Originally known as the Campus Security Act, The Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act (20 USC § 1092(f)) is the landmark federal law that requires colleges and universities across the United States to disclose information about crime on and around their campuses. The law is tied to an institution's participation in federal student financial aid programs, and it applies to most institutions of higher education, both public and private. The Clery Act is enforced by the United States Department of Education.
Annual Security and Fire Safety Report (ASR)
The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains information from all Hillsborough College campuses and properties regarding campus security and personal safety, including topics such as crime prevention, fire safety, college public safety authority, crime reporting policies, disciplinary procedures, and other matters of importance related to security and safety on campus. It also contains information on crime statistics for the previous three calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in certain off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by Hillsborough College; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campuses.
For a paper copy of the combined Annual Security and Fire Safety Report, stop by the Hillsborough College Public Safety Office at 1602 N. 15th St., Room 331, Tampa, Florida 33605, or call 813.253.7911 to request a mailed copy.
Crime statistics for all Hillsborough College campuses and public property surrounding them are available at the following Law Enforcement Agencies websites:
The City of Tampa Police Department
- Collaboration Studio
- Dale Mabry Campus
- Hawks Landing Complex
- Ybor City Campus
- Dr. Gwendolyn W. Stephenson/District Administrative Center
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office
- Brandon Campus
- The Regent
- SouthShore Campus
- Ybor City Training Center
- Plant City Campus
Hawk Alert Text Messaging System
Hillsborough College offers a free text messaging service for students, faculty and staff to receive notifications about college alerts, emergencies and closings. Hillsborough College uses several communication channels for the Timely Warning, including voice and text alerts, email, website banners, social media, digital campus screens, and HawkAlert Mass Notification System.
Emergency Notification
Hillsborough College is committed to ensuring the campus community receives timely, accurate, and useful information in the event of a significant emergency or dangerous situation on property or in the local area that poses an immediate threat to the health and safety of the College community.
Upon DPS confirming that a significant emergency or dangerous situation exists involving an immediate threat to the health and safety of students or employees on or near the College, an Emergency Notification shall be issued. The Emergency Notification may be issued to the entire College community or to a specific segment of the College community, such as an individual campus.
If, in the judgment of the public safety supervisor, an Emergency Notification needs to be issued, the public safety supervisor has the authority to activate the Hawk Alert mass notification system. If, in the professional judgment of the public safety supervisor, issuing an Emergency Notification may compromise efforts to assist a victim or to contain, respond to, or otherwise mitigate the emergency, a notification may not be issued. Hillsborough College may use the Hawk Alert mass notification system (which may include voice and text alerts, email blasts, website banners, social media messages, and digital screen scrolling messages).
Timely Warnings
Hillsborough College issues timely warnings to each campus community about Clery-related crimes that are reported to its Department of Public Safety or local law enforcement agencies posing an ongoing threat to the Hillsborough College community.
Sex Offenders
Information on registered sex offenders may be obtained from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
Crime and Fire Log
The Department of Public Safety maintains a log of reported criminal incidents and fires that occur on Hillsborough College properties. An individual may obtain a copy of this log by contacting the Department of Public Safety at 1602 N. 15th St., Tampa, FL 33605.