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		Procedures for Reporting On-Campus Crimes and Other Emergencies To maximize safety on campus, the University Police Department strongly encourages anyone with knowledge about any crime, suspicious activity, or unsafe actions or conditions on campus (either as a witness or as a victim) to make an immediate report to the University Police in person or by telephone. Reporting does not mean you must take legal action -- it may, however, help police officers stop further incidents as well as help them keep the community informed about criminal activity. To make a report in person, go to the University Police Headquarters, which is located in New Hall (800 Sorority Circle). To make a report by phone, call (205) 348-5454 and describe the situation to the communications operator. In emergency situations, including fires, call 911. All 911 calls made from campus phones go directly to the University Police. UA students requiring non-emergency medical care may contact the Student Health Center at (205) 348-6262. Students seeking counseling services may contact the Counseling Center at (205) 348-3863, the Psychology Clinic at 348-5000, or the Women’s Resource Center at (205) 348-5040. UA employees may contact the UA Medical Center at (205) 348-1770 or any of the DCH Health System facilities -- e.g., the DCH Regional Medical Center at (205) 759-7111 and the Northport Medical Center at (205) 345-3500 -- for non-emergency medical care and for counseling. See also Prevention and Reporting of Sexual Assaults. University Police Response to a Crime Report When you report a crime to the University Police, a university police officer will meet with you, listen to what happened, and make a preliminary report. Next, investigators will review the report and conduct a follow-up investigation. If a suspect is found and you decide to press charges, information will be presented to a warrant magistrate, who decides if there is legal reason to arrest the suspect. If there is, you’ll be asked to sign the arrest warrant, which University Police officers will serve. A court date will be set; you may have to be present to testify. See also Crime Alerts. If you are uncomfortable making a crime report to University Police but would like to help ensure the most accurate accounting of all criminal incidents on or around campus, we encourage you to report the criminal incident to one of the University of Alabama campus security authorities listed in the first two paragraphs of the section Additional Sources of Statistical Information. If You Don’t Want to Make a Police (criminal incident / offense) Report and/or Take Legal Action University Police encourages you to report criminal activity even if you don’t want to take legal action in order to help us maintain accurate statistical records. We are responsible for compiling the crime statistics included in the University’s Annual Campus Security Report and would like to keep the community as informed as possible. The information you report may even lead University Police to issue a Crime Alert, if they determine that the circumstances warrant such action. Previous | Next
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