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lnformauon requlred by Lhe Clery AcL, and wheLher Sun?'s SysLem AdmlnlsLrauon provlded Lhe
colleges wlLh sumclenL Clery AcL-relaLed guldance and Lralnlng. 1he audlL covered Lhe crlme
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SecurlLy on Lhe college campus has long been an lmporLanL lssue for sLudenLs and Lhelr famllles.
1o address Lhls concern, ln 1990, Congress enacLed Lhe Clery AcL, whlch requlres colleges and
unlverslues Lo dlsclose crlme sLausucs and securlLy pollcles Lo help Lhe publlc make lnformed
declslons when chooslng a college for educauonal or employmenL purposes.
1he Clery AcL requlres all publlc and prlvaLe colleges paruclpaung ln federal 1lLle lv sLudenL
nanclal ald programs Lo prepare and publlsh an Annual SecurlLy 8eporL (AS8) dlscloslng
lnformauon abouL college safeLy pollcles and procedures and crlme sLausucs for Lhe Lhree mosL
recenL calendar years, based on denluons from Lhe lederal 8ureau of lnvesugauon's unlform
Crlme 8eporung Pandbook. Addluonally, colleges are requlred Lo submlL crlme sLausucs Lo Lhe
u.S. ueparLmenL of Lducauon (uoL) annually.
Sun?, Lhe largesL publlc unlverslLy sysLem ln Lhe unlLed SLaLes, conslsLs of 29 SLaLe-operaLed
colleges, 30 communlLy colleges, and ve sLaLuLory colleges (amllaLed wlLh prlvaLe unlverslues)
locaLed LhroughouL Lhe SLaLe and a cenLral admlnlsLrauve omce locaLed ln Albany (SysLem
AdmlnlsLrauon). uurlng Lhe fall 2012 semesLer, Sun?'s 29 SLaLe-operaLed colleges provlded
hlgher educauon Lo more Lhan 180,000 undergraduaLe sLudenLs.
ln a 2008 audlL (8eporL 2007-S-121), Lhe Cmce of Lhe SLaLe CompLroller examlned Sun?'s
compllance wlLh Lhe Clery AcL.
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- Sun?'s SysLem AdmlnlsLrauon and Lhe 29 SLaLe-operaLed colleges have lmproved Lhelr
compllance wlLh Lhe Clery AcL slnce our prevlous reporL, however, problems sull exlsL aL cerLaln
colleges, whlch could aecL Lhe publlc's ablllLy Lo accuraLely assess college safeLy and securlLy
and make valld comparlsons among colleges.
- 1hree of four colleges we vlslLed publlshed lnaccuraLe crlme sLausucs on Lhelr AS8s. 1hls
lncluded boLh underreporung and overreporung crlme/vlolauon lnformauon and dlsclpllnary
acuon referrals.
- 1hlrLeen of Sun?'s 29 SLaLe-operaLed colleges lmproperly reporLed crlme sLausucs Lo uoL,
and 19 publlshed AS8s wlLh mlsslng and/or lncompleLe pollcy and procedure sLaLemenLs.
non-compllance wlLh Lhe reporung requlremenLs could resulL ln uoL-lmposed clvll nes and
suspenslon from nanclal ald programs.
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- uevelop sLraLegles Lo enhance compllance wlLh Lhe Clery AcL.
- lnvesugaLe and correcL errors and dlscrepancles ln Lhe AS8 and uoL sLausucs ldenued ln Lhls
reporL Lo ensure compllance wlLh Lhe Clery AcL.
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uear Chancellor Zlmpher:
1he Cmce of Lhe SLaLe CompLroller ls commlued Lo helplng SLaLe agencles, publlc auLhorlues
and local governmenL agencles manage governmenL resources emclenLly and eecuvely and,
by so dolng, provldlng accounLablllLy for Lax dollars spenL Lo supporL governmenL operauons.
1he CompLroller oversees Lhe scal aalrs of SLaLe agencles, publlc auLhorlues, and local
governmenL agencles, as well as Lhelr compllance wlLh relevanL sLaLuLes and Lhelr observance of
good buslness pracuces. 1hls scal overslghL ls accompllshed, ln parL, Lhrough our audlLs, whlch
ldenufy opporLunlues for lmprovlng operauons. AudlLs can also ldenufy sLraLegles for reduclng
cosLs and sLrengLhenlng conLrols LhaL are lnLended Lo safeguard asseLs.
lollowlng ls a reporL of our audlL of Lhe SLaLe unlverslLy of new ?ork enuLled Compliance With the
Clery Act. 1hls audlL was performed pursuanL Lo Lhe SLaLe CompLroller's auLhorlLy under Arucle v,
Secuon 1 of Lhe SLaLe ConsuLuuon and Arucle ll, Secuon 8 of Lhe SLaLe llnance Law.
1hls audlL's resulLs and recommendauons are resources for you Lo use ln eecuvely managlng
your operauons and ln meeung Lhe expecLauons of Laxpayers. lf you have any quesuons abouL
Lhls reporL, please feel free Lo conLacL us.
