The University of Dayton reports crime and fire statistics in accordance with the Jeanne Clery Safety Act, as amended by the Campus Crime Statistics Act, the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008, and the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, and the Stop Campus Hazing Act of 2024.
An annual report (.pdf) is prepared and distributed electronically to all students, faculty and staff outlining reportable statistics and measures taken to protect the University of Dayton community. Printed copies of this report are available at the Department of Public Safety administrative offices (Fitz Hall room 195).
Daily Crime Log
The Daily Crime Log provides information regarding recent crimes that have been reported within the university area.
- Crime logs for the preceding sixty days can be viewed in person at the Department of Public Safety Administrative Offices, room 195 Fitz Hall, during business hours (Monday through Friday, except holidays, from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM).
- Crime logs older than sixty days can be viewed during business hours at the Public Safety Administrative Offices with advanced notice (contact the Associate Director of Emergency Management and Preparedness and Public Safety Compliance).
Fire Log
The Fire Log contains information on fires that have occurred within University of Dayton residential facilities. The Fire Log can be viewed at the Public Safety administrative offices, Fitz Hall room 195 during business hours.
Sex Offenders
Information regarding registered sex offenders is available from the Ohio Attorney General’s Sex Offender website.
Campus Security Authority Training
Campus Security Authorities (CSA) are required to complete online CSA training annually. The training outlines the role and responsibilities of a CSA.
Confidential Contact Person
Pursuant to the Clery Act, residential students are provided the opportunity to confidentially register a person to be contacted in the instance the student were reported missing. This person does not have to be the same emergency contact the student registers with the University and the information is only accessed if the residential student is reported missing.
Safety-Related Communication to the Community
Public Safety communicates with campus community members in three ways. Two of those methods, Emergency Notifications and Safety Advisories, are federally mandated while the third, Flyer Aware Message, is not. The University uses these three methods for different purposes, but all are meant to provide information community members can use.
Emergency Notification
The federal government requires institutions of higher education to send an emergency notification when a significant emergency or dangerous situation occurs on campus that poses an immediate or impending threat to health or safety. The Department of Public Safety issues these notifications immediately upon confirmation of the existence of such danger or emergency.
Emergency notifications are sent via the mass notification system, Send Word Now, which can deliver both text and voice messages to University-owned and personal devices. These messages will provide pertinent information including instructions on what to do in this emergency situation. Depending upon how long the situation lasts, you may receive updates to provide further instructions. You will always receive an "all clear" once the situation concludes.
To make sure your personal device's information is included in your Send Word Now profile, visit the Emergency Preparedness page and follow the simple instruction guide to access and update your profile via the self-registration portal located on Porches.
Safety Advisories
The federal government requires institutions of higher education to send Timely Warning Notifications, which the University calls Safety Advisories, to alert the campus community to certain crimes in a timely manner to aid in the prevention of similar crimes. The department assesses reports of Clery-reportable crimes occurring on Clery geography to determine when the criteria for this notification are met.
Safety Advisories are sent via email using the University's distribution lists that contain all faculty, staff and student email addresses.
Flyer Aware Messages
The Department created Flyer Aware Messages in 2017 as a way to share information with the community when a situation that could impact health or safety does not meet the criteria of an Emergency Notification or Safety Advisory. These messages could be sent for non-emergency situations that occur on or near campus that could affect the campus community.
Flyer Aware messages are sent via email using the University's distribution lists that contain all faculty, staff and student email addresses.
| Emergency Notification | Safety Advisory | Flyer Aware | |
| Scope | Wide focus; any significant emergency or dangerous situation. | Narrow focus; Clery Act crimes on Clery geography only | Wide focus; any non- emergency situation that could impact personal safety and security; important, but does not fit into first- or second-tier group. |
| Why | Any significant emergency or dangerous situation occurring on campus involving an immediate/impending threat to health or safety of campus community members. | Any Clery Act crime on Clery geography reported to a CSA or local law enforcement and considered a serious or continuing threat to the campus community. | To provide information to campus community members regarding situations that could impact personal safety/security or cause large-scale concern to community members. |
| Where | Situations that occur on campus. | Clery crimes that occur on Clery geography. | Focused generally on campus, but flexible enough to include situations occurring near campus that could impact our campus community. |
| When | Initiated immediately upon confirmation of the existence of the danger/emergency. | Issued as soon as pertinent information is available: -Nature of the crime -Continuing danger to campus community -Possible risk of compromising law enforcement efforts |
Varies. The situation may involve the need for an immediate notification while others may allow for a delay in the issuance to allow for greater detail/information to be provided. |