Safety Reports & Statistics
The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act or Clery Act, signed in 1990, is a federal statute requiring all colleges and universities who receive federal funding to share information about crime on campus and their efforts to improve campus safety as well as inform the public of crime in or around campus. This information is made publicly accessible through the university's annual security report. Public crime and safety information can help with informed decisions when it comes to choosing institutions to pursue further higher education.
The Clery Act applies to certain crimes (see Clery Act Crime Categories) occurring on University property reported to the police and/or university faculty or staff known as Campus Security Authorities (CSA). CSA’s are mandated crime reporters per the Clery Act. Crime statistics are then compiled and reported under the university's Annual Campus Crime and Fire Safety report.
UW- Whitewater Police Department makes available all relevant calls that police officers are called to.
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Public Safety Taskforce is an ad-hoc group designated to provide insight for Chancellor King and the Cabinet. The Taskforce was formed in January of 2024 and tasked with providing potential solutions to five main considerations:
❖ Enhancing and retooling our campus safety training and awareness for faculty, staff and students
❖ Strengthening our building manager program/processes
❖ Examining the residence hall safety programs/processes/procedures
❖ Solidifying our campus reapproach (especially the blue lights- in terms of the next steps)
❖ Confirming our process/procedures for sending alert messages
The "Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act" is a federal law enacted on October 28, 2000 that provides for the tracking of convicted sex offenders enrolled at or employed by institutions of higher education. This information is supplied by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections.
The Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) has supplied the UW-Whitewater Police Department with the following names as being on the registry as of 03/25/2022:
- Michael J. Harnisch
- Joshua D. Lynch
- Michael Quade
If a registrant is no longer enrolled or employed at UW-Whitewater they will be removed from this web page.
You may obtain information regarding registered sexual offenders who are either enrolled or employed by UW-Whitewater by contacting the UW-Whitewater Police Department. The entire registry and information about it is available at the Wisconsin Department of Corrections website.
Please contact the UW-Whitewater Police at 262-472-4660 with questions or concerns regarding this information. You may find other Registered Sex Offender websites at:
Illinois Registered Sex Offenders
National Registry