About Crime and Fire Logs

The Rowan University Police Department maintains a Daily Crime Log and a Daily Fire Log of incidents reported to Department following Clery Act guidelines. The Daily Crime Log includes crimes that occur on campus, non-campus buildings or properties, and on public property owned by a public entity (city or state government) that is immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus. These are primarily streets and sidewalks, but could include parking lots and public spaces that immediately border the University’s geographic boundaries.

The Daily Crime and Fire Logs include the incident type, date incident was reported, date and general time of occurrence, and general location of each reported incident type, as well as the disposition of the incident, if this information is known. The Rowan University Police Department posts specific incidents in the Daily Crime and Fire Logs within two (2) business days of receiving an incident report and reserves the right to exclude reports or certain information about reports from a log, in certain circumstances, as permitted by law. The log is not intended to identify victims of incidents but, rather provide awareness to our community. 

NOTE: For sexual offenses that may have occurred in University Residential Housing, the “General Location” on the log may not specifically identify the involved building. In an effort to protect the identity of the victim it will only indicate the location as “On Campus Residential Housing.”

According to Federal Law, an institution may withhold any of the required fields of entry, i.e. the nature, date, time, location and/or disposition if any of the following conditions apply:

• The disclosure is prohibited by law.
• If disclosure would jeopardize the confidentiality of the victim.
• If disclosure would jeopardize an ongoing criminal investigation or the safety of an individual
• Cause a suspect to flee or evade detection; or
• Result in the destruction of evidence.

The Clery Compliance Office can assist you with any questions you may have: (856) 256-4562 or cleryact@rowan.edu.

Crime Log Glossary

As part of the Daily Crime Log/Fire Log requirements, Rowan University Police Department is obligated to provide the disposition of the offense, if known. These definitions apply to the codes used.

Case# Prefixes

• RUPD - Rowan University Police Department incident report
• CSA - Campus Security Authority report received by the Clery Compliance Office
• GEN - Non-CSA report received by the Clery Compliance Office
• GPD - Glassboro Police Department incident report
• LLEA - Local law enforcement or outside law enforcement agency incident report

Dispositions

• Open/Active: The case is currently under investigation by Rowan University Police Department.
• Closed: No further investigative action was required.
• Inactive: A complaint/case was investigated but, currently lacks sufficient information to determine who committed the crime, not closed.
• Unfounded: The case was determined through investigation to be false or baseless. No offense occurred nor was attempted.
• Referred to University Department: The case was referred to the appropriate supervisory employee or Rowan University Department to review the case and determine if disciplinary action will be initiated.
• Referred to GPD: The case is being investigated by the Glassboro Police Dept.
• Referred to Outside Agency: The case is being investigated by a law enforcement agency other than Rowan University Police Department or Glassboro Police Dept. The specific agency with jurisdictional responsibility will be identified in the disposition.
• Referred to Dean of Students: The case was forwarded to the Dean of Students Office. That office is responsible for reviewing the case and determining whether the student(s) involved will be charged with a violation(s) of the Student Code of Conduct.
• Subject Banned: The subject(s) was issued a University ban notice which restricts the subject from entering or accessing any University property. A violation of a ban notice may result in an arrest for trespassing.
• Subject Warned: The subject(s) was issued an official warning.
• Subject Arrested: Subject(s) was arrested/charged by either Rowan University Police Department or other law enforcement agency.
• Subject Issued Boro Summons: The subject(s) was issued a borough summons for ordinance violations.
• Victim Declined to Pursue: The victim/reporting party decided not to follow through with the criminal process.

CLERY DAILY CRIME LOGS

Clery Daily Crime Logs Folder

Fire Log Glossary

Unintentional fire: A fire that does not involve an intentional human act to ignite or spread into an area where the fire should not be.

• Cooking: Grease fire on stove top, oven or microwave
• Smoking Materials: Discarded lit cigarette butt
• Open Flames: Candles
• Electrical: Electrical arcing, overheated electrical motor
• Heating Equipment: Space heaters, fireplaces, furnaces, water heaters
• Hazardous Products: Spontaneous combustion; chemical reaction
• Machinery/Industrial: Heat from friction (e.g. fan belts);cutting and welding
• Natural: Fires that result from a natural phenomenon, i.e. tornadoes, lighting and earthquakes
• Other: Fireworks (including sparklers), party poppers and firecrackers, sunlight magnified through glass or bottle), fire that started in a building that is not an on-campus student housing facility but spread to an on-campus student housing facility.

Intentional: A fire that was ignited; or that resulted from the deliberate action, in circumstances where the person knows there should not be a fire.

Undetermined: The cause of the fire was not determined.

CLERY DAILY FIRE LOGS 

Clery Daily Fire Logs Folder