Timely warning for two burglaries on West 115th Street

To check this alert, Claude Opus 5.5 (an AI) read it in full 25 separate times, independently. Each read decided whether the message answers each of the six questions and gave a short reason. A final reviewer then weighed all 25 and wrote the plain-English verdict you see when you open a row. The score (for example 22/25) is how many reads agreed; the 25 individual reads are tucked underneath if you want to check them.

• Sourcepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, unanimously: it is a "Clery Crime Alert" from Columbia's Department of Public Safety.

  Who is sending the alert and who is responding. People act faster on a message from a clearly identifiable, credible sender, such as a named department, the police, or a branded alert system, than on an anonymous notice. A branded signature counts.

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  1. present: It is a 'Clery Crime Alert' from Columbia's Department of Public Safety.
  2. present: The Department of Public Safety and Columbia University are identified as the issuers.
  3. present: It names the Department of Public Safety and Columbia University.
  4. present: The Department of Public Safety and Columbia University are named.
  5. present: It is a 'Clery Crime Alert' from 'The Department of Public Safety' at Columbia University.
  6. present: The Department of Public Safety is named, under a "Clery Crime Alert" header.
  7. present: Issued by Columbia's Department of Public Safety.
  8. present: The Department of Public Safety and Columbia University are named as the issuer.
  9. present: Columbia's Department of Public Safety is named as the notifying agency.
  10. present: It says 'The Department of Public Safety was informed' and signs off as a Columbia University Clery Crime Alert.
  11. present: The Department of Public Safety and Columbia University are named as the source.
  12. present: The Department of Public Safety and Columbia University are named in this Clery Crime Alert.
  13. present: The Department of Public Safety at Columbia issues the Clery Crime Alert.
  14. present: The Department of Public Safety and the Clery Crime Alert label identify the sender.
  15. present: The Department of Public Safety and Columbia University are named.
  16. present: "The Department of Public Safety" and Columbia University are named.
  17. present: Columbia's Department of Public Safety is named as the reporting body.
  18. present: The Department of Public Safety and Columbia University are named in the Clery Crime Alert.
  19. present: Columbia's Department of Public Safety issues the Clery Crime Alert.
  20. present: The Department of Public Safety and Columbia University are named.
  21. present: Columbia's Department of Public Safety is named in the alert.
  22. present: The 'Department of Public Safety' and Columbia University are identified.
  23. present: It is a 'Clery Crime Alert' from the Department of Public Safety at Columbia University.
  24. present: It names the Department of Public Safety and the "Clery Crime Alert" label.
  25. present: It is labeled 'Clery Crime Alert' and says 'The Department of Public Safety was informed', naming the issuing agency.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, unanimously: it names "Burglary", two burglaries by the same suspect.

  What the threat actually is. A complete warning names the specific danger, such as a shooter, a fire, a tornado, or a gas leak, rather than a vague emergency, because people decide what to do based on what they are facing.

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  1. present: It names 'Burglary' as the crime.
  2. present: It names two burglaries as the crime.
  3. present: It names two burglaries.
  4. present: Names two burglaries.
  5. present: It names two 'burglaries'.
  6. present: It names two burglaries as the crime.
  7. present: Names two burglaries.
  8. present: It names burglary as the crime.
  9. present: It names two "burglaries".
  10. present: It names the crime: 'Burglary'.
  11. present: It names "Burglary" as the crime.
  12. present: It names two burglaries.
  13. present: It names two burglaries.
  14. present: It names two burglaries.
  15. present: Names 'Burglary'.
  16. present: It names two burglaries.
  17. present: It names burglary as the crime.
  18. present: It names burglary as the crime.
  19. present: Names 'Burglary'.
  20. present: Names burglary.
  21. present: It names two burglaries.
  22. present: It names two burglaries.
  23. present: It names two burglaries as the crime.
  24. present: It names two burglaries.
  25. present: It names 'Burglary' and describes two burglaries by the same suspect, a specific crime threat.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, unanimously: it gives the addresses 419 and 415 West 115th Street.

  Where the threat is. Saying whether danger is in a specific building, a part of campus, or area-wide lets people judge their own proximity and choose a safe direction. Without a where, a warning is hard to act on precisely.

