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Introduction

Skidmore College has issued this report to inform the Skidmore community, campus visi-tors, and the general public of the College’s policies and procedures for campus safety and security. Skidmore has made a firm commitment to maintain a safe campus environment in which to live, learn, and work. Though emergencies and incidents of serious crime are relatively few at Skidmore, it is crucial that all members of the campus community know how to report such situations and have an understanding of our security operation. Skid-more’s security programs include awareness seminars for all students, thorough training of Residential Life staff, and a professional campus security force. The Department of Campus Safety emphasizes open communication with students and employees and has a close working relationship with local, county, and state law enforcement agencies.

Skidmore College is located in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., a small cosmopolitan city with a pop-ulation of approximately 30,000. Saratoga Springs is known for its health spas, horse racing, lively cultural life, and history. Skidmore’s core campus consists of some 50 buildings on 650 wooded acres at the northwest edge of the city, just over one mile from the downtown area. The College’s property includes an additional acreage of open space and athletic fields near the main campus. The core campus offers nine residence halls as well as student apart-ments. The College has an enrollment of approximately 2,400 students and a workforce of some 840 full-time equivalent employees.

Annual Campus Safety and Security Report

The Department of Campus Safety prepares this report to comply with the Jeanne Clery Act. The annual Skidmore College Campus Safety and Security Report includes statistics for the previ-ous three years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in certain off-campus buildings owned or controlled by Skidmore; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus. The report also includes institutional policies concerning campus security, such as policies concerning alcohol and drug use, crime preven-tion, the reporting of crimes, sexual assault, bias-related crime, and other matters. The Advi-sory Committee on Campus Security will provide, upon request, all campus crime statistics as reported to the U.S. Department of Education. You can obtain a copy of this report by con-tacting Campus Safety (518-580-5567) during business hours or on the Web at

www.ope.ed.gov/security/ or www.skidmore.edu/campus_safety/clery/safety_report.pdf.

Each year students and employees are e-mailed notifications about the availability of this report, and notices are placed on bulletin boards and in every mailbox in the student center.

Timely Warnings

The Department of Campus Safety posts security alerts on e-mail, on the Campus Safety Web site, social media (Twitter, Facebook), and at key locations on campus when there are incidents that require public notification either on or off campus. These alerts are issued when the incident is considered a threat to students or employees. The Department also works with the local police and the student newspaper to report on safety and security issues. Timely re-ports for reported crimes shall withhold the names of victims as confidential. Anyone with