UConn is releasing two annual reports detailing its response to reports of criminal activity, sexual violence, serious on-campus injuries, and other issues it monitors to ensure the safety of its campus communities.

The first, the Clery Annual Security and Fire Safety Report, is required from all U.S. universities that receive federal financial aid funds. It includes data about certain crimes identified by the Clery Act, including violations of the Violence Against Women Act; arrests and disciplinary referrals for drug and alcohol violations; and hate crimes reported on property that UConn owns or controls, and on public property within or immediately adjacent to campus.

It also includes a comprehensive overview of safety policies and prevention programs available to UConn’s campus communities. It is compiled by the UConn Division of University Safety.

The second report, compiled by UConn’s Office for Inclusion and Civil Rights (formerly known as the Office of Institutional Equity) is a state-mandated annual overview in which all Connecticut colleges and universities outline their policies, programs and data on sexual assault, stalking, and intimate partner violence.

It captures a wider range of data in those categories than the Clery report because the data collected is not limited to incidents reported to have occurred on UConn property, and because it includes incidents reported even in the absence of a UConn connection.

Some categories listed in the Clery and OICR reports might appear to capture data about the same kinds of crimes and incidents, including some regarding sexual assault and related crimes.

However, the numbers will differ between the two reports because of the differences in how the incidents are defined, and the locations for which incidents must be captured.

In addition, some categories listed in the Clery reports and federally required Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) – from which crime rates are calculated – might appear to reflect the same kinds of crimes and incidents. However, the Clery and UCR numbers will also differ because they use different metrics on the populations and places for what is included in each report’s calculations.

Importantly, some figures involving sexual assault and related crimes may differ because the University prioritizes the wishes of the complainant in whether that person wants an investigation to be pursued. That helps them regain a sense of agency over their circumstances and their unique healing journey.

UConn takes an expansive view on what is included in the data by counting all sexual assault reports received in a given year, regardless of the level of detail known to the university; regardless of when the assault is reported to have occurred; and even when the report comes from a third party in the absence of a complainant.

This is an important part of UConn’s commitment to creating and maintaining a campus free from all forms of sexual harassment, sexual violence, relationship violence, and stalking.

Under a University policy, nearly all UConn employees are “responsible employees” to report sexual assault. Because that policy is specific to UConn and other institutions might
take different approaches, comparisons are difficult to make against other universities whose policies are not as robust and whose reporting requirements are not as stringent.

The University provides information online for all individuals impacted by sexual assault to receive support and file reports, including through its website on sexual violence, relationship violence, and stalking awareness.

It also operates and recently updated the UConn Report site (report.uconn.edu) to simplify and streamline reporting processes, offering an avenue through which students, faculty, staff, and others can more easily locate and use the University’s many resources to report concerns and find support.

University officials also promote awareness of UConn’s bystander intervention programs, which help increase awareness of sexual violence on campus and empower students to be effective, proactive bystanders.

One such program, Protect Our Pack, is presented to all incoming first-year and transfer students at the Storrs and regional campuses during fall orientation as students settle in for the new academic year.

In addition, UConn Police also offers many initiatives tackling difficult conversations about stalking, intimate partner violence, consent, and effective communications. The programs are offered throughout the year to students at all academic levels.

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2025 Clery Annual Security and Fire Safety Report

UConn is posting the report for calendar year 2025 on its website and distributing the link electronically in compliance with federal and state law, and in the interest of informing all enrolled students, faculty, and staff on this important subject.

The Clery data includes reports from complainants made directly to UConn Police, along with information that comes to the attention of campus officials beyond law enforcement.

Those officials, known as “campus security authorities,” comprise more than 1,200 people who regularly interact with students in their roles as resident assistants, coaches, faculty advisers, and other on-campus authorities.

The university has significantly increased training for those officials over the past several years so they better understand what they are required to report and the proper way to do so. In the case of sexual violence crimes, UConn’s Clery numbers reflect a large amount of input from campus security authorities, along with significant outreach services university-wide to encourage reporting of this traditionally underreported crime.

