ursuant to federal legislation, the University of Central Arkansas must annually distribute statistics on certain crimes occurring on the campus which includes homicide, rape, sexual offenses, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary and motor vehicle theft, as well as data on the number of arrests for liquor law violations, drug abuse violations, and weapons possession. The University of Central Arkansas Police Department also maintains primary jurisdiction over all off-campus fraternity houses.
Criminal activities, if any, at off-campus student organizations (those recognized by the campus) are required to be monitored and reported from information collected from local police agencies. This is required under Public Law 101-542, Student Right to Know and Campus Security Act, as amended by Public Law 102.26, the Higher Education Technical Amendments.
Click here to view crime statistics report for the UCA campus for the years 2006, 2007 and 2008, as required.
Other Locations
UCA maintains relationships with five (5) other campuses or locations where a very small number of students may complete more than 50% of their coursework toward a degree. These institutions/locations and Web sites on which Clery crime statistics and other security information can be obtained are as follows:
- University of Arkansas at Fort Smith
- Arkansas Tech University
- Mid-South Community College
- Baptist Hospital School of Nursing
- St. Vincent Infirmary
This is not a Title IV institution and Clery crime statistics are not available.
DWI and Public Drunkness are not a part of the total liquor law violations.
Campus = (1) any building or property owned or controlled by an institution of higher education within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area of the institution in direct support of, or in a manner related to, the institution’s educational purpose; and (2) property within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area of the institution controlled by another person, is used by students, and supports institutional purposes (includes parking lots, sidewalks, common areas, and all academic and administrative buildings on the main campus).
Non-Campus = (1) any building or property owned or controlled by a student organization recognized by the institution and (2) any building or property (other than a branch campus) owned or controlled by an institution of higher education that is used in direct support of, or in relation to, the institution’s educational purposes, is used by students, and is not within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area of the institution (includes religious student centers, farm, and all buildings not on the main campus).
Public Property = all property that is within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area of the institution such as a sidewalk, a street, other thoroughfare, or parking facility, and is adjacent to a facility owned or controlled by the institution if the facility is used by the institution in direct support of, or in a manner related to the institution’s educational purposes (includes streets running through or next to campus, contact UCAPD for an exact description of all areas. Sidewalks and parking facilities are "On Campus").
Residence Halls = all residence halls, sororities, and fraternities. This value is included in the "On Campus" totals.
