Crime Prevention/Personal Safety

Crime prevention at Centre is a top priority of the Department of Public Safety. Every reasonable effort is made to help people avoid becoming crime victims. This focus is evident in the crime prevention efforts of the Public Safety Department and the Student Life Office through which it reports. Information concerning Public Safety on campus is provided during orientation. The educational process continues periodically in residence hall meetings conducted by the Residence Directors and/or Resident Assistants. Personal security issues are brought to the students in a variety of ways during these sessions. In addition, the Department of Public Safety conducts crime prevention/public safety talks throughout the year or upon request.

For a number of reasons including respect for individual privacy, vehicle safety, and maintaining an attractive campus, the placing of fliers on automobiles or distribution of fliers or other advertisements in residence hall rooms is prohibited.

The Department of Public Safety provides crime statistics annually as mandated by the Federal Jeanne Clery Act, and the state law known as the Michael Minger Act. This law requires the College to provide specific information about criminal activity on the Centre College campus. This information must be published and distributed to the students, faculty, and staff, as well as prospective students or employees requesting it. The report is published on the calendar year and does not coincide with the academic calendar.