Campus Security Authorities
What is a Campus Security Authority (CSA)?
A CSA is a person referred to as a campus security authority by the Clery Act. CSA's are a vital part of data collection for the annual safety and security report.
The Clery Act requires SMCCCD to provide an annual safety and security report. In addition to input from law enforcement, certain staff positions are designated as Campus Security Authorities (CSA) for the purpose of providing information for this report. CSAs are usually found in departments responsible for, but not limited to, student and campus activities, safety/security, discipline, housing, athletics, human resources or judicial proceedings. This designation also includes any individual who has been specified by SMCCCD to receive and report offenses.
CSA's are responsible for reporting the number of crimes and incidents as described in the Clery Act that occur in their department to the SMCCCD Public Safety Department. These numbers are then included in the federally mandated Clery Report, which is distributed every year in the beginning of October. Training materials for CSAs are available online .
The following Answers are based on The Handbook for Campus Crime Reporting, U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education.
Annual Report
View the 2024 SMCCCD Annual Security Report .
To retrieve data related to campus crime for Cañada College, College of San Mateo or Skyline College, please visit the Office of Postsecondary Education of the U.S. Department of Education website. The Campus Security Data Analysis Cutting Tool is designed to provide rapid customized reports for public inquiries relating to campus crime data. The data are drawn from the Office of Postsecondary Education Campus Security Statistics website database to which crime statistics are submitted annually by all postsecondary institutions that receive Title IV funding as required by the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act.
The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act requires all colleges and universities that participate in federal financial aid programs to keep and disclose information about crime on and near their respective campuses. The Clery Act also requires institutions to give timely warnings of crimes that represent a threat to the safety of students or employees.
The Jeanne Clery Act also requires the Department of Public Safety to maintain a Daily Crime Log, listing reports of criminal activity in the last 60 days. To access the Daily Crime Log, click here.