Linfield Public Safety posted its most recent annual security report on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. The report is a requirement of federal law, including the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act and the Higher Education Opportunity Act.
The report includes statistics for the previous three calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on-campus; in certain off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by the university; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, a university campus. Data included in this report includes statistics from Linfield’s McMinnville and Portland campuses.
The current Annual Security Report and Annual Fire Safety Report is available at https://www.linfield.edu/linfield-public-safety/incident-reports.html.
The report also includes links to institutional policies concerning campus security, such as policies concerning sexual assault and other matters. This includes:
- Information about Linfield’s sexual misconduct and relationship violence procedures. For more information, contact the Title IX coordinator at titleix@linfield.edu, 503-883-2436 or visit https://inside.linfield.edu/sexual-misconduct/index.html.
- A listing of policies applicable to students as outlined in the Student Policy Guide at https://catalog.linfield.edu/spg/.
- Information about Linfield’s emergency notification system, CatAlert. More information about CatAlert can be found at https://www.linfield.edu/linfield-public-safety/catalert.html.
- An overview of Linfield’s crime reduction programs. LPS offers a courtesy ride program, Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training, a personal defense class and public safety presentations, among others, to proactively minimize crime on Linfield’s campuses. More information can be found at https://www.linfield.edu/linfield-public-safety/index.html.
Overall, reported crime decreased on the McMinnville campus from 2020 to 2021; the Portland campus stayed even with no reported crimes. The most commonly reported crime in McMinnville were liquor law referrals, which dropped from 156 incidents in 2020 to 98 in 2021. No bias-related crimes or incidents pursuant to the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) were reported on either campus in 2021.
The Annual Security Report is available on the Internet to all current students and employees of the university at https://linfield.edu/linfield-public-safety/incident-reports.html. Prospective students may request a copy of the report at the Office of Admission; prospective employees may request a copy at the Office of Human Resources. A paper copy of this report can be requested by contacting LPS, 900 SE Baker Street, McMinnville, Oregon 97128, or 503-883-7233.
More information about safety and security initiatives at Linfield are online at linfield.edu/safety.
