Annual Security Report & Clery Act
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Annual Security Report & Clery Act
The Clery Act requires colleges to share information about campus crime statistics, safety policies, reporting options, emergency notifications, and prevention programs. Use this page to access OTC’s Annual Security Report and learn how Clery Act reporting works.
Annual Security Report
OTC publishes an Annual Security Report each year by October 1. The Annual Security Report includes the most recent campus crime statistics, campus safety information, reporting procedures, emergency and timely warning information, education and prevention programs, and other information required under federal law.
OTC encourages students, employees, and the public to review the Annual Security Report and become familiar with the services, programs, policies, and reporting options that support campus safety.
Download the Annual Security Report
You can also obtain a copy of the Annual Security Report by contacting OCPS District Police:
OCPS District Police445 W. Amelia St.
Orlando, FL 32801
(407) 317-3325
Information can also be obtained at any OTC campus location.
What is the Clery Act?
The Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act, commonly known as the Clery Act, is a federal law that promotes transparency in campus safety. It was enacted after the death of Jeanne Clery, a student at Lehigh University, in 1986.
The Clery Act requires institutions of higher education to disclose certain campus safety policies, crime statistics, and prevention education information. The goal is to help students, employees, families, and the public understand campus safety information and available reporting options.
At OTC, campus safety and Clery Act responsibilities are supported in partnership with OCPS District Police. OTC works to provide safety information, reporting resources, prevention education, and support information for the campus community.
Need to report a concern now?
The Clery Act page explains required campus safety disclosures, crime statistics, and related reporting responsibilities. To report a safety concern, use the Reporting a Concern page for emergency, non-emergency, anonymous, and campus reporting options.
Daily Crime Log
OTC maintains Daily Crime Log information as part of its Clery Act reporting responsibilities. The log includes certain criminal occurrences and alleged crimes reported to campus police or security officials within OTC’s Clery geography.
OCPS District Police manages the Daily Crime Log. It helps students, employees, and members of the public stay informed about reported safety incidents.
The Daily Crime Log is not currently available as a public online document. It is available at the administration offices of all OTC campuses.
Requests for entries more than 60 days old will be made available within two business days during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., through OCPS District Police.
OCPS District Police445 W. Amelia St.
Orlando, FL 32801
(407) 317-3325
Non-criminal traffic violations are not recorded in the Daily Crime Log.
Clery Act Requirements
The Clery Act includes several campus safety and reporting requirements. OTC’s responsibilities include:
- Collecting, classifying, and counting certain crime reports and statistics for on-campus property, public property, and applicable non-campus facilities for the previous three calendar years.
- Maintaining and making Daily Crime Log information available upon request.
- Issuing emergency notifications and timely warnings to the campus community when appropriate.
- Providing information about campus safety policies and practices.
- Providing prevention and continuing education related to alcohol and other drugs, hazing, interpersonal violence, and related safety topics.
- Outlining rights and options available to victims.
- Publishing the Annual Security Report by October 1 each year.
- Submitting required crime statistics to the U.S. Department of Education by the required deadline.
Student housing note: OTC does not offer student housing. Therefore, OTC is not required to publish an Annual Fire Safety Report or maintain a missing-student notification policy for on-campus student housing.
Campus Security Authorities
OTC recognizes that some individuals may prefer to report a concern to someone on campus other than law enforcement. The Clery Act identifies certain college officials and offices as Campus Security Authorities, or CSAs.
CSAs are designated individuals or offices that can receive reports of certain crimes, suspicious activity, or safety concerns and help route those reports to the appropriate office for review and response.
Who May Be a Campus Security Authority?
Campus Security Authorities may include:
- A campus police department or campus security department.
- Individuals responsible for campus security who are not part of a campus police or security department.
- Individuals who monitor or control access to campus property, such as parking enforcement, contract security, event security, or safety escort staff.
- Individuals or organizations identified in OTC’s campus security policy as places where students and employees should report criminal offenses.
- Officials with significant responsibility for student and campus activities, including student discipline or campus judicial proceedings.
CSAs at OTC
At OTC, CSAs include, but are not limited to:
- OCPS District Police.
- OCPS District Security Officers.
- OTC Deans of Discipline.
- OTC school-based Title IX Coordinators.
- OTC Senior Directors.
- OTC Assistant Directors.
