The Clery Act requires all colleges and universities that participate in federal financial aid programs to keep and disclose information about crime on and near their respective campuses.

The law is named after Jeanne Clery, a 19-year-old Lehigh University student who was raped and murdered in her campus residence hall in 1986.

[3] Josoph M. Henry, a student, raped and murdered Jeanne Clery in April 1986 in Stoughton Hall at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

[6] By October 1 of each year, institutions must publish and distribute their Annual Campus Security Report to current and prospective students and employees.

The Clery Act requires institutions to give timely warnings of crimes that represent a threat to the safety of students or employees.

[8] In cases of forcible sexual offenses, there have been reports of colleges questioning accounts of alleged victims, further complicating documentation and policing of student assaults.

[12] Federal Student Aid, an office of the Department of Education, conducts reviews to evaluate compliance with the Clery Act.

Below, you can access these reports as well as accompanying documentation which may include the complaint, school response, or fine action that resulted from the program review.

Former Penn State Defensive Coach Jerry Sandusky has been convicted of sexually abusing several young boys over several years, including incidents on campus.

[19] November 3, 2016 The U.S. Department of Education announced that it is seeking to impose on Penn State University, a record fine at the time of nearly $2.4 million for 11 cited violations.

Additionally the Department of Education fined the University $55,000 on March 29, 2011 for "failure to issue a timely warning" in response to the shootings at West Ambler Johnston.

On March 30, 2012, the U.S. Department of Education’s administrative law judge ruled in favor of the university, saying in a statement: “This was not an unreasonable amount of time in which to issue a warning.