8especuully submlued,
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Cmce of Lhe SLaLe CompLroller
ulvlslon of SLaLe CovernmenL AccounLablllLy
110 SLaLe SLreeL, 11Lh lloor
Albany, n? 12236
1hls reporL ls also avallable on our webslLe aL: www.osc.sLaLe.ny.us
Table of Contents
8ackground 3
AudlL llndlngs and 8ecommendauons 7
Annual SecurlLy 8eporL ueclencles 7
lnconslsLenL SLausucs 8eporung ;
SysLem AdmlnlsLrauon's 8ole ln Clery AcL Compllance 10
8ecommendauons 12
AudlL Scope and MeLhodology 12
AuLhorlLy 13
8eporung 8equlremenLs 13
ConLrlbuLors Lo 1hls 8eporL 14
LxhlblL A 13
LxhlblL 8 16
Agency CommenLs 17
SLaLe CompLroller's CommenLs 22
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SecurlLy on Lhe college campus has long been an lmporLanL lssue for sLudenLs and Lhelr famllles.
1o address Lhls concern, ln 1990, Congress enacLed Lhe Crlme Awareness and Campus SecurlLy
AcL, laLer renamed Lhe Clery AcL, requlrlng colleges and unlverslues Lo malnLaln and dlsclose
crlme sLausucs and securlLy pollcles. 1he federal sLaLuLe ls named for !eanne Clery, a 19-year-old
Lehlgh unlverslLy freshman who was raped and murdered ln her campus resldence hall ln 1986.
As a resulL of Lhe Clery AcL, lnformauon abouL Lhe safeLy and securlLy of college communlues,
lncludlng boLh crlme and re daLa, ls readlly avallable Lo Lhe publlc Lo help people make lnformed
declslons when chooslng a college for educauonal or employmenL purposes.
1he Clery AcL requlres all publlc and prlvaLe colleges paruclpaung ln federal 1lLle lv sLudenL
nanclal ald programs Lo prepare, publlsh, and dlsLrlbuLe an Annual SecurlLy 8eporL (AS8)
dlscloslng lnformauon abouL college safeLy pollcles and procedures and crlme sLausucs for Lhe
Lhree mosL recenL calendar years, based on denluons from Lhe lederal 8ureau of lnvesugauon's
unlform Crlme 8eporung Pandbook. (noLe: lor Clery AcL-reporung purposes, crlme sLausucs can
lnclude cerLaln vlolauons of law LhaL are noL rouunely consldered crlmes" for Lradluonal law
enforcemenL purposes, such as vlolauons for possesslon of marl[uana.) 1hese sLausucs lnclude
Lhe followlng caLegorles: crlmlnal homlclde, sexual oenses, robbery, aggravaLed assaulL, burglary,
arson, moLor vehlcle Lhe, llquor law and drug law vlolauons, lllegal weapons possesslon, and
haLe crlmes. 1he Clery AcL mandaLes LhaL colleges dlsclose sLausucs for reporLed Clery crlmes LhaL
occur on campus, on publlc properLy wlLhln or lmmedlaLely ad[acenL Lo Lhe campus, and ln or on
non-campus bulldlngs or properLy LhaL Lhe college owns or conLrols.
Colleges are requlred Lo make avallable Lo currenL sLudenLs and employees a copy of Lhe AS8
by CcLober 1 of each year, and lnform currenL and prospecuve sLudenLs and employees of Lhe
avallablllLy of Lhe reporL and provlde Lhem wlLh a copy upon requesL. Addluonally, colleges musL
malnLaln and make publlcly avallable a dally crlme log and musL submlL crlme sLausucs Lo Lhe u.S.
ueparLmenL of Lducauon (uoL) annually. 1he uoL's Pandbook for Campus SafeLy and SecurlLy
8eporung (Clery Pandbook) asslsLs colleges ln complylng wlLh Clery AcL requlremenLs.
1he SLaLe unlverslLy of new ?ork (Sun?), Lhe largesL publlc unlverslLy sysLem ln Lhe unlLed
SLaLes, conslsLs of 64 auLonomous colleges (29 SLaLe-operaLed colleges, 30 communlLy colleges,
and ve sLaLuLory colleges amllaLed wlLh prlvaLe unlverslues) locaLed LhroughouL Lhe SLaLe and
a cenLral admlnlsLrauve omce locaLed ln Albany (SysLem AdmlnlsLrauon). uurlng Lhe fall 2012
semesLer, Sun?'s 29 SLaLe-operaLed colleges provlded hlgher educauon Lo more Lhan 180,000
undergraduaLe sLudenLs. Cur audlL focused on compllance wlLh Lhe Clery AcL by Lhe 29 SLaLe-
operaLed colleges. (We dld noL lnclude Lhe communlLy and sLaLuLory colleges wlLhln Lhe scope of
our audlL, nor dld we assess Lhe re safeLy componenL of Lhe Clery AcL.)
