If you or someone you know may have experienced sexual assault, rape, sex trafficking, sexual harassment, relationship abuse, domestic violence, or stalking, and would like support, you have options.
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Advocacy Center Education Department
- can provide you with important information on sexual and domestic violence, how to support someone you care about who has experienced abuse or who you are concerned about, and abuse prevention. Visit our website homepage for more information and resources.
- Call the Advocacy Center’s 24 Hour Hotline (607-277-5000) for immediate support and assistance.
What is Title IX, and what measures of support are you entitled to under it?
- Every college student should know the laws that protect them from sex-based discrimination in higher education. Follow the link above for an outline of Title IX and information on the resources and support you are entitled to as a college student.
- Anyone who has experienced sexual assault in Tompkins County can receive medical, emotional, and legal attention through the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program at Cayuga Medical Center. Follow the link above to learn more about that care and how the Advocacy Center is dedicated to helping survivors through the SAFE exam process.
Ways to find Data on Sexual Assaults and other crimes
- National (U.S.) Statistics
- U.S. Campus Crimes
- All campus crime statistics as reported to the United States Department of Education.
- End Rape on Campus Tool Profile
- This tool empowers current and prospective students, survivors, and their communities with the ability to view in-depth information on each institution’s sexual assault investigation policies, prevention efforts, and available survivor support resources as well as high-level statistics on definitions, trainings, sanctions and investigations.
- The map also allows users to compare these metrics between schools and gain a better understanding of what policies look like across the nation through a user-friendly interface.
- https://endrapeoncampus.org/school-locator
- Clery Act Reports — Every Campus
- The Jeanne Clery Act was implemented in 1990 to promote crime transparency from colleges and universities. This Act requires colleges to annually report any campus crime data, publicly outline the procedures and policy they enact to improve campus security, and support victims of violence. Reports must be shared by October 1st each fall. Search for the college/university’s annual security or Clery Act report on their site.
- https://www.clerycenter.org/the-clery-act
Cornell Data
- End Rape on Campus Tool Profile – Cornell
- This tool empowers current and prospective students, survivors, and their communities with the ability to view in-depth information on each institution’s sexual assault investigation policies, prevention efforts, and available survivor support resources as well as high-level statistics on definitions, trainings, sanctions and investigations.
- This tool empowers current and prospective students, survivors, and their communities with the ability to view in-depth information on each institution’s sexual assault investigation policies, prevention efforts, and available survivor support resources as well as high-level statistics on definitions, trainings, sanctions and investigations.
- Cornell University’s Annual Security Report (Campus Watch) -Clery Act Report
- The Jeanne Clery Act was implemented in 1990 to promote crime transparency from colleges and universities. This Act requires colleges to annually report any campus crime data, publicly outline the procedures and policy they enact to improve campus security, and support victims of violence.
- In addition to outlining the details of the many programs the University offers community members, the Cornell’s Campus Watch report contains statistics for the previous three years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus, in certain off-campus buildings owned or controlled by the University, and on public property within; or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus. Obtain a copy of this report by contacting the Cornell University Police at G2 Barton Hall, or you can download it here:
- Cornell Campus Police
- Campus Watch section includes the annual reports linked above, annual fire report, crime statistics, crime alerts, and daily crime log, Cornell’s Public Safety Advisory Committee, composed of students, staff, and faculty members who advise Cornell Police on issues of campus public safety, and RAVE Guardian app, etc.
Data on Sexual Assaults and other crimes – Ithaca College
- End Rape on Campus Tool Profile – Ithaca College
- This tool empowers current and prospective students, survivors, and their communities with the ability to view in-depth information on each institution’s sexual assault investigation policies, prevention efforts, and available survivor support resources as well as high-level statistics on definitions, trainings, sanctions and investigations. The map also allows users to compare these metrics between schools and gain a better understanding of what policies look like across the nation through a user-friendly interface.
- This tool empowers current and prospective students, survivors, and their communities with the ability to view in-depth information on each institution’s sexual assault investigation policies, prevention efforts, and available survivor support resources as well as high-level statistics on definitions, trainings, sanctions and investigations. The map also allows users to compare these metrics between schools and gain a better understanding of what policies look like across the nation through a user-friendly interface.
- Ithaca College Clery Act Compliance
- The Jeanne Clery Act was implemented in 1990 to promote crime transparency from colleges and universities. This Act requires colleges to annually report any campus crime data, publicly outline the procedures and policy they enact to improve campus security, and support victims of violence. Reports must be shared by October 1st each fall.
- Ithaca College publishes a joint report for the Annual Security Report and Annual Fire Safety Report titled the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report (ASFSR). Obtain a hard copy of this report via phone or by walking into the Office of Public Safety located in the Public Safety and General Services building on Farm Pond Road or download it here:
- Ithaca College 2024 Annual Security & Fire Safety Report – Clery Act Report
- Ithaca College 2023 Annual Security & Fire Safety Report – Clery Act Report
- Ithaca College Office of Public Safety and Emergency Management
- includes information about Patrol and Security Services, Clery Act Compliance, Crime Prevention Programming & Community Engagement, Daily Crime and Fire Log, Safety Escorts, Student Auxiliary Safety Patrol (SASP), etc.
- includes information about Patrol and Security Services, Clery Act Compliance, Crime Prevention Programming & Community Engagement, Daily Crime and Fire Log, Safety Escorts, Student Auxiliary Safety Patrol (SASP), etc.
- 10 Personal Safety Tips from Ithaca College
- Follow the link above to read 10 personal safety tips published by Ithaca College.
Data on Sexual Assaults and other crimes – TC3
- Tompkins Cortland Community College End Rape on Campus Tool Profile
- This tool empowers current and prospective students, survivors, and their communities with the ability to view in-depth information on each institution’s sexual assault investigation policies, prevention efforts, and available survivor support resources as well as high-level statistics on definitions, trainings, sanctions and investigations. The map also allows users to compare these metrics between schools and gain a better understanding of what policies look like across the nation through a user-friendly interface.
- This tool empowers current and prospective students, survivors, and their communities with the ability to view in-depth information on each institution’s sexual assault investigation policies, prevention efforts, and available survivor support resources as well as high-level statistics on definitions, trainings, sanctions and investigations. The map also allows users to compare these metrics between schools and gain a better understanding of what policies look like across the nation through a user-friendly interface.
- Tompkins Cortland Community College 2024 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report
- The Jeanne Clery Act was implemented in 1990 to promote crime transparency from colleges and universities. This Act requires colleges to annually report any campus crime data, publicly outline the procedures and policy they enact to improve campus security, and support victims of violence. Copies of the report may be obtained at the Campus Police Department, located in the Tompkins Cortland Community College Main Building (Room 118) or follow the link for TC3’s online 2024 crime report:
- TC3 2024 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report – Clery Act Report
- The Jeanne Clery Act was implemented in 1990 to promote crime transparency from colleges and universities. This Act requires colleges to annually report any campus crime data, publicly outline the procedures and policy they enact to improve campus security, and support victims of violence. Copies of the report may be obtained at the Campus Police Department, located in the Tompkins Cortland Community College Main Building (Room 118) or follow the link for TC3’s online 2024 crime report:
- TC3 Campus Police
- Campus policies, crime and fire logs, crime alerts, hate crime information and logs, Emergency Readiness and Response Guide, safety escorts, crime prevention and safety workshops, etc.
