Crime, security activity, and fire reports are maintained by the Public Safety Department. All online reports are updated on a regular basis and summarize a 60 day period.
The following reports include the following information:
Click here for the 2023 Annual Security & Fire Safety Report
Current reports may be obtained from the Dean of Students Office, Ryan Hall 306.
It is the university’s policy to issue Timely Warnings to the campus community any time a campus security authority (or local law enforcement agency) receives a report of a Clery Act crime that has occurred on the Clery Act Geography that, in the judgement of the Dean of Students (or designee), constitutes a serious or continuing threat to students or employees. The university’s Timely Warnings are known as “CAMPUS SAFETY ALERTS,” and these Alerts will be distributed as soon as pertinent information is available, in a manner that withholds the names of the victims as confidential, and with the goal of aiding in the prevention of similar occurrences.
When Are Timely Warnings Issued?
The Dean of Students (or designee) evaluates each crime reported to DPS on a case-by-case basis to determine whether, based on the facts known at that time, three is an ongoing threat to the campus community. Factors taken into consideration include but are not limited to: the nature of the crime and the continuing danger to the campus community. Campus Safety Alerts are typically issued for the following Crimes Reporting Program (UCR) and National Incident Based Reporting Systems (NIBRS) crime classifications:
The institution is not required to issue a Timely Warning with respect to crimes reported to a pastoral or professional counselor.
What Is Included in a Timely Warning?
Once the Dean of Students (or designee) determines that a Campus Safety Alert should be issued to the campus community, he/she will provide the Vice President for Enrollment and Marketing with pertinent information regarding the incident so that he/she can draft the content of the Campus Safety Alert. The VP of Marketing & Communications (or designee) has primary responsibility for developing the content of the Campus Safety Alert; however, the Dean of Students (or designee) is also authorized to draft an Alert in an emergency.
The content of Campus Safety Alerts varies depending on what information is known at the time and the type of offense involved; however, the following information (if known) is typically included unless it could potentially compromise law enforcement efforts or victim confidentiality:
How Are Timely Warnings Issued?
Campus Safety Alerts are always communicated via blast emails to all Fontbonne email addresses registered at (Fontbonne Community). This would include students, faculty & staff with a fontbonne.edu mail address. The University may also choose, on a case-by-case basis, to supplement the primary methods of issuing Campus Safety Alerts with one or more of the following additional methods of communications: text messages to mobile numbers registered with Fontbonne Alert System (RAVE), posting information to the University’s official social media pages, posting information to the Universities official website, or posting it to users on the University’s ALERTUS system. The VP of Marketing & Communications (or designee) has primary responsibility for issuing the Campus Safety Alerts to the campus community using the methods described above; however, the Dean of Students (or designee) is also authorized to issue Alerts via any of these methods in an emergency.
Updating Timely Warnings
If the Dean of Students (or designee) determines that an update to the original Campus Safety Alert should be issued, the update will be prepared and issued using the same procedures and methods as the initial Campus Safety Alert.
Emergency Notifications Policies & Procedures
What Are Emergency Notifications?
It is the University’s policy to immediately notify the campus community (in the form of an Emergency Notification) any time DPS confirms that there is a significant emergency or dangerous situation which poses an immediate threat to the health or safety of students, faculty or staff occurring on the campus. The Dean of Students (or designee) is notified and is responsible for determining the appropriate segments of the campus community to receive a notification based on the type of incident involved and its location.
When Are Emergency Notifications Issued?
Any time the Dean of Students is notified about a potential emergency or dangerous situation on the University’s Clery Act Geography, He/She will then reach out to the appropriate University administrators, local first responders and/or the National Weather service to quickly gather enough basic information to evaluate whether the situation poses an immediate threat to the health, or safety of student’s faculty or staff at that time. If the Dean of Students (or designee) confirms that there is not a significant emergency or dangerous situation which poses an immediate threat to the community the Dean of Students will continue to monitor the situation.
Examples of situations which would require an Emergency Notification include, but are not limited to: an active shooter on campus, serious inclement weather such as a tornado, or a serious spill of hazardous materials. Whenever there is confirmation of a significant emergency or dangerous situation as described above, Fontbonne University will, without delay, and taking into account the safety of the community, determine the content of the notification and initiate the notification system, unless issuing a notification will, in the professional judgment of responsible authorities, compromise efforts to assist a victim or to contain, respond to, or otherwise mitigate the emergency.
What Is Included in an Emergency Notification?
Once the Dean of Students determines that an Emergency Notification should be issued, he/she will contact the Director of Marketing & Communications to send out an Emergency Notification. The Director of Marketing & Communications has primary responsibility for developing the content of the Emergency Notifications. The content of Emergency Notifications varies depending on what information is known at the time and the type of emergency involved, however, the following information (if known) is typically included:
How Are Emergency Notifications Issued?
Emergency Notifications are always communicated via the following methods: Email blast to all addresses associated with this campus which are registered with the Fontbonne email system . Alerts; Rave text message alerts to any mobile devices associated with this campus which are registered with Fontbonne Alerts; broadcast announcements with the University Broadcast system.
The University may also choose, on a case by case basis, to supplement the primary methods of issuing Emergency Notifications with one or more of the following additional methods of communications: posts on the University’s official social media pages; alerts posted to digital signage located on campus; and desktop alerts to any computers on campus which are connected to the University’s network. The Campus Director of Marketing & Communications has primary responsibility for disseminating the Emergency Notifications in the primary and secondary methods described above; however, the Dean of Students (or designee) at the Fontbonne campus is also authorized to disseminate Notifications via any of these methods if necessary.
Communicating Emergency Notifications to the Larger Community
The University always provides information regarding any emergency notifications to the larger community by posting information on the University website’s main page (www.fontbonne.edu). The University may also decide on a case by case basis to utilize its official social media accounts or provide information directly to local or national media.
Follow Up Information Regarding Campus Emergencies
The Dean of Students will stay in close contact with appropriate University administrators, DPS, local first responders, and/or the National Weather Service as the situation unfolds, so that the Dean of Students can determine when it is appropriate to provide follow up information to the community. Any follow up information will be provided using the same procedures and methods as the initial Emergency Notification.