Two sexual assaults reports are reflected in the Clery Report at Storrs in calendar year 2025, a reduction from eight reports received in 2024. Two reports of fondling and six reports of stalking were also included in the 2025 figures.

Under state law, UConn’s Clery report includes an appendix reporting serious accidental injuries or deaths it can identify on its campuses for 2025. Those incidents can include injuries or deaths that resulted from vehicle collisions, and incidents in which pedestrians were hurt or killed while walking, jogging, bicycling, skateboarding, and similar activities.

The data must also include injuries and deaths from on-campus slips and/or falls such as tripping at ground level or falling from heights, including off bunk beds; alcohol or drug overdoses; choking or drowning; and other accidental incidents. The UConn Division of University Safety quantifies such incidents by reviewing reports from its police and fire/EMS records, Student Health & Wellness, and other sources.

UConn also proactively includes information in the Clery Report which explains the University’s Bias Reporting system and reflects its numbers for the past three years.

UConn encourages members of its community to report incidents they believe exhibit bias based on race, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, a past or present history of mental disorders, or physical, mental, and intellectual disabilities.

By encouraging members of the community to report these incidents under the bias protocol, the University can better provide support to people and groups who are affected, and to determine if those who exhibited the behavior – if they can be identified – violated the Student Code of Conduct.

2025 UConn OICR Report Pursuant to State Statute Section 10a-55m

In addition to the annual federally mandated Clery report, UConn OICR also submits a yearly report to the General Assembly specifically on sexual violence policies and data, as well as prevention, awareness, and risk reduction programs and campaigns provided in the community throughout the year.

Figures in this report exceed those in the Clery data because it captures all incidents disclosed to UConn, regardless of on or off-campus location or the year in which they are reported to have occurred.

The numbers also include reports of incidents from many years ago, including childhood abuse – all of which helps the university provide appropriate, compassionate, and trauma-informed services to students and employees if and whenever they choose to share their experience with the University.

Support and assistance are available regardless of whether an individual participates in an investigation.

The 2025 OICR report indicates that the university received 102 reports of sexual assault. Of those, 67 were either not connected to UConn (such as incidents from childhood and high school); did not involve a UConn-affiliated respondent (an enrolled student or employee); or were disclosures and reports where the respondent remained unknown to the institution (such as if the complainant chose not to disclose that person’s identity).

In those circumstances, the University documented the information reported and connected the impacted individuals, if identifiable, with resources and support. However, the University did not have the jurisdiction to pursue an investigation / disciplinary process.

UConn also received 58 reports of stalking, of which 25 did not indicate a UConn connection; and 63 reports of intimate partner violence, with 42 of them not indicating a UConn connection. Services and support also were provided to the impacted individuals if identifiable.

The University takes steps to follow the wishes of the complainant whenever possible and does not investigate unless that individual wants the University to do so. Those who report an incident can request a University investigation at a later time should they wish, not only at the time they make a report.

Only in limited circumstances will the University proceed with an investigation against a complainant’s wishes.

Factors considered within this determination include the age of the complainant, whether there is evidence of a pattern of misconduct, the severity of the misconduct, and whether there is a safety risk to the complainant or the campus community.

Of the cases with a respondent identified as connected to UConn, the university conducted nine investigations into reports of sexual assault, one investigation into stalking, and three investigations into intimate partner violence. These numbers represent all of the reports subject to the investigation/disciplinary processes and in which the complaining party sought an investigation.

In matters where an investigation does not occur, the University may still provide supportive measures and/or take responsive or preventative actions, such as meetings with the alleged respondent and/or additional training and prevention work with impacted communities.

In addition to providing data, the OICR report outlined several hundred awareness and prevention programs and campaigns during the year. They include the “Protect Our Pack” bystander intervention training provided at new student orientation; UConn’s Violence Against Women Prevention Program (VAWPP) Consent 201 courses; the widespread training provided to employees; and many others.

In addition to Storrs-specific brochures and programs, the University provides programs and publications tailored to the regional campus communities and UConn Health. Information about UConn policies and processes, campus and community resources, reporting options and support can be found on the University’s Title IX website.