Crime Statistics

2021 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report

“Stalking” means engaging in a course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to: (1) fear for their safety and/or the safety of others; or (2) suffer substantial emotional distress.

For the purposes of defining Stalking:

• A “course of conduct” means two or more acts in which the stalker, directly, indirectly, or through third parties, by any action, method, device, or means, follows, monitors, observes, surveils, threatens, or communicates to or about a person, or interferes with a person’s property.

• “Substantial emotional distress” means significant mental suffering or anguish that may, but does not necessarily, require medical or other professional treatment or counseling.

• A “reasonable person” means a reasonable person under similar circumstances and with similar identities to the victim.

The definition of Stalking also extends to cyberstalking. “Statutory Rape” means non-forcible sexual intercourse with a person who is under the statutory age of consent. The statutory age of consent in Texas is 17.

“Weapons: Carrying, Possessing, Etc.” refers to the violation of laws or ordinances prohibiting the manufacture, sale, purchase, transportation, possession, concealment, or use of firearms, cutting instruments, explosives, incendiary devices, or other deadly weapons.

CRIME STATISTICS

The University’s crime statistics identify the location of the incidents, whether on campus, in or on a non-campus building or property, or on public property. As to incidents that occurred on campus, the University also identifies which of those incidents occurred in dormitories or other residential facilities for students on campus.

All campus security authorities are responsible for reporting the number of crimes and incidents specified in the Clery Act for inclusion in the University’s crime log and its annual crime statistics.