The Rutgers University Police Department (RUPD) is dedicated to
providing progressive community policing services that focus on the
prevention of crime through the development of university-based
partnerships. The RUPD provides police, security, and safety services,
and is staffed by commissioned police officers with full investigative
and arrest authority, a professional security staff, students trained
as community service officers, student safety officers, dispatchers,
and technical and administrative employees.
The university
police department is located at 5 Huntington Street on the College
Avenue campus. The campuses are patrolled on foot, in vehicles, and on
bicycles. To contact the RUPD to report emergencies (police, fire, and
emergency medical), dial 911; from university centrex telephones,
obtain an outside line and dial 911. For nonemergency telephone calls
to the police, dial 732/932-7211; from university centrex telephones,
dial 2-7211. You also can contact the police by using any of the more
than 60 blue light emergency telephone boxes on the campuses or by
using the housing telephones located near residence hall entrances.
Community policing offices are located in each of the campus student
centers. These frontline police officers act as community organizers,
team builders, and problem solvers. They provide a communications link
between the community and the police department, serve on campus bias
committees, and perform proactive patrol. Security officers patrol the
campuses, serving as "eyes and ears" for the police while securing
facilities and providing escort services. Student safety officers and
community services officers provide a host of other safety and security
services that include controlling access to selected residence halls
during evening hours. For more information on these programs, call
732/932-5400 or visit http://nwkpolice.rutgers.edu.