Lach Sun? college ls prlmarlly responslble for lLs compllance wlLh appllcable safeLy and securlLy
laws, lncludlng Lhe Clery AcL, whlle SysLem AdmlnlsLrauon provldes general overslghL of
operauons and faclllLaLes compllance Lhrough unlverslLy-wlde pollcles and procedures. SysLem
AdmlnlsLrauon's Cmce of unlverslLy ollce (unlverslLy ollce) coordlnaLes pollce operauons
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LhroughouL Lhe Sun? sysLem, and seLs Lralnlng, hlrlng, and operauonal sLandards. lurLhermore,
unlverslLy ollce, ln coordlnauon wlLh Lhe Cmce of unlverslLy Llfe and Lhe Cmce of unlverslLy
Counsel, musL perlodlcally provlde guldance and Lralnlng Lo campus and SysLem AdmlnlsLrauon
omclals charged wlLh compllance wlLh Lhe Clery AcL.
Addluonally, SysLem AdmlnlsLrauon's Cmce of Lhe unlverslLy AudlLor (unlverslLy AudlLor) ls
responslble for assesslng unlverslLy-wlde procedural and pollcy mauers, and Lhe varlous funcuons,
programs, and conLrol sysLems of Lhe 29 SLaLe-operaLed colleges. 1he unlverslLy AudlLor conducLs
audlLs of college operauons, and has audlLed Clery AcL acuvlues of cerLaln Sun? colleges, lncludlng
compllance.
ln a 2008 audlL (8eporL 2007-S-121), Lhe Cmce of Lhe SLaLe CompLroller examlned Sun?'s
compllance wlLh Lhe Clery AcL for calendar year 2006. 1hls audlL ldenued muluple problems
wlLh compllance aL many Sun? colleges, lncludlng lnaccuraLe crlme sLausucs ln Lhe AS8 and
dlscrepancles ln crlme sLausucs reporLed on Lhe AS8 and Lo uoL. 1he audlL concluded LhaL SysLem
AdmlnlsLrauon needed Lo lmprove lLs formal guldance and Lralnlng Lo college personnel Lo help
ensure compllance wlLh Lhe Clery AcL. A follow-up reporL lssued ln 2010 (8eporL 2009-l-46)
concluded LhaL SysLem AdmlnlsLrauon had made slgnlcanL progress ln addresslng Lhese mauers.
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AlLhough SysLem AdmlnlsLrauon and Lhe 29 SLaLe-operaLed colleges have lmproved Lhelr
compllance wlLh Lhe Clery AcL slnce our prlor audlL, we found problems sull exlsL aL cerLaln Sun?
colleges, whlch could aecL Lhe publlc's ablllLy Lo accuraLely assess Lhe safeLy and securlLy of
Lhese colleges and Lo make valld comparlsons among colleges.
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We found muluple declencles ln colleges' reporung of crlme sLausucs and ln Lhelr preparauon
of Lhe AS8 ln accordance wlLh Clery AcL requlremenLs, whlch sLem from varlous causes (e.g.,
mlsclasslcauon of crlme caLegory, soware gllLches, clerlcal errors). Powever, each college
admlnlsLrauon ls ulumaLely responslble for Lhe accuracy of Lhelr publlshed reporLs, and our
ndlngs suggesL lnadequaLe overslghL and auenuon Lo deLall.
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1he Clery AcL mandaLes LhaL colleges paruclpaung ln federal 1lLle lv sLudenL nanclal ald programs
annually prepare, publlsh, and dlsLrlbuLe an AS8 dlscloslng crlme sLausucs for Lhe prevlous
Lhree years Lo Lhe currenL and prospecuve college communlLy no laLer Lhan CcLober 1. Colleges
are accounLable for Lhe accuracy of Lhe daLa, and where sLausucs are found Lo subsLanually
mlsrepresenL Lhe acLual number, locauon, or naLure of Lhe reporLed crlme, uoL can lssue clvll
nes, up Lo a maxlmum of $33,000 per vlolauon. uoL can also suspend vlolaung colleges from
paruclpaung ln federal 1lLle lv sLudenL nanclal ald programs, lncludlng SLaord, erklns, and
arenL (LuS) loans as well as ell and SupplemenLal Lducauon CpporLunlLy CranLs. (noLe: AL Lhe
ume of our revlew, no Sun? college had been ned or suspended from nanclal ald programs for
non-compllance wlLh Lhe Clery AcL.) ln addluon, Lhe Clery AcL mandaLes LhaL colleges annually
submlL Lhelr crlme sLausucs Lo uoL, whlch posLs Lhese crlme sLausucs on lLs webslLe for publlc
vlewlng Lo permlL comparlsons of crlme sLausucs among colleges.
As parL of our revlew, we conducLed on-slLe audlLs aL four Sun? colleges: Lhe unlverslLy CenLers
aL 8ualo and SLony 8rook and Lhe Colleges aL larmlngdale and Morrlsvllle, whlch accounL for
abouL 26 percenL of Lhe undergraduaLe sLudenL enrollmenL ln Sun?'s 29 SLaLe-operaLed colleges.
