The SPLC contacted 21 colleges and universities — two private institutions and one public school in each state. In each request we asked for two different records: a copy of the university’s crime log and incident reports for either types of crimes or specific incidents that occurred on campus.
Below is a full list of what we asked for from each school, what we received and how many calendar days it took to receive a final response (either the records we asked for or a denial of our request). Note that, for schools that required a formal, written request, the response time is calculated from the date we sent our letter. The response time for requests that still are pending was calculated as of the day this article was posted.
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| School | Public or Private | Written Request Required? | Requested | Received | Response Time | |
| Georgia | Oglethorpe University | Private | Yes | Copy of crime log for one week andincident reports for crimes statistically recorded under the Clery Actfor three-week period | Still pending | 17 Days |
| LaGrange College | Private | No | Copy of crime log and one specificincident report | Received all records requested | 5 Days | |
| Savannah State University | Public | Yes | Copy of crime log and two specificincident reports. | Received all records requested | 24 Days | |
| Virginia | Randolph College | Private | Yes | Copy of specific incident reports(crime log is available on Web site) | Request denied | 8 Days |
| Shenandoah University | Private | Yes | Copy of crime log for one week andincident reports for crimes statistically recorded under the Clery Act | Still pending | 38 Days | |
| College of William and Mary | Public | Yes | Copy of the crime log and onespecific incident report | Received crime log;request for incident report still pending | 9 Days for crime log; 10 Days since subsequent request for incident report | |
| Kentucky | Asbury University | Private | Yes | Copy of one specific incidentreport (crime log was on Asbury web site) | Request denied | 2 Days |
| Bellarmine University | Private | No | Copy of specific incident reports(crime log is available on Web site) | Request denied | 15 Days | |
| Northern Kentucky University | Public | Yes | Copy of crime log for one week andincident reports for crimes statistically recorded under the Clery Act | Received all records requested | 2 Days | |
| Massachusetts | Simmons University | Private | No | Copy of crime log for one week andincident reports for crimes statistically recorded under the Clery Act | Crime log received; request forincident reports denied | 13 Days |
| Merrimack College | Private | No | Copy of crime log for one week andone specific incident report | Crime log received; request forincident report pending | 2 Days for crime log; 14 Days since subsequentrequest for incident report | |
| Framingham StateCollege | Public | No | Copy of crime log for one week andone specific incident report | Crime log and redacted incident report | 14Days from request for crime log; 5 Days from subsequent request for incident report | |
| Pennsylvania | Lebanon Valley College | Private | No | Copy of crime log for one week andone specific incident report | Still pending | 21 Days |
| Mercyhurst College | Private | Yes | Copy of crime log for one week andincident reports for crimes statistically recorded under the Clery Act | Crime log received; request forincident reports denied | 13 Days | |
| Lincoln University | Public | No | Copy of crime log for one week andincident reports for crime statistically recorded under the Clery Act | Received all records requested | 2 Days | |
| Tennessee | Rhodes College | Private | No | Copy of the crime log for one weekand one specific incident report. | Received all records requested | 1 Day for crime log;1 Day from subsequent request for incident report |
| Belmont University | Private | No | Copy of crime log for one week andone specific incident report | Received all records requested | 16 Days for crime log;10 Days from subsequent request for incident report | |
| East Tennessee State University | Public | No | Copy of crime log for one week andincident reports recorded statistically under the Clery Act | Received all records requested | 2 Days | |
| California | Chapman University | Private | No | Copy of crime log for one week andone specific incident report. | Crime log received; request forincident report denied | 7 Days |
| Santa Clara University | Private | Yes | Copy of crime log for one week andincident reports for crimes recorded statistically under the Clery act. | Crime log received; request forincident reports denied | 5 days | |
| Humboldt University | Public | Yes | Copy of crime log for one week andfive specific incident reports. | Crime log and redacted incidentreports | 5 Days |