How to Report a Crime at the University of Minnesota
Report to the Police
The University of Minnesota encourages members of the campus community to report all crimes to the University of Minnesota Police Department or other appropriate local law enforcement agency. The prompt and accurate reporting of all crime enables the police department to identify and track patterns of crime and when necessary to distribute pertinent information about crime to the community, which may help prevent similar occurrences of crime.
What happens when I report a crime to the police?
Filing a police report can initiate a criminal investigation and may lead to the arrest and detention of the perpetrator or in criminal charges being filed at a later date.
If the crime occurred on University of Minnesota Clery geography, the crime will appear on the Daily Crime Log. If the crime occurred on University of Minnesota Clery geography and is a reportable crime under the Clery Act, it will be assessed for the need to issue a Timely Warning Notification and will be included in the annual Clery Crime Statistics.
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Report to a non-police Campus Security Authority
The University of Minnesota encourages all reports of crime to be made to the University of Minnesota Police Department, however crimes may also be reported to individuals on campus who have been identified as Campus Security Authorities. The intent of including non-law enforcement personnel as campus security authorities is to acknowledge that some individuals, especially students, may be more inclined to report such incidents to other individuals on campus.
What happens when I report a crime to a non-police Campus Security Authority?
If the crime occurred on University of Minnesota Clery geography, the crime will appear on the Daily Crime Log. If the crime occurred on University of Minnesota Clery geography and is a reportable crime under the Clery Act, it will be assessed for the need to issue a Timely Warning Notification and will be included in the annual Clery Crime Statistics.