot patrols on campus and enforce state laws as well as university policies and regulations. UPD
works closely with other community law enforcement agencies such as the Oxford Police Department
and the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department in investigations of shared concern.

UPD has formal agreements with the Oxford Police Department and the Lafayette County Sheriff's
Department to receive reports of criminal activity at off-campus student organizations whose participants are university students. The off-campus student organizations are those recognized by the university, including student organizations with off-campus housing facilities.

Campus and Community Notification of Emergencies

As part of the University Mississippi's efforts to ensure the safety of students, faculty and staff, the university has implemented a new component to its campus emergency notification system. Students, faculty and staff are able to receive time sensitive emergency messages via text and voice messages to cell phones, in addition to the existing avenues of e-mail, the Web page and news media and others.

This new system will enables the university to better inform the campus community of imminent dangerous situations and is not used for any other purpose than emergencies.

Anyone who has a University of Mississippi's e-mail address receives emergency alerts to their campus e-mail address. In order to receive text and voice message alerts. Students, faculty and staff must provide phone contact information In order to receive text and voice message alerts. Participation in this system is not mandatory, but enrollment is strongly encouraged.

Campus and Community Notification of Criminal Activity

If there are crimes occurring on the University of Mississippi campus or surrounding area that will
endanger or affect the campus community, public safety bulletins (crime alerts) will be published and
posted on bulletin boards across the campus. The bulletins will allow members of the campus community to know what is currently happening so they can better protect themselves.

Public safety bulletins are also available on the web page maintained by UPD. Information about the
department, services provided, and related resources concerning safety and security can be found there. The web page address is: www.olemiss.edu/depts/u_police.

The University Police Department maintains a daily log of all department activity that is available for
viewing at the Police Department in Kinard Hall - Wing C. Summaries of campus crime incidents may
be published in University newspapers and/or newsletters, and in local, state or national newspapers
at the discretion of the news organizations. Other media such as radio and television may broadcast
summaries of incidents at their discretion.

Mississippi Sex Offender Registry

In connection with the federal Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act, effective October 28, 2002, the
University of Mississippi Department of Police and Campus Safety [UPD] announces to the University
community that law enforcement agency information provided by the State of Mississippi related to
registered convicted sex offenders in the state may be obtained through the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Sex Offender Registry, Post Office Box 958, Jackson, Mississippi 39205,
[601] 368-1740, e-mail at msor@mdps.state.ms.us, or website http://www.sor.mdps.state.ms.us.

The essence of this Act requires that convicted sex offenders, who are required to register under
Mississippi state law, provide notice of enrollment or employment at any institution of higher education
in Mississippi where the offender resides, along with notice of any change of enrollment or employment status at an institution of higher education in the state. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Sex Offender Registry, maintains and regulates this information in Mississippi. The Registry in turn will notify the local law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction where the institution of higher education is located. In our case, this means the Registry will contact the Lafayette County Sheriff and UPD in the event a registered offender notifies the Registry of enrollment or employment, or any change in such status, at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi. The format for the Mississippi Sex Offender Registry website is set up on a "county" search basis whereby individual registered offenders are listed. To request information regarding registered sex offenders, including those whom UPD has been notified by the Mississippi Sex Offender Registry are enrolled and/or employed at the University of Mississippi's Oxford Campus, call UPD at (662)915-7234; write UPD, Kinard Hall-Wing C, University, MS 38677; or email UPD at upd@olemiss.edu.

Procedures for Reporting Crime and Emergency Situations

The University community is encouraged to report all criminal activity occurring on campus to UPD for investigation. To report on-campus emergency situations from on-campus telephones:

If a crime occurs off-campus, it should be reported to the law enforcement agency having legal jurisdiction of that area.

Sexual Assaults

The University of Mississippi follows a set procedure and protocol dealing with issues of sexual
assault. For information on this contact the Office of the Dean of Students at 915-7247 or the University Counseling Center at 915-3784. Further information related to the University's "Sexual Assault Policy can be found under the "Sexual Assault Policy for the University of Mississippi" section of the current version of The University of Mississippi M-Book.