1o assess Lhe accuracy of crlme sLausucs, for each college we revlewed Lhe pollce lncldenL
reporLs for Lhe 2012 calendar year and compared Lhese wlLh sLausucs reporLed on Lhe AS8. lor
larmlngdale, we deLermlned LhaL AS8-reporLed daLa was correcL. Powever, Lhe remalnlng Lhree
colleges publlshed lnaccuraLe sLausucs as a resulL of elLher underreporung or overreporung
crlme/vlolauon lnformauon, and Lwo lnaccuraLely reporLed dlsclpllnary acuon referrals (lncldenLs
LhaL dld noL resulL ln arresLs). 1able 1 summarlzes Lhe resulLs of our LesLs by college.
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As 1able 1 lndlcaLes, some of Lhe dlscrepancles were slgnlcanL. lor example, Morrlsvllle
underreporLed llquor referrals by 37 lnsLances, and 8ualo underreporLed drug arresLs by 11
lnsLances. 8ualo also overreporLed drug referrals by 92 lnsLances and llquor referrals by 101
lnsLances. Morrlsvllle omclals aurlbuLed Lhe lnaccuraLe reporung Lo human error. 8ualo omclals
Lold us Lhelr Clery AcL coordlnaLor felL lL was approprlaLe Lo lnclude all reporLed lncldenLs, even
Lhose LhaL were noL clear vlolauons of Lhe law (e.g., only Lhe smell of marl[uana or Lhe presence
of alcohol wlLhouL addluonal proof). 1he Clery Pandbook sLaLes colleges should noL lnclude
vlolauons of college pollcy LhaL resulL ln dlsclpllnary acuon lf Lhere was no vlolauon of Lhe law.
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ln addluon Lo reporung crlme sLausucs, Lhe Clery AcL requlres colleges Lo dlsclose Lhelr pollcy
and procedure sLaLemenLs Lo provlde Lhelr communlues wlLh lmporLanL lnformauon abouL crlme
reporung procedures, access Lo college faclllues and grounds, college securlLy, and rules governlng
college law enforcemenL. 1he Clery AcL requlres 62 dlsclosures on Lhe AS8, whlch we caLegorlzed
lnLo 14 pollcy and procedure sLaLemenLs and ve reporung requlremenLs.
We examlned Lhe mosL recenL AS8s submlued by Sun?'s 29 SLaLe-operaLed colleges Lo deLermlne
wheLher Lhe 14 requlred sLaLemenLs were properly lncluded and wheLher Lhe ve reporung
requlremenLs were meL. (noLe: Cur audlL dld noL lnclude assessmenLs of Lhe programmauc
eecuveness of Lhe securlLy pollcles and procedures submlued.)

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Morrisville Stony Brook Buffalo
Under
Reported
Over
Reported
Under
Reported
Over
Reported
Under
Reported
Over
Reported
Sex Offenses 1
Aggravated Assault 1
Burglary 2
Drug Arrests 1 1 11
Liquor Arrests 3
Weapons Arrests 1
Hate Crimes 5
Drug Referrals 2 92
Liquor Referrals 37 9 101

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We found a LoLal of 49 mlsslng or lncompleLe pollcy and procedure sLaLemenLs (of whlch 3 were
mlsslng and 46 were lncompleLe), lncludlng:
- Sexual AssaulL revenuon rograms and rocedures sLaLemenL (12 colleges),
- Campus Law LnforcemenL/AuLhorlLy sLaLemenL (9 colleges), and
- Mlsslng SLudenL sLaLemenL (11 of Lhe 27 colleges LhaL meL Lhe resldence hall"
requlremenL).
We found a LoLal of Lwo lncompleLe reporung requlremenLs, lncludlng:
- Crlme sLausucs reporung requlremenLs (2 colleges).
Cf Lhe colleges we vlslLed, only Morrlsvllle lncluded all requlred sLaLemenLs and meL all reporung
requlremenLs. larmlngdale, 8ualo, and SLony 8rook had lncompleLe sLaLemenLs (seven, Lwo,
and one, respecuvely), buL meL all reporung requlremenLs. Cf Lhe remalnlng 23 colleges, nlne
lncluded Lhe requlred sLaLemenLs and meL all reporung requlremenLs, and 14 had mlsslng or
lncompleLe sLaLemenLs buL meL all reporung requlremenLs. 1wo had lncompleLe sLaLemenLs and
falled Lo lnclude all componenLs of Lhe reporung requlremenL.
See LxhlblL A for Lhe number of colleges wlLh mlsslng or parual pollcy and procedure sLaLemenLs
and mlsslng or parual reporung requlremenLs. See LxhlblL 8 for dlscrepancy gures for all 29
colleges.
