This resource includes state statutes and regulations that explicitly allow concealed firearms on campus, explicitly prohibit firearm possession on campus, and statute or regulations that allow guns in locked vehicles on college campuses. In some states, court cases have overturned or altered statewide or systemwide policies related to guns on…

This resource describes whether and how states and the District of Columbia have used statute and/or regulations to allow institutions or systems of higher education to create their own campus police forces. As presented, at least 35 states and the District of Columbia address the creation of police forces and/or employment of police officers in…

Using the past 3 years of data, for 2003 to 2005, from the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) database, the yearly national fire loss for fires on nonadult school properties is estimated at $85 million. Such losses are the result of an estimated annual average of 14,700 fires that required a fire department response. Fires on school…

This report portrays the nature, volume, and extent of crime occurring on the campuses and housing at approximately 65 institutions of higher education in Tennessee from August to December 1989. Following an introduction, a sample reporting form is provided, along with information on classification of offenses and calculation of crime rates.…

This report portrays the nature, volume, and extent of crime occurring on the campuses and housing of approximately 65 institutions of higher education in Tennessee from January to December of 1990. Following an introduction, a sample reporting form is provided, along with information on classification of offenses and calculation of crime rates.…

This state-mandated report presents crime statistics at higher education institutions in Florida and an assessment of physical plant security. The crime data list numbers of homicides, forcible sex offenses, robberies, aggravated assaults, burglaries/breaking and entering, larcenies and thefts, and motor vehicle thefts for each state university,…

To determine the nature of law enforcement services provided on campuses in the context of the Student Right to Know and Campus Security Act, the U.S. Department of Justice surveyed four-year institutions of higher education in the United States with 2,500 or more students. This report presents data collected from nearly 600 campus law enforcement…

This report presents data on the nature, volume, and extent of crime during 1993 on Tennessee college campuses and in housing of Tennessee colleges and universities. Introductory material explains offense categories and how crime and clearance rates were calculated for this report. Based on information submitted by the colleges, individual reports…