Introduction

Texas Tech University (TTU) prepares the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report (ASFSR) in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act, more commonly known as the Clery Act.

Texas Tech is a public, co-educational research university located in the city of Lubbock, Texas with a population of more than 260,000. Established in 1923, it is part of the Texas Tech University System.

Texas Tech currently has five (5) regional campus and academic sites around the state of Texas - TTU at DFW, TTU at El Paso, TTU at Highland Lakes, TTU School of Veterinary Medicine, and TTU at Waco - and an international location in San Jose, Costa Rica. Each of the regional and international campus locations included in this report are considered a separate campus per Clery Act definitions.

This report also does not pertain to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) in Lubbock, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, or any regional TTUHSC teaching sites. The Clery Report for each Health Sciences Center campus is on their respective websites.

All community members are encouraged to act responsibly, work collaboratively, and whenever possible, assist each other to promptly, accurately, and effectively report all unsafe incidents and criminal offenses to the Texas Tech Police Department, any Campus Security Authority (CSA),Responsible Employee, or local police department. Instructions for reporting campus policy violations, crimes, and Title IX incidents are included in this report.

This report reviews vital crime statistics specific to Texas Tech and its regional campuses with a breakdown of each Clery geographical location. Texas Tech encourages readers to read all information before the crime statistics, as this will give valuable details related to the specific crimes and geography being reported.

Questions about this report should be directed to the Texas Tech Clery Compliance Officer at clerycompliance@ttu.edu or by calling 806-834-1884.

Introduction to the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act

The Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act is a consumer protection law. The law requires all colleges and universities which receive federal funding to share information about certain crimes which occur on and around campus, as well as institutional efforts to improve campus safety. This information is made publicly accessible through the University's Annual Security Report.

Clery Act regulations require colleges and universities to do the following:

• Publish an annual report by October 1st containing three years of campus crime and fire safety statistics and certain campus security policy statements.
• Disclose crime statistics for the campus, public areas immediately adjacent to or running through the campus, and certain non-campus facilities and remote classrooms.
  • Note: The statistics must be gathered from campus police or security, local law enforcement, and other University officials who have significant responsibility for student and campus activities.
• Provide "timely warning" notices of crimes which have occurred and pose an ongoing threat to the safety of students and employees.
• Issue an Emergency Notification, upon the confirmation of a significant emergency or dangerous situation involving an immediate threat to the health or safety of students or employees occurring on campus.
• Disclose in a public crime log all crimes and alleged crimes which occurred on campus or within the patrol jurisdiction of campus police reported to the campus police.
• Disclose missing student notification procedures pertaining to students residing in any on-campus student housing facilities. (Texas Tech Main Campus is the only campus with on-campus student housing and therefore the only campus with a Missing Student Policy.)
• Maintain in a public fire log, a record of any fire which occurred in an on-campus student housing facility. (Texas Tech University Main Campus is the only campus with on-campus student housing facilities and therefore the only campus with a fire log.)
• Submit collected crime and fire statistics to the U.S. Department of Education.

Information and statistics contained within this report are from information provided by the Texas Tech Police Department and other law enforcement agencies, Office of Student Conduct, Title IX, and other University officials and departments. The Clery Compliance Officer compiles and reports this information.

Texas Tech University's ASFSR is distributed electronically to all current faculty, staff, and students via email and through TechAnnounce annually and includes on- and off-campus resources for employees and students. ASFSR is also made available online to all prospective students and employees via the Admissions website and the Human Resources page.

Copies of the ASFSR may be obtained in person from the Office of Student Conduct, Dean of Students Office, University Student Housing, or the Texas Tech Police Department during normal business hours, 8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday.

Additionally, the ASFSR can be found online at the Texas Tech Clery Compliance website.

Texas Tech University Clery Regulations

The Texas Tech University System Clery Act Compliance Regulation was approved and updated in April 2024 to address the campus' obligations pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1092(f) (the "Clery Act").

The purpose of this regulation is to establish policy and procedure for the Universities' compliance with requirements of the Clery Act. The regulation outlines the following requirements:

1. Required Collection, Classification, and Counting of Reports, Statistics, and Referrals
2. Clery Geography
3. Campus Notifications: Timely Warning Notices and Emergency Notifications
4. Crime Log and Fire Log
5. CSA Identification, Notification, and Training
6. Annual Reporting Requirements
7. Educational Programming and Awareness
8. On-campus Student Housing Missing Student Notification Policy
9. Records Retention
10. Identification of Responsibilities for departments or individuals

Texas Tech University Clery Committee

Texas Tech University created a Clery Committee to oversee and assist with Clery compliance. The committee helps with gathering and compiling necessary information throughout the year as it relates to crime statistics and the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report. This committee will cover topics including, but not limited to, identifying and training Campus Security Authorities (CSAs), identifying and maintaining Clery geography, the ASFSR preparation and review, including policy statements and updates, distribution of the ASFSR, and compliance with the Drug-Free Schools and Community Act and Violence Against Women Act. The committee will review initial and ongoing training related to the Clery Act and their specific area of concentration.

The committee includes individuals from the following offices:

• Athletics
• Auxiliary Services
• Dean of Students Office
• Enrollment Management
• Human Resources
• International Affairs
• Marketing & Communications
• Office of Emergency Management
• University Student Housing
• Office of Equal Opportunity
• Office of General Counsel
• Office of Institutional Compliance
• Office of Student Conduct
• Student Counseling Center
• Student Health Services
• Student Life
• Texas Tech Police Department