{
  "id": "2022-08-18-brown-university-hate-crime-august-18",
  "slug": "brown-university-hate-crime-august-18-2022-08-18",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Brown University",
    "shortName": "Brown",
    "state": "RI",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Brown Alert",
    "enrollment": 11000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2022-08-18",
    "type": "hate-crime",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Public safety notice for a reported hate crime",
    "headlinePublic": "Public safety notice for a reported hate crime",
    "summary": "Brown Public Safety [posted a public notice](https://publicsafety.brown.edu/alerts/hate-crime-1) on 2022-08-18. Full text is preserved from the [official alerts archive](https://publicsafety.brown.edu/alerts/crime-alerts).",
    "outcome": "See the official notice for investigation status and community guidance.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "Published on or about 2022-08-18 on the Brown Public Safety alerts archive",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "Timely Warning\n\n\n\nThe Brown University Department of Public Safety provides this notice in compliance with the Timely Notice provision of the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act.\n\n\n\nIncident\n\n\n\nOn Thursday, August 18, 2022, 2022 at approximately 5:00 pm, the Brown University Department of Public Safety was notified by a community member that they observed a swastika carved into a wall panel in Barus and Holley.\n\nThis matter is under investigation by the Brown University Department of Public Safety. Anyone with information about this crime is asked to contact the Brown University Department of Public Safety at 401-863-3322.\n\n\n\nResources\n\n\n\nThe Brown University campus community is always encouraged to take the following steps to keep yourself and others safe:\n\n\n\n• Report suspicious behavior, even when you are not directly threatened\n\n• Always be aware of your surroundings\n\n• If you feel unsafe in any situation, trust your instincts and call Brown DPS at 401-863-3322 or the Providence Police at 401-272-3121\n\n\n\nPlease review the Brown DPS web page for additional safety awareness information and resources.\n\n\n\nLocation",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://publicsafety.brown.edu/alerts/hate-crime-1",
      "sourceDescription": "Brown DPSEM public alerts archive (publicsafety.brown.edu)",
      "annotations": [
        "Full text from official Brown Public Safety alert page paragraphs"
      ],
      "characterCount": 1176
    }
  ],
  "context": "On 2022-08-18, [Brown University](https://www.brown.edu/) Department of Public Safety published a community-facing notice now archived at [publicsafety.brown.edu](https://publicsafety.brown.edu/alerts/hate-crime-1). The [crime alerts index](https://publicsafety.brown.edu/alerts/crime-alerts) lists multi-year Clery and community notices.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Full official text recovered from Brown's public alerts archive",
    "Verbatim transcription for emergency-management research use"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Public safety notice for a reported hate crime (Brown Public Safety)",
      "url": "https://publicsafety.brown.edu/alerts/hate-crime-1",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "Brown Public Safety crime alerts index",
      "url": "https://publicsafety.brown.edu/alerts/crime-alerts",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "Brown University emergency information",
      "url": "https://www.brown.edu/emergency",
      "type": "official"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "hate-crime",
    "brown"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-21",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-21",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}