Clery Geography

 

The crime statistics include all persons and incidents that occurred within Clery geography regardless of affiliation with the university, not just crime involving students and employees. The following definitions are used to distinguish Clery's various locations for statistical reporting purposes:

On-Campus

1. Any building or property owned or controlled by the institution within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area and used by the institution in direct support of, or in a manner related to, the institution's educational purposes, including residence halls
2. Any building or property that is within or reasonably contiguous to the area identified in paragraph (1), that is owned by the institution but controlled by another person, is frequently used by students, and supports institutional purposes (e.g., a food or retail vendor)

On-Campus Residence Halls

Any student housing facility that is owned or controlled by the institution or is located on property that is owned or controlled by the institution and is within the reasonably contiguous geographic area that makes up the campus is considered an on-campus student housing facility. Texas Tech University Lubbock campus is the only campus that has residence halls.

Due to record enrollment numbers of students to Texas Tech University, University Student Housing (USH) was unable to house all students with contracts in on-campus housing. In an effort to support students with their transition to off-campus living, USH contracted for off-campus accommodations at two local apartment venues. These properties were not contiguous to the Texas Tech University campus but were deemed as part of the campus Clery geography. The Wyatt and Capstone Cottages were utilized by upper-class housing students. 300 private rooms in suites were provided to students. Students contracted with University Student Housing and USH in turn, paid the cost for the apartments, and absorbed the overage costs. The accommodations were offered to only upper-class students who were not required to live on campus but chose this option when on-campus options were no longer available. No USH or university staff were on site and all functions were handled by the apartment staff. When USH or university staff were made aware of students of concern, Title IX or other contractual violations such as pets, reports written and/or were forwarded to the appropriate university offices for resolution. Lubbock Police Department responded to all calls at these off-campus locations. The contracted apartments are considered Clery on-campus student housing for the 2025 calendar year.

Non-Campus Property

1. Any building or property owned or controlled by a student organization that is officially recognized by the institution.
2. Any building or property owned or controlled by the institution that is used in direct support of, or in relation to, the institution's educational purposes, is frequently used by students, and is not within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area of the institution. Based on Texas Tech procedures, this definition of Clery non-campus property may include student travel locations that are used more than once within the ASR reporting timeframe or if the stay is for more than one night.

Public Property

All public property, including thoroughfares, streets, sidewalks, and parking facilities, is within the campus or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus.

Reasonably Contiguous

Refers to a building or property an institution owns or controls that is in a location that students consider to be, and treat as, part of the "campus." Generally speaking, it is reasonable to consider locations within one mile from the core or main campus border to be reasonably contiguous with the campus.