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1he Clery AcL mandaLes LhaL lnsuLuuons of hlgher educauon annually submlL crlme sLausucs
complled ln Lhelr AS8 Lo uoL. uoL complles Lhe daLa and makes lL avallable Lo Lhe publlc vla Lhe
lnLerneL. 1he publlc can perform a varleLy of user-dened searches, such as comparlsons among
varlous colleges.
1o deLermlne Lhe accuracy of colleges' publlshed daLa, we compared sLausucs reporLed on
Lhe AS8 wlLh Lhose submlued Lo uoL. lor each dlscrepancy, we calculaLed Lhe LoLal number of
vlolauons lmpacLed (Lhe dlerence beLween Lhe Lwo amounLs) and used Lhls as Lhe basls for our
ndlngs. (noLe: lor Lhe colleges we dld noL vlslL, we couldn'L deLermlne wheLher elLher Lhe AS8
or Lhe uoL-reporLed sLausucs were correcL. We slmply noLed Lhe dlscrepancles beLween Lhe Lwo
seLs of daLa.)
1hree of Lhe four colleges we vlslLed properly reporLed Lhelr numbers. Powever, Morrlsvllle had
several dlscrepancles beLween Lhelr AS8 sLausucs and Lhose LhaL were reporLed Lo Lhe uoL. We
found LhaL Morrlsvllle dld noL reporL one burglary, one llquor arresL, and one drug law vlolauon
Lo uoL. ln addluon, we found ve dlscrepancles beLween haLe crlmes reporLed on Lhe AS8 and
Lo uoL. Morrlsvllle omclals Lold us Lhey recelved a reporung error when auempung Lo enLer
Lhe haLe crlme sLausucs on Lhe uoL webslLe. 8ased on guldance provlded by Lhe uoL help desk,
college omclals deLermlned Lhe ve lncldenLs dld noL meeL Lhe requlremenLs of haLe crlmes and
removed Lhem from Lhe uoL webslLe. Morrlsvllle dld noL, however, remove Lhe ve haLe crlmes
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from Lhelr AS8, overreporung Lhose crlmes by ve.
Cf Lhe remalnlng 23 colleges, we found 13 properly reporLed Lhelr numbers Lo uoL. 1he oLher
12 colleges had a range of reporung errors. arucularly, Lhree of Lhe 12 - lredonla, CanLon, and
Lmplre SLaLe College - had more slgnlcanL daLa dlscrepancles beLween Lhelr AS8 and uoL reporLs
ln Lhe caLegorles of sexual oenses, burglarles, and llquor and drug law and weapons vlolauons.
1able 2 summarlzes Lhe resulLs of our LesLs by Lhe Lhree colleges. (See LxhlblL 8 for dlscrepancy
gures for all 29 colleges.)

Table 2

ASR TO DoE REPORTING DISCREPANCIES
Reporting Category
College
Fredonia Canton
Empire
State
Sexual Offenses 5
Burglary 4
Drug Arrest 59 2
Liquor Arrest 21 3 3
Liquor Referral 1 5
Weapons Arrest 5 1
Weapons Referral 1
Totals 86 12 12
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Sun?'s unlverslLy AudlLor assesses unlverslLy-wlde procedural and pollcy mauers and Lhe varlous
funcuons, programs, and conLrol sysLems, lncludlng Lhose of Lhe 29 SLaLe-operaLed Sun? colleges.
ln fulllmenL of lLs duues, accordlng Lo Sun?'s Campus SecurlLy ollcy and Campus Crlme SLausucs
8eporung procedures (#3402), Lhe unlverslLy AudlLor ls responslble for perlodlcally performlng,
as resources permlL, an audlL of selecLed colleges' compllance wlLh Lhe Clery AcL.
MosL recenLly, Lhe unlverslLy AudlLor audlLed slx SLaLe-operaLed colleges for Lhelr Clery AcL
compllance durlng Lhe 2008 calendar year. (noLe: none of Lhese colleges were among our four
selecLed colleges.) Speclcally, Lhe audlL ob[ecuve was Lo assess: (1) accuracy and compleLeness
of Lhe AS8, (2) conLrols and processes used Lo complle and reporL crlme sLausucs ln Lhe AS8
and Lo uoL, and (3) compllance wlLh Clery AcL pollcy and procedure sLaLemenL requlremenLs.
ln lLs ndlngs lssued ln 2010, Lhe unlverslLy AudlLor deLermlned LhaL all colleges had problems
wlLh Lhe counung, classlfylng, or reporung (under or over) of crlme sLausucs ln Lhelr AS8.
Addluonally, Lhe unlverslLy AudlLor ldenued opporLunlues for lmprovemenL relaLed Lo
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AS8 lnformauon, such as lncludlng all requlred pollcy and procedure sLaLemenLs, noufylng
currenL and prospecuve employees and sLudenLs of Lhe avallablllLy of Lhe AS8, malnLalnlng
crlme logs, and obLalnlng and reporung sLausucs from ouLslde law enforcemenL agencles.
