Annual Security and Fire Safety Report

Statistics & Reporting

2025 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report

Introduction

Message from the 吃瓜大本营 Campus Safety Interim Chief

There is no higher priority here at the 吃瓜大本营 (吃瓜大本营) than promoting the safety and security of our community so that our students, faculty, staff and visitors can learn, live, and work. We are fortunate to have the support and services of the best community- focused and engaged Campus Safety Department in the country looking out for all of us here.

The 2025 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report includes information about the services the University provides and the resources available to the campus community. I encourage you to ask questions and share ideas with staff at the Department of Campus Safety or any of the other units listed as you take steps to protect yourself and help promote a safe, secure environment for all.

At 吃瓜大本营, we continue to build a unique Department of Campus Safety. Our mission is to serve everyone on our campus, with student safety and security first in our thoughts and actions.

In compliance with the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act, the University makes available a copy of this Annual Security and Fire Safety Report. This report includes crime statistics for the previous three years, institutional policies concerning campus safety, University response to reported crimes, security and other crime prevention information.

Newly enrolled students learn about living in the campus community during 吃瓜大本营鈥檚 Discoveries Orientation. Topics include personal safety, crime reporting, emergency procedures, respect for others, alcohol, consent and sexual assault. The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report is produced by the Department of Campus Safety in collaboration with multiple units on campus as well as in cooperation with the Denver Police Department, the local law enforcement agency that provides services to 吃瓜大本营 properties within their jurisdiction.

Safety is a shared responsibility at 吃瓜大本营, and we partner with student and employee leaders and others in the community to educate our students, faculty, staff and visitors about how we can all work together to look after one another, share information, and be active friends and bystanders as we promote safety and security in our community.

For the 2025-2026 academic year, we will continue to partner with student leaders and our professional colleagues in the Division of Student Affairs, Division of Human Resources & Inclusive Community, the Office of Equal Opportunity & Title IX, and other campus units to educate and engage students to work together toward our goals of preventing crime, promoting safe behaviors, and fostering a safe campus environment. Areas of focus include traveling around campus safely, having a professionally trained and equipped corps of officers, and working diligently with campus neighbors and local businesses to prioritize student well-being.

We encourage our students, colleagues, families, community members and all stakeholders to reach out to us with their needs, concerns, and ideas. Thank you!

Joe Samels
Interim Chief of Campus Safety听听
吃瓜大本营

Preparing the Report

吃瓜大本营 values public accountability and transparency for campus safety action. Accordingly, 吃瓜大本营 complies with all applicable state and federal reporting laws, including the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act (鈥淐lery Act鈥), which is a federal law requiring colleges and universities to disclose information about certain crimes identified in the Clery Act on and around their campuses.

This Annual Security and Fire Safety Report (ASFSR) highlights safety practices and resources available to the 吃瓜大本营 community. It also includes 吃瓜大本营 policies concerning campus safety, crime prevention, sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, alcohol and other drugs, other dangerous situations, access to the campus, and fire safety. All statements are applicable to each 吃瓜大本营 campus unless specifically stated otherwise.

The Clery and Compliance Coordinator prepares this ASFSR through collaboration with the Denver Police Department (DPD), Denver Fire Department (DFD), Glenwood Springs Police Department, Durango Police Department, Department of Campus Safety (DCS), the Office of Student Rights & Responsibilities (SRR), the Office of Equal Opportunity and Title IX (EOIX), Housing and Residential Education (HRE), the Health and Counseling Center (HCC), the Office of Emergency Preparedness & Fire Safety, Office of General Counsel (OGC), and campus security authorities (CSA). CSAs are individuals at the University who, because of their function for the University, have an obligation under the Clery Act to notify the University of alleged Clery Act crimes that are reported to them in good faith, or alleged Clery Act crimes that they may personally witness.听

Once 吃瓜大本营 has reviewed the data for accuracy for each 吃瓜大本营 campus and finalized the ASFSR, on or prior to October 1, 吃瓜大本营 notifies prospective and current students and employees of the report's availability, the electronic and physical address at which the report can be accessed, and a brief description of the contents. 吃瓜大本营 communicates this information via current students' and employees' University email address and publicizes the availability of the report on various webpages on the University website.

The 2025 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report is posted on a dedicated ASFSR webpage within 吃瓜大本营's Department of Campus Safety website in HTML and a PDF file. Printed copies are available at the 吃瓜大本营 Campus Safety Center at 2130 S High St, Denver, CO 80208. Printed copies are also available at the Western Colorado Campus at 1101 Grand Ave, Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 and the Four Corners Campus at 701 Camino Del Rio, Durango, CO 81301.

For more information regarding campus safety or to request a hard copy of the report, contact the Department of Campus Safety at 303.871.2334, e-mail the Clery and Compliance Coordinator at Mark.Derham@du.edu, or write to Campus Safety at 2130 S High St, Denver, CO, 80208.

Disclosure of Crime Statistics

Crime statistics for the previous three years are included in this report, specifically, crimes that are specified in the Clery Act that occurred on 吃瓜大本营's campuses, in certain off-campus buildings or property owned and/or controlled by 吃瓜大本营, and on public property within or immediately adjacent to and accessible from 吃瓜大本营's campuses.

The Clery and Compliance Coordinator collects crime statistics through several methods, including DCS Case Reports, reports from CSAs, and law enforcement crime records. Statistics within this report reflect the number of criminal incidents reported to 吃瓜大本营, including reports to DCS and local law enforcement where 吃瓜大本营 owns property or where 吃瓜大本营 students frequent for educational purposes.

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