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  1. present: It gives addresses '419 West 115th Street' and '415 West 115th Street'.
  2. present: It gives addresses 419 and 415 West 115th Street.
  3. present: It gives addresses at 419 and 415 West 115th Street.
  4. present: Gives 419 and 415 West 115th Street.
  5. present: It gives addresses, '419 West 115th Street' and '415 West 115th Street'.
  6. present: It gives addresses, "419 West 115th Street" and "415 West 115th Street".
  7. present: Gives 419 and 415 West 115th Street.
  8. present: It gives addresses, 419 and 415 West 115th Street.
  9. present: It gives 419 and 415 West 115th Street.
  10. present: It gives addresses '419 West 115th Street' and '415 West 115th Street'.
  11. present: It gives the addresses 419 and 415 West 115th Street.
  12. present: It gives addresses at 419 and 415 West 115th Street.
  13. present: It gives 419 and 415 West 115th Street.
  14. present: It gives addresses, 419 and 415 West 115th Street.
  15. present: Gives '419 West 115th Street' and '415 West 115th Street'.
  16. present: It gives "419 West 115th Street" and "415 West 115th Street".
  17. present: It gives addresses at 419 and 415 West 115th Street.
  18. present: It gives 419 and 415 West 115th Street.
  19. present: Gives 419 and 415 West 115th Street.
  20. present: Gives 419 and 415 West 115th Street.
  21. present: It gives 419 and 415 West 115th Street.
  22. present: It gives addresses '419 West 115th Street' and '415 West 115th Street'.
  23. present: It gives 419 and 415 West 115th Street.
  24. present: It gives 419 and 415 West 115th Street.
  25. present: It gives addresses, '419 West 115th Street' and '415 West 115th Street', as the incident locations.
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, unanimously: the safety tips tell readers not to allow "piggyback" entry and to "Lock all outside doors and windows".

  The protective action to take. A clear, specific instruction, such as shelter in place, evacuate, avoid the area, or run-hide-fight, drives faster and more correct protective behavior than describing the threat alone.

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  1. present: Safety tips instruct readers to 'Lock all outside doors and windows' and not allow piggybacking.
  2. present: It advises 'Lock all outside doors and windows' and not letting others piggyback.
  3. present: Safety tips tell readers to lock doors and windows and not allow piggybacking.
  4. present: Safety tips tell readers not to allow piggybacking and to lock doors and windows.
  5. present: It advises readers not to allow piggybacking and to 'Lock all outside doors and windows'.
  6. present: Safety tips tell readers not to allow piggybacking and to lock doors and windows.
  7. present: Tells readers not to let others piggyback and to lock doors and windows.
  8. present: Safety tips tell readers not to allow piggybacking and to lock doors and windows.
  9. present: Safety tips tell readers to lock outside doors and windows and not allow piggybacking.
  10. present: It tells readers 'Do not allow others to piggyback' and to 'Lock all outside doors and windows'.
  11. present: It tells readers to lock doors and windows and not allow piggybacking.
  12. present: It tells readers to lock doors and windows and not allow piggybacking.
  13. present: It tells readers not to allow piggybacking and to lock doors and windows.
  14. present: It advises not to allow piggybacking and to lock all doors and windows.
  15. present: Safety tips tell readers to lock doors and windows and not allow piggybacking.
  16. present: It advises "Lock all outside doors and windows" and not allowing piggybacking.
  17. present: Safety tips tell readers not to allow piggybacking and to lock doors and windows.
  18. present: Safety tips tell readers not to allow piggybacking and to lock doors and windows.
  19. present: Safety tips: do not allow piggybacking and 'Lock all outside doors and windows'.
  20. present: Safety tips tell readers not to allow piggybacking and to lock doors.
  21. present: It advises locking all doors and windows and not allowing piggybacking.
  22. present: Safety tips instruct readers not to allow piggybacking and to lock doors and windows.
  23. present: Safety tips tell readers not to allow piggybacking and to lock doors and windows.
  24. present: Safety tips tell readers not to allow piggybacking and to lock doors and windows.
  25. present: Its safety tips instruct 'Do not allow others to piggyback' and 'Lock all outside doors and windows', which are protective actions.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, unanimously: it gives "Friday, September 5, 2025" at 11:27 a.m. and 11:33 a.m.

  When the message applies. A timestamp, the word now or immediately, or a phrase like until further notice tells the reader whether the danger is current and how quickly to act.

