Donald Keough, News Editor–
Campus Safety released the 2025 Fire and Safety Report on Sept. 30, detailing crime and fire policies along with statistics on policy violations from the past three years (2022–2024).
Some categories saw lower numbers than in the previous two years, with dating violence recording five cases in 2023 and zero cases in 2024.
Many categories, however, saw minimal fluctuations, such as stalking, which was one case lower from 2023 or burglary, which saw five cases in 2022 and 2024.
Fondling recorded a large increase in cases, from five in 2023 to eight in 2024. There was also the first arrest for drug abuse violations in 2024 over the recorded three years.
The highest recorded cases fell under the disciplinary referrals for drug and liquor law violations. Drug referrals had 60 recorded cases while liquor law violations had 49 cases. There have been no recorded cases regarding weapon possession on campus in the past three years.
There were two recorded fires on campus last year, in Myers Hall and Preston House. The total damages cost $1,600. Both were caused by cooking. Moshier-Huchinson also listed the cause of a fire due to cooking, but the data was unclear if this indicated that there was an actual fire.
The data and policy elaboration is required to be given to the community as part of the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (the Clery act).
In the email with the report, sent by David Rose, the director of campus safety, the Clery act is “meant to support transparency around campus crime policies and statistics.”
“Keeping the campus community safe is our highest priority,” Rose also said in the email. “We encourage all community members to review this report and familiarize themselves with Denison’s safety protocols and resources.”
He also encouraged Denison’s community to confirm enrollment and contact information in Denison’s emergency notification system. The link to enroll can be found on mydension under “emergency alert system.”
“Campus Safety works consistently to promote a positive relationship with our community based on positive communication and trust,” Rose said. “We can continue to build a safe community where students and employees thrive. Please report anything of concern that you see or hear to the Office of Campus Safety.”
Campus safety did not respond by the time of publication for comment on this article.