Public Information & Resources

The Southwestern College Police Department is committed to providing a secure campus environment. The Department works closely with the campus communities to enhance its effectiveness and to respond to the communities’ needs through shared values and community-oriented policing efforts. Only through collaborate efforts and awareness can safety be enhanced.

Annual Security Reports are compiled and presented in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act of 1998. The purpose of these reports is to promote campus safety by providing important information on campus safety and security policies, emergency procedures, crime prevention efforts, victims’ rights and services, and procedures to follow when reporting crimes.

Paper copies of these reports are available at the College Police Office, located at the Chula Vista Campus in Building 22, and at each of the Higher Education Centers and Crown Cove Aquatics Center. The new Annual Security Report is published by October 1st of every year, and all SWC Community will be notified of its availability and how to access it.

• Annual Security Report 2025 (PDF)

The Law Enforcement and State Agencies Military Equipment Funding, Acquisition and Use Act, was signed into law and became effective on January 1, 2022. AB 481 requires law enforcement agencies to obtain approval from their governing bodies before purchasing, raising funds for, or acquiring military equipment, by any means, including surplus military equipment from the federal government.

The following link includes further information on SWC Police Department's compliance with AB 481 for calendar year, 2025.

• SWC PD AB 481

The following list contains links to PDF documents of the Daily Crime Log for the past 12 months, with the most recent on top. Crimes are listed in chronological order based upon the date they were reported to the Southwestern College Police Department.

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The crime log classification will not normally match the crime statistics, as the crime log is compiled using the California Crimes Code and the crime statistics are required by law to be compiled using the Federal Uniform Crime Reporting Summary Reporting System (SRS) definitions and standards and of National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS) definitions as required by the Clery Act.

Hard copies of the Crime Logs are also available at the Southwestern College Police Department, Building 22 at the Chula Vista Campus, and at each of the Higher Educations Centers and Crown Cove Aquatics Center during normal business hours:

• Higher Education Center at National City
  880 National City Blvd, National City, CA 91950
• Higher Education Center at Otay Mesa
  8100 Gigantic St, San Diego, CA 92154
• Higher Education Center at San Ysidro
  460 W San Ysidro Blvd, San Ysidro, CA 92173
• Crown Cove Aquatics Center
  5000 Highway 75, Coronado, CA 92118

According to Federal Law, an institution may withhold any of the required fields of entry, i.e. the nature, date, time, location and/or disposition if any of the following conditions apply:

• The disclosure is prohibited by law;
• If disclosure would jeopardize the confidentiality of the victim;
• If disclosure would jeopardize an ongoing criminal investigation or the safety of an individual;
• If disclosure would cause a suspect to flee or evade detection;
• If disclosure would result in the destruction of evidence.

The following is an explanation of the terminology used to complete the Disposition section of the Southwestern College Police Crime Log:

• Report Taken
  A crime report of the incident was taken.
• Unfounded
  The case is determined to be false or baseless. No offense occurred nor was attempted.
• Referred for Investigation
  The case is being investigated by a local police agency (typically Chula Vista Police, National City Police or the San Diego Police).
• Referred to Student Services
  The case has been forwarded to Southwestern College Student Services. That office is responsible for reviewing the case and for determining whether or not the student(s) involved will be charged with a violation(s) of the Student Code of Conduct.
• Referred to the Title IX Coordinator/Office
  The case has been forwarded to the Title IX Coordinator/Office. That coordinator/office is responsible for reviewing the case and for determining whether or not a Title IX Investigation is warranted and/or whether any other action will be taken to resolve the case.
• Subject Arrested
  Subject(s) has been arrested by either the Southwestern College Police Department or another law enforcement agency.
• Subject Cited and Released
  Subject(s) has been cited and released by the Southwestern College Police Department.
• Warning Issued
  Subject(s) were contacted and warned of violation.
• No Further Action
  No further investigative action is required.

The Campus Hazing Transparency Report documents incidents of hazing and registered student organization misconduct where there was a finding of responsibility for violating Southwestern College’s Standards of Conduct. The report is organized by the date each incident was reported to the institution.

The following definitions apply for purposes of inclusion in the Campus Hazing Transparency Report:

Southwestern College defines hazing (AP 3436) as any intentional, knowing, or reckless act committed by a person against another person regardless of the willingness of such other person to participate, in connection with initiation, affiliation, or continued membership in a student organization, that creates a risk of or causes physical or psychological injury beyond the reasonable risks of normal participation in the College District or organization.

Southwestern College defines student organizations (AP 3436) as an organization at the College District in which two or more of the members are students enrolled at the College District regardless of whether the organization is established or recognized by the College District. A student organization may include a student club, society, association, athletic team, club sports team, fraternity, sorority, band, or student government.

Furthermore, the College District shall collect and report statistics on hazing incidents in its annual security reports. (See AP 3515 Reporting of Crimes.)

The College District shall publish an annual Campus Hazing Transparency Report on its website. The Campus Hazing Transparency Report will summarize hazing incidents and identify the student organization found responsible for hazing. The College District will update this report at least twice per year and maintain the Campus Hazing Transparency Report for five years.

January Intersession 2025 (January 6 - January 30)

• During the reporting period of January 6, 2025, through January 30, 2025, no student organizations were found responsible for hazing.

Spring 2025 (February 3 - May 30)

• During the reporting period of February 3, 2025, through May 30, 2025, no student organizations were found responsible for hazing.

Summer 2025 (June 9 - August 7)

• During the reporting period of June 9, 2025, through August 7, 2025, no student organizations were found responsible for hazing.

Fall 2025 (August 25 - December 14)

• During the reporting period of August 25, 2025, through December 14, 2025, no student organizations were found responsible for hazing.