Timely reports of criminal victimization and preservation of the crime scene are critical to successful investigation and eventual prosecution. In particular, victims of any sexual assault are strongly encouraged to immediately report the offense to UPD. Victims should attempt to preserve all physical evidence carefully - do not change clothes, shower, wash hands, drink or eat anything, or touch any object handled by the violator. Victims are encouraged to seek immediate medical attention at:
On-Campus - Student Health Services, located in the Harrison Health Center.  Hours of operation 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday - Friday (when the University is officially open), 915-7274.
Off-Campus - Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi, located on South Lamar at Belk Blvd.
in Oxford, 236-1124.

On-Campus Disciplinary Actions

The University has well-organized and detailed disciplinary standards, procedures, and sanctions which are set out in the "University Standards-Personal and Organizational Misconduct and Non Academic Disciplinary Procedures" sections of the current version of The University of Mississippi M-Book.

Regarding situations of alleged sexual offense (forcible or non-forcible):

q       The accuser and the accused have the right to have present at the on-campus disciplinary hearing
an individual or individuals to speak in his/her behalf.

q       The accuser and the accused shall be informed of the outcome of the disciplinary proceeding.

q       A student who is the victim of an alleged sexual offense may request of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and the Director of Student Housing changes in academic and living situations if such changes are reasonably available.

Disciplinary sanctions the University may impose regarding a sexual assault include but are not limited to the following:

• Suspension for a specific period of time

• Expulsion from the University or one of its residential units

• Restitution for damage or destruction for which the student was found responsible

• Sentencing a student to doing a specific number of presentations on sexual assault awareness
  and prevention; and/or

• Any combination of the above listed sanctions

Fire Inspections:

Fire Services conducts Building and Facilities Inspections once a year, concentrating on building evacuation plans, emergency exit lighting, and clear passageways. Additionally, room occupancy and fire safety issues are included in this scope of work. Fire inspection reports are addressed to the Vice Chancellor's associated with buildings housing their respective Academic Deans, Chairs and Building Mayors. The discrepancies will be re-inspected.

Fire safety inspections are carried out and reports are maintained in accordance with the current International Fire Code and the NFPA Codes. Copies of these reports are sent to the State Fire Marshal.

Fire drills and fire safety inspections are conducted once per semester for each dormitory in coordination with the Director of Housing or their representative. Fire drills and fire safety inspections are conducted once per semester for each on-campus Greek house.
Event inspections in University auditoriums and athletic facilities are conducted either by event or by a scheduled facility inspection.

The following types of fire drills and safety programs are offered in the fire safety area:

" Live evacuation fire drills for dormitories
" Live evacuation fire drills for Greek houses
" Fire and severe weather evacuation rules and procedures for the campus community
" Fire safety training for freshman chemistry classes
" Fire safety training for commercial cooking classes
" Fire safety training by UM Fire Services and the Oxford Fire Department for Housing's RA's
" Fire safety training by UM Fire Services and the Oxford Fire Department for the leadership of Greek organizations

Fire Statistics:

The University of Mississippi Fire Statistics for 2008 can be accessed at
http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/stu_housing/lifesafety

Missing Student Notification:

If a member of the University of Mississippi Community has reason to believe that a student is missing from an on-campus residential facility they should immediately notify the University Police Department. The University Police Department will make all possible efforts to locate the student and investigate to the student's state of health and well-being. The investigation will be in conjunction with the Department of Student Housing and Residence Life. University Police Officers will contact friends, associates and/or employers of the student while attempting to locate them.

If not located, the University of Mississippi Police Department will file a Missing Persons Report with the state of Mississippi and contact any emergency contact persons listed. This information would be disseminated through the University of Mississippi's Rebel Alert System (e-mail, and Web Page). The University of Mississippi Police Department will continue an open investigation and advise local law enforcement.

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