Editor’s Note—The information in this story may be triggering for members of the campus community who have experienced dating violence. The victim’s pronouns have been anonymized.

The University of Utah released its two main campus safety reports this week—an accounting of overall crime and fire statistics required by federal law and a housing-specific analysis mandated by state law.

Under the Clery Act, U.S. higher education institutions are required to gather information about all crimes committed within the main campus boundary, in nearby neighborhoods and on satellite campuses. Incidents reported at the University of Utah Health Hospitals & Clinics are also included in the final report. This year, health campus statistics are highlighted in red.

This year, the 2024 crime reports note:

• Rape cases are again very high—146* total cases in 2024, compared to 175 in 2023 and 30 in 2022. This is due to one survivor reporting 110 rapes during the course of a multiple-month relationship plagued by interpersonal violence (IPV). Both people in the relationship were students; both have graduated. (These numbers also appear in statistics for Clery’s “dating violence” category.)
• Cases of fondling increased significantly on campus—from 55 in 2023 to 83 last year, including 51 in U of U Health Hospitals & Clinics.
• Aggravated assault reports tripled in number, from seven in 2023 to 21 in 2024, including 14 in healthcare settings.
• Motor vehicle thefts increased fivefold, from seven two years ago to 35 last year. The Clery Act counts e-scooters, e-bikes and e-skateboards as auto thefts. Of these cases, 22 involved e-bikes, scooters or skateboards; three were golf cart thefts, and seven were thefts from remote locations.

Read the full reports here.

To understand interpersonal violence and nonconsensual sexual contact, read more here. To learn more about the Clery Act and research into our campus’ response to a single timely warning, read more here.

This month, the university also is releasing its biennial Campus Climate Survey. The survey is meant to help university leaders understand how members of the campus community experience harassment, bias and a lack of support. Read more here.

*Both sexual assault and stalking cases are included in the state-mandated housing safety report.

About the Clery Act

Colleges and universities in the United States are required to publish this annual security report under the Clery Act. Named after Jeanne Clery, a student who was tragically murdered on her college campus in 1986, the report provides detailed statistics on campus crime, including incidents of sexual assault, burglary, hate crimes, and other safety-related issues. It also outlines the campus’ safety policies, prevention programs, and procedures for reporting crimes. The purpose of the Clery Report is to promote transparency and ensure that students, parents, and the public have access to accurate information about campus safety, thereby fostering a safer educational environment.