Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act
The Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act, commonly known as the Clery Act, is a federal law named in memory of Jeanne Clery, a 19-year-old Lehigh University student who was raped and murdered in her campus residence hall in 1986. Originally enacted in 1990 as the Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act, the law has been amended over time to expand campus safety, security, prevention, and reporting requirements.
The Clery Act, codified at 20 U.S.C. § 1092(f), requires colleges and universities that participate in federal student financial aid programs to disclose information about campus crime and safety policies and to report certain crimes occurring on or within specified areas associated with their campuses. Compliance with the Clery Act is overseen by the U.S. Department of Education.
As part of these requirements, Gulf Coast State College publishes an Annual Security Report no later than October 1st each year. The report contains crime statistics for the three most recent completed calendar years and provides information about crime reporting, emergency notifications, crime prevention, drug and alcohol policies, sexual misconduct and interpersonal violence, hazing, and other campus safety policies and procedures.
Gulf Coast State College is committed to providing students, employees, prospective students and employees, and the public with the information required by the Clery Act. Current and previous Annual Security Reports are available below.
2025 Annual Security Report
2024 Annual Security Report
2023 Annual Security Report