The University of Alabama Police Department offers the following information and tips about reporting emergencies. HOW TO REPORT AN EMERGENCY For any emergency occurring on the UA campus, contact UAPD at 205-348-5454 or 911. For emergencies or that occur off campus, call 911. WHAT TO REPORT When calling to report an emergency or crime, you…
November 11, 2024 University of Alabama Police Respond to Burglaries The University of Alabama Police Department responded to burglary calls from Presidential II Residence Hall late in the evening of November 10 and the early morning of November 11. Suspects accessed unlocked residences, sometimes erroneously representing themselves as members of UA’s Housing Staff. UAPD is actively investigating…
If you’re interested in having UAPD present one of the programs listed below to your group, or if there is another topic you would like UAPD to present on, contact the Community Services Officer at 205-348-8361 or email uapdprograms@ua.edu. Campus Safety and Awareness: This program focuses on tips anyone can use to protect themself from…
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One of the methods the University uses for emergency notifications is UA Alerts. This system enhances the University’s ability to reach students, faculty and staff by simultaneously triggering multiple contact points. In an emergency, students, faculty and staff may receive emails to their official UA.edu or crimson.ua.edu accounts, SMS text messages, and telephone calls to…
Crime Definitions Murder/Non-Negligent Manslaughter: the willful (non-negligent) killing of one human being by another. NOTE: Deaths caused by negligence, attempts to kill, assaults to kill, suicides, accidental deaths, and justifiable homicides are excluded. Manslaughter by Negligence: the killing of another person through gross negligence. Robbery: the taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care,…
A Campus Security Authority (CSA) is an individual, who, under their university responsibilities and under the Clery Act, is designated to receive and report criminal incidents to the Department of Public Safety so that they may be included and published in the University’s Annual Security Report. CSA’s receive an annual written notification via email of…
The University of Alabama Police Department strives to promote a safe environment in which to live, learn and work. The men and women of UAPD aim to provide the highest quality law enforcement services to those who comprise our UA community. The Clery Act requires institutions to issue a timely warning when a Clery crime,…
The Clery Act In 1986, Jeanne Clery, a freshman at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, was sexually assaulted and murdered by another student. In light of other violent crimes that occurred in the surrounding area, Jeanne’s parents advocated that institutions of higher education had a responsibility to be more transparent about local crime details. Signed into…
