CESL Safety Review

��An Equal Opportunity University!

University of Kentucky Police Department

Administra*on 257-‐UKPD (8573) Emergencies 911 Cell Call #UKPD


The City within a City The University of Kentucky is enmeshed

within an urban city and is not immune to the crimes that are associate with a large city. Remember that there are no walls that separate the two communi*es where criminals are segregated out!

It is es*mated that there are over 64,000

people that are within the University community on any given day…If that is the case, UK is larger in popula*on than Bowling Green, Ky. (third largest city in Kentucky)

That said, we ask that all staff, faculty,

students, and guests take precau*ons to enhance their safety while conduc*ng business and living at the University.


The Police §  UK Police has an authorized strength of 55 officers making it one of the larger

police departments in the State of Kentucky. The UK Police officers have full police authority to serve and protect UK’s campus 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

§  We are not security guards, and we are not the Parking Office!

§  Each officer receives 18 weeks of mandated training at the Department of Criminal Jus*ce Training Center in Richmond, Kentucky alongside city and county agencies throughout the state.

§  A_er gradua*ng, each new officer is assigned to a Patrol Training Officer for an addi*onal 16 weeks of training before being allowed to patrol on his/her own.

§  Each officer must receive a minimum of 40 hours training each year therea_er.


How will you see UK Police?


257-‐SAFE (7233)

Campus safety oriented services

§  SAFE CATS student safety escort services §  §  A_er Hours On-‐Demand CATS Bus Service

§  Violence Interven*on and Preven*on Center

One Stop-‐Shop Safety Number


SAFECATS Escort Service The Flying Wildcats Booster Club, a student organiza*on comprised of ROTC cadets to operate the SAFECATS program. These safety escorts are trained annually by the University Police Department, carry a Police issued radio giving them direct contact with the University Police Dispatch, and undergo a preliminary criminal background check before they are permifed to serve as a safety escort.

Call (859) 257-‐SAFE (7233)

Sunday-‐Thursday, 8:30 p.m. -‐ 1:30 a.m.


Campus Bus Service CATS Bus and 221-‐RIDE

The Campus Area Transit System (CATS) fleet consists of twelve buses that support four routes serving the campus core during the fall and spring semesters. These buses are small and maneuverable, allowing for more reliable service to the campus interior. In addi*on‚ on–demand service is available throughout the night by calling 221-‐RIDE.


Download The UK App To Obtain Safety InformaGon


Emergency Phones Emergency Phones are located throughout campus and are a means of obtaining police assistance when needed. Simply press the red bufon, listen for the dial tone and dialing sounds, and wait for an answer if possible. When a phone is ac*vated, the loca*on is obtained, and a police officer will respond to the loca*on immediately.


#UKPD

(#8573) from your Cell Phones 257-‐8573 or 257-‐UKPD

#UKPD (#8573) is a free call from your cellular phone to the University of Kentucky Police Department. We suggest entering #UKPD into your phone as you travel about campus, and if you should need the police for any reason—press send. You will be connected with a police dispatcher who will immediately send a police officer to assist you.


Cat’s Path The Cat's Path is a crime preven*on effort to iden*fy a preferred walking route that is throughout the central campus area and provide the University of Kentucky community with a convenient method of traversing campus on a network of popular paths. These routes were specifically chosen due to their frequent use and accessibility to major campus des*na*ons. Marked with high visibility signage and paw prints on the ground, the Cat's Path is patrolled frequently by University Police.


Enhanced 911 When dialing 911 from any landline phone that has the prefix of 226, 323, 218, or 257, you will be connected with the University Police Department. Our enhanced 911 system will be able to iden*fy the loca*on of any phone or phone number that has ac*vated 911. If you should need the city police, UKPD’s dispatcher will transfer you to the city police department in an emergency situa*on. When dialing 911 from any other prefix, you will be connected to the Lexington Police Department.


The University of Kentucky Police Department Anonymous Crime Tip Program

In response to public demand for secure and anonymous ways to submit crime *ps to the authori*es, UKPD has developed two new anonymous *p services for use by the public. They are:

n  Text-‐a-‐Gp Service: User types “UKPDTIP” and text it to “CRIMES” (274637) OR

n  New Web Tip link: Users go to www.uky.edu/Police/ and follow the link for “Anonymous Web Tips.” The user then fills in a form and submits it via the Internet.

* Note: The text and web based messages is encrypted and an alias is generated, masking the iden7ty of the sender from the police. The police have no way of determining the user’s iden7ty.


For more informa7on, go to hfps://myuk.uky.edu/irj/portal

§  Auto enrolled

§  Update your contact informa*on on a regular basis

§  Open to all UK students, faculty, staff, parents, BCTC, campus visitors, and community members


STARR Program www.uky.edu/police/signup.html


Opportunity The_

Opportunity the_ is one of the biggest issues at the University and is the easiest to remedy. TO REDUCE IT, YOU MUST LOCK IT!


Clery Act -‐ is a federal law which mandates ALL Universi*es to report

crime which occur under their respec*ve venues.

You, as an employee of UK, are required to report certain crimes

that occur in your respec*ve work places.

There can be civil and criminal liabili*es for not repor*ng an incident of

crime!

When in doubt—call the police!

Clery/Minger Acts Minger Act -‐ Is a State law which is more defined than the federal Clery Act, manda*ng the same adherence to repor*ng crime, and addresses specifically repor*ng fire incidents and some addi*onal crimes.

The Minger Act is a stringent law which requires that all fire alarms, suspected, threatened and/or actual fires are reported.

Again, there are possible civil and criminal liabili*es t hat can apply for not repor*ng fire incidents.

When in doubt—call the police!

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