2024 report reveals “stalking” incident on campus
BY: BRINN SMITH
News Editor
STLCC released the 2025 Annual Security Report on Sept. 30. The college is required to report any and all crime statistics as part of The Clery Act. Conflicting information, however, has surfaced after investigation.
The STLCC Security Report shows that the Meramec campus had a reported instance of stalking in 2024 as well as a case of domestic violence and another case of stalking in 2022. There was also a rape case listed from the 2023 report, which The Montage covered in its Nov. 2023 issue. These are the only instances of reported crime for the Meramec campus in the years listed in the security report.
“We take all reports of concerning behavior, including allegations of stalking or harassment, very seriously,” Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Dr. Christine Davis said. “To clarify, no formal conduct charges for stalking were issued against Meramec students in 2024.”
Davis made it clear that there were no formal charges pressed, despite what the security report stated.
“We have had students come forward with concerns,” she said. But the students chose not to proceed with charges, so they decided that they weren’t going to participate any further.”
Multiple requests to interview District Wide Director of Public Safety and Emergency Management Al Adkins were met without a response.
“In all cases where we’ve had students come forward, whether it’s stalking or any sort of interpersonal conflict, we always respond with care and support resources. Counseling, for example,” Davis said. “Or we will do things like if someone is concerned about a case where the alleged stalker is not affiliated with the college, we may do something like escort you to your car if this person is feeling unsafe or something like that. But we have not had any allegations where we have had to investigate and had an actual investigation. There had been no formal charges, so perhaps what you’re seeing in that security report are those concerns that were brought to our attention.”
Meramec’s 2024 stats were lower compared to statistics from other campuses, with the stalking incident being the only reported statistic. Meanwhile, the Forest Park campus reported two on-campus instances of stalking and one on-campus domestic violence incident. The Florissant Valley campus reported one on-campus rape and two motor vehicle thefts. Specific details about these incidents are unknown.
No statistics were reported for the Harrison Education Center, the Metropolitan Education and Training Center, the Wildwood campus, the South County campus or the Corporate College campus.
The Clery Act was enacted four years after the rape and murder of Jeanne Clery in her dorm on the campus of Lehigh University in 1986. The university had tried to hide the incident, and more than three dozen other violent crimes from the surrounding community. Since its passage into law, the Clery Act requires colleges and universities to report campus crime data by Oct. 1 of each year, support victims of violence and publicly outline the policies and procedures they have put into place to improve campus safety.
The Montage will continue to investigate any further reporting or incidents on campus.