- Faculty or staff who oversee extracurricular activities or student groups and have significant responsibility for students and campus activities.
Why CSAs Matter
Reports submitted to OCPS District Police, local law enforcement agencies, and CSAs may be included in annual crime statistics when they meet Clery Act reporting requirements. Reports may also be reviewed to determine whether a Timely Warning Notification is necessary.
CSAs do not investigate crimes or apprehend alleged perpetrators. Their role is to receive certain reports and make sure the information is routed appropriately.
A CSA should not pressure a victim to contact law enforcement if the victim chooses not to do so.
Personally identifying information is not included in public Clery Act crime statistics. Some information may still need to be shared with staff responsible for safety, support, compliance, or response.
For Designated Campus Security Authorities
The CSA Reporting Portal is a secure reporting tool for designated Campus Security Authorities who have been authorized to submit CSA reports. It is used to submit reports of crimes or alleged crimes reported to them.
Members of the public and individuals who are not designated CSAs should use the public options on the Reporting a Concern page.
Access the CSA Reporting Portal
Employee and designated CSA access only.
How Clery Connects to Reporting
Not every safety concern is a Clery-reportable crime, but some reports may need to be reviewed for Clery Act purposes.
Reports made to OCPS District Police, local law enforcement, Campus Security Authorities, Title IX contacts, campus administrators, or other designated officials may be reviewed for:
- Annual crime statistics.
- Daily Crime Log information.
- Timely Warning Notifications.
- Emergency notifications.
- Support, safety, or response actions.
- Required policy or compliance review.
You do not need to determine whether an incident meets a particular Clery Act definition before asking for help or making a report.
What Happens to Clery-Related Reports?
The information below explains how reports may be handled when they relate to OTC’s Clery Act responsibilities.
- What happens when I report to a CSA?
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When you report a crime or safety concern to a Campus Security Authority, the CSA may ask questions to help understand the situation, support safety, and determine how the information should be routed.
CSAs must report allegations of Clery Act crimes that occur on or around OTC campuses or within applicable Clery geography. When a CSA is unsure whether an incident is Clery-reportable, the information should be submitted for review.
- Will someone investigate?
-
CSAs do not investigate crimes or apprehend alleged perpetrators. Their role is to receive certain reports and share them with the appropriate office.
Depending on the concern, a report may be routed to safety, administrative, Title IX, student discipline, support, or law enforcement contacts.
- Will my name appear in public crime statistics?
-
No personally identifying information is included in public Clery Act crime statistics. The purpose of Clery review is to classify and count required information, not to publish a person’s identity.
- Can I choose not to contact law enforcement?
-
A CSA should not pressure a victim to contact law enforcement if the victim chooses not to do so. Some information may still need to be routed internally for safety, support, compliance, or required reporting review.
- How are timely warnings or emergency notifications handled?
-
Certain reports may be assessed to determine whether a Timely Warning Notification or emergency notification is needed. These decisions consider the nature of the report, the potential risk to the campus community, and applicable policy or legal requirements.
- How does this relate to Title IX?
-
Concerns involving sex-based harassment, discrimination, sexual misconduct, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking may also involve Title IX or related support and response processes.
Visit Title IX Contacts for reporting contacts, or visit Interpersonal Violence Support & Education for rights, options, support, and educational information.
- How does this relate to hazing?
-
Hazing may involve safety, conduct, reporting, and Clery-related review. Visit Hazing Prevention for definitions, prevention information, reporting guidance, and related transparency information.
Clery-Reportable Crime Categories
The Clery Act uses specific crime categories for annual statistics and required disclosures. These categories are narrower and more formal than the general safety concerns listed on the Reporting a Concern page.
You do not need to determine the correct Clery category before reporting a safety concern. Use the Reporting a Concern page or contact a campus safety contact for help.
- Criminal offenses
-
Criminal offenses include:
- Criminal homicide, including murder, non-negligent manslaughter, and manslaughter by negligence.
- Sex offenses, including rape, fondling, incest, and statutory rape.
- Robbery.
- Aggravated assault.
- Burglary.
- Motor vehicle theft.
- Arson.
- Hate crimes
-
A hate crime may involve any of the criminal offenses listed above, as well as larceny or theft, simple assault, intimidation, or vandalism, when there is evidence that the victim was intentionally selected because of the perpetrator’s bias against the victim.