1he unlverslLy AudlLor has noL audlLed Clery AcL compllance slnce Lhelr 2008 revlew. Clven
Lhe slgnlcance of Lhe Clery AcL and Lhe shorLcomlngs we ldenued ln Lhe currenL reporL, we
recommend LhaL Lhe unlverslLy AudlLor conducL more frequenL audlLs of college compllance wlLh
Lhe Clery AcL, uslng a rlsk-based approach and as resources permlL.
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SysLem AdmlnlsLrauon oversees Sun? operauons and, as such, lLs unlverslLy ollce oversees
pollce and securlLy for Lhe 64 Sun? colleges and acLs as llalson wlLh local, SLaLe, and federal
omclals, lncludlng local pollce deparLmenLs. Accordlng Lo unlverslLy ollce omclals, unlverslLy
ollce ls also responslble for ensurlng LhaL college pollce have Clery AcL Lralnlng, and works wlLh
Lhe Cmce of Ceneral Counsel and Lhe Cmce of Llfe Acuvlues Lo develop and make Clery AcL
Lralnlng avallable. SysLem AdmlnlsLrauon omclals supplled us wlLh Lhelr Clery AcL compllance
Lralnlng maLerlals, lncludlng Lralnlng agendas, auendance rosLers, and owerolnL presenLauons
for Lralnlngs held from 2010 Lhrough 2013 aL varlous Sun? colleges, whlch showed LhaL Lralnlng
was provlded.
lor lLs parL ln compllance Lralnlng, Lhe Cmce of Ceneral Counsel provldes legal lnLerpreLauon of
Clery AcL compllance requlremenLs and ln 2008 began hosung an onllne forum, whlch currenLly
provldes guldance Lo 283 members, Lo answer quesuons relaung Lo Clery AcL reporung. 1he
Cmce of Ceneral Counsel also provldes colleges wlLh guldance on crlme classlcauon, updaLes Lo
changes ln Clery AcL reporung requlremenLs and Sun? pollcles, and asslsuve Lools for counung
drug, alcohol, and weapons vlolauons ln resldence halls and for properly reporung Lhe geographlc
locauon of lncldenLs.
uurlng our slLe vlslLs Lo Lhe four Sun? colleges, we deLermlned LhaL omclals and key personnel
lnvolved wlLh Clery AcL compllance recelve perlodlc Lralnlng and acuvely seek asslsLance from
SysLem AdmlnlsLrauon. lor example, sLa aL larmlngdale, SLony 8rook, 8ualo, and Morrlsvllle
lndlcaLed Lhey have auended Clery AcL Lralnlngs presenLed by Lhe Cmce of Ceneral Counsel
wlLhln Lhe pasL four years, Lwo of whlch were acLually hosLed by Morrlsvllle. SLony 8rook omclals
sLaLed Lhey uullze Lhe onllne forum for quesuons and guldance. Morrlsvllle provldes lLs omcers
wlLh a Lralnlng bookleL Lo asslsL Lhem ln correcLly classlfylng Clery AcL reporLable crlmes on Lhelr
lncldenL reporLs.

Sun?'s Campus SecurlLy ollcy and Campus Crlme SLausucs 8eporung procedures (#3402) requlre
each SLaLe-operaLed college Lo submlL a dlglLal copy of Lhe publlshed AS8 Lo unlverslLy ollce,
and unlverslLy ollce musL revlew Lhem aL leasL every 3 years. unlverslLy ollce omclals Lold us
Lhey revlew Lhe dlglLal coples of Lhe AS8 for general Loplcal conLenL and Lrends and keep Lhese
reporLs on le. Powever, unlverslLy ollce does noL verlfy Lhe accuracy of crlme sLausucs because
Lhey do noL recelve Lhe supporung documenLauon from Lhe varlous college securlLy auLhorlues.
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We recommend LhaL SysLem AdmlnlsLrauon dene Lhe exLenL of Lhe AS8 revlew requlred by lLs
Campus SecurlLy ollcy and Campus Crlme SLausucs 8eporung procedures Lo help ensure LhaL
colleges are complylng wlLh Lhe Clery AcL.
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1. 1ake sLeps Lo enhance compllance wlLh Lhe Clery AcL, lncludlng buL noL llmlLed Lo:
- rovlde a checkllsL Lo asslsL Sun? colleges ln preparlng AS8s, lncludlng all requlred pollcy
and procedure sLaLemenLs and reporung requlremenLs.
- erlodlcally compare sLausucs beLween Lhe AS8 and Lhe uoL webslLe as prlorlues and
resources allow, and follow up wlLh colleges Lo correcL dlscrepancles.
- Pave Lhe unlverslLy AudlLor perform more audlLs of Sun? college compllance wlLh Lhe
Clery AcL as prlorlues and resources allow.
- 8evlse Sun? Campus SecurlLy ollcy and Campus Crlme SLausucs 8eporung procedures Lo
dene Lhe exLenL of Lhe requlred AS8 revlew.
