University Public
Safety
University Public Safety is committed to working in
partnership with students, faculty, and staff to provide a safe, enjoyable, and
fulfilling university experience. As part of our community policing philosophy,
students have become a central component of our operations. Public Safety employs over 200 students who
have adopted the motto of "Students Serving Students."
Campus safety is of paramount importance, but security
depends on everyone knowing what to do in case of an emergency and taking
ownership in their own personal preparedness. To view the University's
Emergency Action Plans, please visit emergency.rutgers.edu. To view
crime prevention tips and safety precautions, visit rupd.rutgers.edu/crimetips.php.
Rutgers University
Police Department
The internationally accredited Rutgers University Police
Department (RUPD) operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, to provide the
university community with a full range of police and security services. RUPD
maintains multiple fully staffed police headquarters. Accordingly, nonemergency
contact information varies by location.
For an emergency (Police, Fire, Medical) dial 9-1-1
From a university phone, obtain an outside line, then dial
9-1-1
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
55 Commercial Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1340
Nonemergency: 732-932-7211
Text to RUPD Service (not intended for emergency
situations):
Text RUNB and your message to 69050
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences at Newark
5 Bruce Street, Newark, NJ 07102
Nonemergency: 973-972-4491
Text to RUPD Service (not intended for emergency
situations):
Text RUNWK and your message to 69050
Rutgers University-Newark
200 University Avenue, Newark, NJ 07102-1813
Nonemergency: 973-353-5111
Text to RUPD Service (not intended for emergency
situations):
Text RUNWK and your message to 69050
Rutgers University-Camden
409 North Fourth Street, Camden, NJ 08102-1406
Nonemergency: 856-225-6111
Text to RUPD Service (not intended for emergency
situations):
Text RUCMD and your message to 69050
Follow the Rutgers Police Department on Nixle for regular
updates on issues impacting your community: local.nixle.com/rutgers-police-department.
Follow the RUPD on Facebook for other event notifications and community
announcements: www.facebook.com/RutgersPoliceDepartment.
Safety Escorts
RUPD provides escorts to students, faculty, and staff upon
request. The escorts, primarily walking, provide our community with
personalized service to their vehicles, campus residence, or the university's
mass transit system.
Call the RUPD with
your university location.
A public safety
representative will be dispatched to escort you.
Escorts may not be
"reserved" in advance.
Knight Mover Shuttle
The university also provides the "Knight Mover
Shuttle" -- individualized transportation service during non-mass transit
hours. To request this service call 732-932-RIDE (7433).
Child Seat Inspections
The RUPD has partnered with the New Jersey Division of
Highway Traffic Safety to provide instruction and guidance to the public.
During scheduled times, certified technicians are on hand to assist in ensuring
your child safety seat is properly installed. Visit rupd.rutgers.edu/inspections.php
to learn more.
Vehicle Lockouts and
Jump Starts
University Public Safety will assist students, visitors, and
faculty/staff with motor vehicle lockouts at Rutgers University-New Brunswick
as well as the surrounding areas. Public Safety also offers jump starts to
individuals needing assistance with weak or dead batteries. To initiate a
request, call the RUPD.
Annual Security and
Fire Safety Report Safety Matters
Safety Matters
details public safety statistics, services, and programs available at Rutgers
University. To view Safety Matters
online visit rupd.rutgers.edu/aboutsafe.php.
To have a copy mailed to you free of charge, please contact the Rutgers Police
Department.
To obtain more information about the RUPD, please visit rupd.rutgers.edu.
Emergency Services
Rutgers University Emergency Services provides emergency
response, emergency medical services, public safety education, fire prevention
inspection services, and testing and maintenance of fire suppression and
detection equipment for all university properties statewide.
To obtain more information about emergency services, please
visit rues.rutgers.edu
or call 848-932-4800.
Emergency Management
The Office of Emergency Management (OEM) serves all
university locations and works to prepare the university to properly respond to
and address emergencies that threaten public safety. These emergencies may
include, but are not limited to, severe weather conditions, major power
failures, fires and explosions, transportation accidents, other accidents
involving mass casualties, release of hazardous materials, violent crimes,
civil disorder, bomb threats, public health emergencies, acts of terrorism, and
other events that could pose a significant threat to the university community.
University emergency planning focuses on the areas of preparedness, prevention,
mitigation, response, and recovery.
You are encouraged to take an active approach in your
personal preparedness by reviewing the university's emergency action plans at emergency.rutgers.edu.
Notification to the
Rutgers Community About an Immediate Threat
The university's emergency notification system uses many
different and overlapping mechanisms to provide time-critical information to
the Rutgers community, as no single mechanism is sufficient to provide blanket
notification. Methods include email, website announcements, TV, radio, and text
messaging to cell phones, as well as low-tech mass communications such as
electronic signs, bullhorns, and police car speaker systems.
Additional messages and updates may be posted on the Rutgers
University-New Brunswick operating page at campusstatus.rutgers.edu; or
the Rutgers University main webpage at https://www.rutgers.edu/status.
To update your information or to sign up to receive
emergency text notifications, please visit ens.rutgers.edu.