Bias categories include:
- Disability.
- Ethnicity.
- Gender.
- National origin.
- Race.
- Religion.
- Sexual orientation.
- Hazing
-
Hazing is included as a reportable category for Clery-related review and campus safety reporting. Visit Hazing Prevention for definitions, prevention resources, reporting options, and hazing-related transparency information.
- Violence Against Women Act offenses
-
VAWA-related offenses include:
- Dating violence.
- Domestic violence.
- Stalking.
For support, rights and options, reporting contacts, and education related to dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and interpersonal violence, visit Interpersonal Violence Support & Education .
- Arrests and referrals for disciplinary action
-
Clery statistics also include certain arrests and referrals for disciplinary action, including:
- Weapons law violations.
- Drug abuse violations.
- Liquor law violations.
-
Daily Crime Log
OTC maintains Daily Crime Log information as part of its Clery Act reporting responsibilities. The log includes certain criminal occurrences and alleged crimes reported to campus police or security officials within OTC’s Clery geography.
OCPS District Police manages the Daily Crime Log. It helps students, employees, and members of the public stay informed about reported safety incidents.
The Daily Crime Log is not currently available as a public online document. It is available at the administration offices of all OTC campuses.
Requests for entries more than 60 days old will be made available within two business days during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., through OCPS District Police.
OCPS District Police
445 W. Amelia St.
Orlando, FL 32801
(407) 317-3325Non-criminal traffic violations are not recorded in the Daily Crime Log.
Clery Act Requirements
The Clery Act includes several campus safety and reporting requirements. OTC’s responsibilities include:
- Collecting, classifying, and counting certain crime reports and statistics for on-campus property, public property, and applicable non-campus facilities for the previous three calendar years.
- Maintaining and making Daily Crime Log information available upon request.
- Issuing emergency notifications and timely warnings to the campus community when appropriate.
- Providing information about campus safety policies and practices.
- Providing prevention and continuing education related to alcohol and other drugs, hazing, interpersonal violence, and related safety topics.
- Outlining rights and options available to victims.
- Publishing the Annual Security Report by October 1 each year.
- Submitting required crime statistics to the U.S. Department of Education by the required deadline.
Student housing note: OTC does not offer student housing. Therefore, OTC is not required to publish an Annual Fire Safety Report or maintain a missing-student notification policy for on-campus student housing.
-
Campus Security Authorities
OTC recognizes that some individuals may prefer to report a concern to someone on campus other than law enforcement. The Clery Act identifies certain college officials and offices as Campus Security Authorities, or CSAs.
CSAs are designated individuals or offices that can receive reports of certain crimes, suspicious activity, or safety concerns and help route those reports to the appropriate office for review and response.
Who May Be a Campus Security Authority?
Campus Security Authorities may include:
- A campus police department or campus security department.
- Individuals responsible for campus security who are not part of a campus police or security department.
- Individuals who monitor or control access to campus property, such as parking enforcement, contract security, event security, or safety escort staff.
- Individuals or organizations identified in OTC’s campus security policy as places where students and employees should report criminal offenses.
- Officials with significant responsibility for student and campus activities, including student discipline or campus judicial proceedings.
CSAs at OTC
At OTC, CSAs include, but are not limited to:
- OCPS District Police.
- OCPS District Security Officers.
- OTC Deans of Discipline.
- OTC school-based Title IX Coordinators.
- OTC Senior Directors.
- OTC Assistant Directors.
- Faculty or staff who oversee extracurricular activities or student groups and have significant responsibility for students and campus activities.
Why CSAs Matter
Reports submitted to OCPS District Police, local law enforcement agencies, and CSAs may be included in annual crime statistics when they meet Clery Act reporting requirements. Reports may also be reviewed to determine whether a Timely Warning Notification is necessary.
CSAs do not investigate crimes or apprehend alleged perpetrators. Their role is to receive certain reports and make sure the information is routed appropriately.
A CSA should not pressure a victim to contact law enforcement if the victim chooses not to do so.
Personally identifying information is not included in public Clery Act crime statistics. Some information may still need to be shared with staff responsible for safety, support, compliance, or response.
For Designated Campus Security Authorities
The CSA Reporting Portal is a secure reporting tool for designated Campus Security Authorities who have been authorized to submit CSA reports. It is used to submit reports of crimes or alleged crimes reported to them.
