The Tulane University Police Department has published a daily crime log of 127 reports of criminal activity across Tulane University’s campuses and in the local area since the beginning of this semester.  

In compliance with the Clery Act, Tulane collects and publishes crime data and publicly outlines university procedures for handling criminal activity.  

The crime log shows that 44% of the listed crimes occurred on campus. Common crimes reported this semester include noise complaints, battery, theft, suspicious persons and hit-and-runs. 22% of the crimes reported occurred on Tulane’s Uptown campus. Crimes on the Uptown campus commonly took place in residential halls. Currently, TUPD is still investigating 24 cases. 

Tulane’s daily crime log is not comprehensive. According to federal law, an institution may withhold information about a crime if the disclosure would jeopardize the victim’s confidentiality, an ongoing criminal investigation or the safety of an individual, cause a suspect to flee or evade detection, result in the destruction of evidence or is prohibited by law. 

Since Aug. 14, there have been five reported cases of sexual assault or battery. According to a TUPD alert, the most recent case of sexual assault occurred on Oct. 9 in an undergraduate residence hall at Tulane’s Uptown campus. 

Tulane’s annual security and fire safety report lists criminal activity including criminal homicide, sex offenses, stalking, domestic violence and robbery. In Tulane’s annual security and fire safety report for the 2023-2024 academic year, sex offenses were the most common. Sex offenses include rape, statutory rape, fondling and incest. On the Uptown campus, 62 and 36 cases of rape were reported in 2022 and 2023, respectively. 

In 2018, Tulane launched the All In plan to address sexual misconduct cases at Tulane. 

In 2022, Tulane administered the Sexual Misconduct Climate Survey to gather information on the frequency of sexual misconduct at Tulane. The survey found that 36% of all female respondents, 32% of all gender non-conforming, non-binary and transgender respondents and 18% of all male respondents reported an incident of unwanted sexual contact since enrolling at Tulane. Further, 27% of all female respondents, 21% of all gender non-conforming, non-binary and transgender respondents and 9% of all male respondents reported being raped since enrolling at Tulane. 

After analyzing the results of the survey, the All In 2.0 plan was launched in 2023 to better address and reduce the perpetration of sexual misconduct at Tulane.  

The All In 2.0 plan detailed objectives, strategies and tactics to curb sexual offenses at Tulane. A primary concern was the role of alcohol and drugs in sexual misconduct reports. The survey found that 93% of all female victims, 90% of all male victims and 76% of all gender non-conforming, non-binary and transgender victims reported that they were incapacitated due to drugs or alcohol when they were raped. 

Marcus Foster, assistant provost for Title IX Compliance and Education, and J. Davidson Porter, vice president of student affairs, addressed the Tulane community in a statement about the survey data. 

“Beyond the numbers and data, this report is a call for action for every member of our community to do even more work on this issue through education, prevention, victim support and enforcement,” they said.