2. lnvesugaLe and correcL any errors and dlscrepancles ln Lhe AS8 and uoL sLausucs ldenued ln
Lhls reporL Lo ensure compllance wlLh Lhe Clery AcL.
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We audlLed Sun? SysLem AdmlnlsLrauon's compllance wlLh Lhe crlme reporung componenL of
Lhe Clery AcL for Lhe perlod !anuary 1, 2012 Lhrough uecember 31, 2012. Cur ob[ecuves were Lo
deLermlne wheLher Sun?'s 29 SLaLe-operaLed colleges accuraLely reporLed crlme sLausucs and
publlshed oLher relevanL securlLy and safeLy-relaLed lnformauon requlred by Lhe Clery AcL, and
wheLher SysLem AdmlnlsLrauon provlded Lhe colleges wlLh sumclenL Clery AcL-relaLed guldance
and Lralnlng.
1o accompllsh our ob[ecuves and assess relaLed lnLernal conLrols, we revlewed Lhe Clery Pandbook
dlsLrlbuLed by uoL Lo asslsL colleges ln complylng wlLh Clery AcL requlremenLs, lnLervlewed SysLem
AdmlnlsLrauon omclals, and obLalned Lhe AS8s for each of Sun?'s 29 SLaLe-operaLed colleges.
We also revlewed SysLem AdmlnlsLrauon pollcles and procedures relevanL Lo compllance wlLh
Lhe Clery AcL. We vlslLed four Sun? colleges, lnLervlewed key college personnel, and audlLed
Lhe pollce lncldenL reporLs and crlme logs LhaL supporLed Lhelr crlme sLausucs for Lhe 2012
calendar year. We revlewed relevanL crlme sLausucs documenLauon provlded Lo us by local law
enforcemenL agencles aL Lhe four colleges we vlslLed. (noLe: lor Lhe 23 colleges we dld noL vlslL,
we could noL deLermlne lf Lhe local law enforcemenL sLausucs were correcL. We slmply noLed
Lhe number of crlmes reporLed). Addluonally, for Lhe 29 SLaLe-operaLed colleges, we compared
Lhe crlme sLausucs llsLed ln Lhelr 2013 AS8s wlLh Lhose llsLed on uoL's Cmce of osLsecondary
Lducauon webslLe, and assessed Lhe compleLeness and accuracy of Lhe colleges' AS8s.
We conducLed our performance audlL ln accordance wlLh generally accepLed governmenL audlung
sLandards. 1hose sLandards requlre LhaL we plan and perform Lhe audlL Lo obLaln sumclenL,
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approprlaLe evldence Lo provlde a reasonable basls for our ndlngs and concluslons based on
our audlL ob[ecuves. We belleve LhaL Lhe evldence obLalned provldes a reasonable basls for our
ndlngs and concluslons based on our audlL ob[ecuves.
ln addluon Lo belng Lhe SLaLe AudlLor, Lhe CompLroller performs cerLaln oLher consuLuuonally and
sLaLuLorlly mandaLed duues as Lhe chlef scal omcer of new ?ork SLaLe. 1hese lnclude operaung
Lhe SLaLe's accounung sysLem, preparlng Lhe SLaLe's nanclal sLaLemenLs, and approvlng SLaLe
conLracLs, refunds, and oLher paymenLs. ln addluon, Lhe CompLroller appolnLs members (some
of whom have mlnorlLy voung rlghLs) Lo cerLaln boards, commlsslons, and publlc auLhorlues.
1hese duues may be consldered managemenL funcuons for purposes of evaluaung organlzauonal
lndependence under generally accepLed governmenL audlung sLandards. ln our oplnlon, Lhese
funcuons do noL aecL our ablllLy Lo conducL lndependenL audlLs of program performance.
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1he audlL was performed pursuanL Lo Lhe SLaLe CompLroller's auLhorlLy as seL forLh ln Arucle v,
Secuon 1 of Lhe SLaLe ConsuLuuon and Arucle ll, Secuon 8 of Lhe SLaLe llnance Law.
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We provlded a dra copy of Lhls reporL Lo Sun? omclals for Lhelr revlew and formal commenL. We
consldered Sun?'s commenLs ln preparlng Lhls reporL and have lncluded Lhem ln Lhelr enureLy
aL Lhe end of lL. ln Lhelr response, Sun? omclals generally agreed wlLh our recommendauons
and lndlcaLed LhaL cerLaln acuons have been and wlll be Laken Lo address Lhem. Cur re[olnder Lo
cerLaln Sun? commenLs ls lncluded ln Lhe reporL's SLaLe CompLroller's CommenLs.
WlLhln 90 days aer Lhe nal release of Lhls reporL, as requlred by Secuon 170 of Lhe Lxecuuve
Law, Lhe Chancellor of Lhe SLaLe unlverslLy of new ?ork shall reporL Lo Lhe Covernor, Lhe SLaLe
CompLroller, and Lhe leaders of Lhe LeglslaLure and scal commluees, advlslng whaL sLeps were
Laken Lo lmplemenL Lhe recommendauons conLalned hereln, and where recommendauons were
noL lmplemenLed, Lhe reasons why.