Members of the public and individuals who are not designated CSAs should use the public options on the Reporting a Concern page.
Access the CSA Reporting Portal
Employee and designated CSA access only.
-
How Clery Connects to Reporting
Not every safety concern is a Clery-reportable crime, but some reports may need to be reviewed for Clery Act purposes.
Reports made to OCPS District Police, local law enforcement, Campus Security Authorities, Title IX contacts, campus administrators, or other designated officials may be reviewed for:
- Annual crime statistics.
- Daily Crime Log information.
- Timely Warning Notifications.
- Emergency notifications.
- Support, safety, or response actions.
- Required policy or compliance review.
You do not need to determine whether an incident meets a particular Clery Act definition before asking for help or making a report.
What Happens to Clery-Related Reports?
The information below explains how reports may be handled when they relate to OTC’s Clery Act responsibilities.
- What happens when I report to a CSA?
-
When you report a crime or safety concern to a Campus Security Authority, the CSA may ask questions to help understand the situation, support safety, and determine how the information should be routed.
CSAs must report allegations of Clery Act crimes that occur on or around OTC campuses or within applicable Clery geography. When a CSA is unsure whether an incident is Clery-reportable, the information should be submitted for review.
- Will someone investigate?
-
CSAs do not investigate crimes or apprehend alleged perpetrators. Their role is to receive certain reports and share them with the appropriate office.
Depending on the concern, a report may be routed to safety, administrative, Title IX, student discipline, support, or law enforcement contacts.
- Will my name appear in public crime statistics?
-
No personally identifying information is included in public Clery Act crime statistics. The purpose of Clery review is to classify and count required information, not to publish a person’s identity.
- Can I choose not to contact law enforcement?
-
A CSA should not pressure a victim to contact law enforcement if the victim chooses not to do so. Some information may still need to be routed internally for safety, support, compliance, or required reporting review.
- How are timely warnings or emergency notifications handled?
-
Certain reports may be assessed to determine whether a Timely Warning Notification or emergency notification is needed. These decisions consider the nature of the report, the potential risk to the campus community, and applicable policy or legal requirements.
- How does this relate to Title IX?
-
Concerns involving sex-based harassment, discrimination, sexual misconduct, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking may also involve Title IX or related support and response processes.
Visit Title IX Contacts for reporting contacts, or visit Interpersonal Violence Support & Education for rights, options, support, and educational information.
- How does this relate to hazing?
-
Hazing may involve safety, conduct, reporting, and Clery-related review. Visit Hazing Prevention for definitions, prevention information, reporting guidance, and related transparency information.
Clery-Reportable Crime Categories
The Clery Act uses specific crime categories for annual statistics and required disclosures. These categories are narrower and more formal than the general safety concerns listed on the Reporting a Concern page.
You do not need to determine the correct Clery category before reporting a safety concern. Use the Reporting a Concern page or contact a campus safety contact for help.
- Criminal offenses
-
Criminal offenses include:
- Criminal homicide, including murder, non-negligent manslaughter, and manslaughter by negligence.
- Sex offenses, including rape, fondling, incest, and statutory rape.
- Robbery.
- Aggravated assault.
- Burglary.
- Motor vehicle theft.
- Arson.
- Hate crimes
-
A hate crime may involve any of the criminal offenses listed above, as well as larceny or theft, simple assault, intimidation, or vandalism, when there is evidence that the victim was intentionally selected because of the perpetrator’s bias against the victim.
Bias categories include:
- Disability.
- Ethnicity.
- Gender.
- National origin.
- Race.
- Religion.
- Sexual orientation.
- Hazing
-
Hazing is included as a reportable category for Clery-related review and campus safety reporting. Visit Hazing Prevention for definitions, prevention resources, reporting options, and hazing-related transparency information.
- Violence Against Women Act offenses
-
VAWA-related offenses include:
- Dating violence.
- Domestic violence.
- Stalking.
For support, rights and options, reporting contacts, and education related to dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and interpersonal violence, visit Interpersonal Violence Support & Education .
- Arrests and referrals for disciplinary action
-
Clery statistics also include certain arrests and referrals for disciplinary action, including:
- Weapons law violations.
- Drug abuse violations.
- Liquor law violations.
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