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  1. present: It gives 'Friday, September 5, 2025' at 11:27 and 11:33 a.m.
  2. present: It gives Friday, September 5, 2025 at 11:27 a.m. and 11:33 a.m.
  3. present: It gives Friday, September 5, 2025 at around 11:27 a.m.
  4. present: Friday, September 5, 2025 at 11:27 and 11:33 a.m.
  5. present: It gives 'Friday, September 5, 2025' at '11:27 a.m.' and '11:33 a.m.'.
  6. present: It gives "Friday, September 5, 2025" and times of 11:27 and 11:33 a.m.
  7. present: Gives September 5, 2025 at 11:27 and 11:33 a.m.
  8. present: It gives Friday, September 5, 2025, at 11:27 and 11:33 a.m.
  9. present: It gives Friday, September 5, 2025, at 11:27 and 11:33 a.m.
  10. present: It gives 'Friday, September 5, 2025' and times '11:27 a.m.' and '11:33 a.m.'.
  11. present: It states Friday, September 5, 2025 around 11:27 a.m.
  12. present: It gives Friday, September 5, 2025, with times of 11:27 and 11:33 a.m.
  13. present: It gives September 5, 2025 with clock times.
  14. present: It gives Friday, September 5, 2025, at 11:27 and 11:33 a.m.
  15. present: Gives 'Friday, September 5, 2025' and clock times.
  16. present: It gives "Friday, September 5, 2025" with clock times.
  17. present: It states Friday, September 5, 2025, at about 11:27 a.m. and 11:33 a.m.
  18. present: It gives Friday, September 5, 2025, at 11:27 and 11:33 a.m.
  19. present: Gives 'Friday, September 5, 2025' and 11:27 a.m.
  20. present: Gives September 5, 2025 at 11:27 and 11:33 a.m.
  21. present: It dates the burglaries September 5, 2025 with clock times.
  22. present: It gives 'Friday, September 5, 2025' at '11:27 a.m.'.
  23. present: It gives 'Friday, September 5, 2025' at around 11:27 a.m.
  24. present: It gives Friday, September 5, 2025, at 11:27 and 11:33 a.m.
  25. present: It says the burglaries occurred 'on Friday, September 5, 2025' at about 11:27 a.m. and 11:33 a.m.
• Impactabsent8/25

  Final assessment

  Absent, by a clear majority: the only threat language is the disclaimer's generic "serious or continuous threat" boilerplate, not a consequence of these burglaries. A minority counted that phrase as severity.

  What the hazard could do to the people in its path. Beyond naming the threat, a complete warning conveys its potential consequences or severity, such as that a tornado can level buildings or that a leak could be explosive, so recipients grasp how much danger they are in. Research on warning message content finds that a concrete impact statement helps people personalize their risk and act sooner.

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  1. present: It frames such crimes as representing 'a serious or continuous threat to the community'.
  2. present: The disclaimer frames the crimes as representing 'a serious or continuous threat to the community'.
  3. absent: The only threat language is generic Clery disclaimer boilerplate, not a stated consequence of this incident.
  4. absent: Only boilerplate about the alert program; no consequence of this burglary is stated.
  5. absent: No consequence or severity is stated beyond the crime description and a boilerplate disclaimer.
  6. absent: No consequence or severity is stated beyond the burglaries themselves.
  7. absent: Only boilerplate Clery language about serious threats; no incident-specific harm or severity.
  8. absent: Only a generic Clery disclaimer about serious threats appears; no consequence of this incident is stated.
  9. present: It frames the crimes as representing "a serious or continuous threat to the community".
  10. absent: The only threat language is generic Clery disclaimer boilerplate; no consequence or severity is stated for this incident.
  11. absent: No harm or severity is described for this incident beyond generic Clery disclaimer language.
  12. present: It says such alerts cover crimes that "represent a serious or continuous threat to the community".
  13. present: It frames the crimes as representing "a serious or continuous threat to the community".
  14. present: The disclaimer frames these crimes as representing "a serious or continuous threat to the community".
  15. present: States such crimes 'represent a serious or continuous threat to the community'.
  16. absent: No consequence or severity beyond naming the burglaries is stated.
  17. absent: No harm or severity is described beyond generic Clery disclaimer language.
  18. absent: It describes property entries without injury or severity language specific to this incident.
  19. present: Disclaimer describes crimes that 'represent a serious or continuous threat to the community'.
  20. absent: Only a generic disclaimer about serious threats; no consequence of these burglaries is stated.
  21. absent: Beyond a general program disclaimer, it states no consequence or severity for these burglaries.
  22. absent: Only property entry is described; the 'serious or continuous threat' line is generic disclaimer text.
  23. absent: The burglaries are described without injury or severity; the threat language is only a policy disclaimer.
  24. absent: It describes entry into buildings but states no harm, injury or severity beyond generic Clery boilerplate.
  25. absent: It describes entry and theft without harm, and its 'serious or continuous threat' wording is generic disclaimer language about the program, not this incident.