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Andrew A. Sanllllppo, Lxecuuve uepuLy CompLroller
318-474-4393, asanllppo[osc.sLaLe.ny.us
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318-473-3396, Lklm[osc.sLaLe.ny.us
8rlan Mason, AsslsLanL CompLroller
318-473-0334, bmason[osc.sLaLe.ny.us
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1 Crime Reporting Policy 2
2 Campus Facility Security Policy 1
3 Campus Law Enforcement/ Authority Policy
9
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Program to Inform of Security Procedures &
Practices for Students & Employees 4
5 Program on Crime Prevention 5
6
Monitoring & Recording Criminal Activity at Off
Campus Locations 1*
7 Alcohol Policy 1
8 Drug Policy 1
9 Drug or Alcohol Abuse Programs
1*
10 Disclosure of Disciplinary Proceeding Results
1*
11 Emergency Response & Evacuation Procedure
0
12 Sexual Assault Prevention Programs & Procedures
12
13 Registered Sex Offender 0
14 Missing Student 11
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2 Crime Location Reporting 0
3 Hate Crimes Reporting 0
4 Disciplinary Referral Reporting 0
5 Annual Security Report 0

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College
ASRs With Missing or
Incomplete Clery Act
Requirements
ASR to DoE
Statistics
Discrepancies Policy
Statements
Reporting
Requirements
University of Albany 0 0 0
University at Binghamton 0 0 2
University at Buffalo* 2 0 0
University at Stony Brook* 1 0 0
Upstate Health Science Center 0 0 2
Downstate Health Science Center 0 0 1
College at Brockport 0 0 0
Buffalo State College 0 0 0
College at Cortland 1 0 0
College at Fredonia 0 0 86
College at Geneseo 0 0 0
College at New Paltz 5 ** 0 2
College at Old Westbury 2 1 1
College at Optometry 0 0 0
College at Oneonta 3 0 7
College at Oswego 2 1 1
College at Plattsburgh 3 0 3
College at Potsdam 3 0 0
College at Purchase 3 *** 0 0
Alfred State Technology College 1 0 0
Canton Technology College 2 0 12
Cobleskill Technology College 3 0 0
Delhi Technology College 2 0 0
Empire State College 1 0 12
Environmental Science and Forestry 1 0 1
Farmingdale State College* 7 0 0
Maritime College 4 0 0
Morrisville Technology College* 0 0 8
SUNY Institute of Technology 3 0 0
Totals 49 2 138
*Indicates colleges we visited during our audit.
**One policy was missing; four policies were incomplete.
***Two policies were missing; one policy was incomplete.
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1. 8ased on Sun?'s response, we amended our reporL Lo furLher dlsungulsh Lhe numbers of
mlsslng versus lncompleLe pollcy and procedure sLaLemenLs. lurLher, among Lhe changes
made, we noLed LhaL 16 campuses accuraLely reporLed Lhelr numbers Lo uoL.
2. We acknowledge LhaL Lhe uoL's Clery Pandbook lncludes a checkllsL of cerLaln pollcy
and reporung requlremenLs. Powever, Lhe Pandbook's checkllsL ls mlsslng one reporung
requlremenL (Lhe AS8 musL be publlshed as a compleLe documenL) and only parually
addresses anoLher requlremenL (Lhe AS8 musL lnclude Lhree years of Clery crlme sLausucs).
1herefore, lL ls noL a compleLe gulde for Lhe colleges Lo follow Lo achleve full Clery AcL
compllance. 1hus, we malnLaln LhaL Sun? should provlde a checkllsL whlch lncludes all
Clery AcL pollcy and reporung requlremenLs.
3. Sun?'s commenL ls mlsleadlng. ln facL, durlng our audlL, senlor omclals from Lhe Cmce
of unlverslLy ollce lndlcaLed LhaL verlcauons of AS8 and uoL sLausucs generally are noL
done. lurLher, lf such verlcauons were Laklng place, lL ls llkely LhaL many of Lhe errors
we ldenued would have been deLecLed and prevenLed. We encourage Sun? omclals Lo
lmplemenL our recommendauon and Lhereby help ensure AS8 sLausucs are accuraLe.
4. Lack of well-dened pollcles and procedures can lncrease Lhe rlsk LhaL regulauons are noL
properly carrled ouL. As deLalled ln our reporL, 13 of Sun?'s 29 SLaLe-operaLed colleges
lmproperly reporLed crlme sLausucs Lo uoL. Also, as prevlously noLed, Lhe Cmce of
Lhe unlverslLy ollce generally does noL verlfy AS8 sLausucs agalnsL Lhose submlued Lo
uoL. Clven Lhe reporung errors ldenued ln our reporL, we encourage Sun? omclals Lo
lmplemenL our recommendauon and dene Lhe exLenL of Lhe requlred AS8 revlew.