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Request a free, safe ride home between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. This service is available to all UI students, faculty, and staff.

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Use the free campus safety app to set a safety timer, text anonymous tips to police, and call for help with the touch of a button.

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Registering your bike with Bike Index is free and voluntary. It creates a record of ownership, and may help us return it to you if it is stolen.

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Crime Alert: Sexual Assault

Monday, March 24, 2025
Office of Clery Compliance
In the interest of campus safety, we want everyone to be aware University of Iowa officials received a report of sexual assault that occurred at some time during the evening of Saturday, March 15 into the early morning hours on Sunday, March 16 in an east side residence hall. The assault was reported to be perpetrated by an acquaintance.

Severe Weather Awareness Week and Hawk Alert Test

Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Department of Emergency Management
As we enter severe weather season, it’s crucial for everyone on campus to familiarize themselves with the university's emergency notification systems and how to respond. Campus Safety will conduct a Hawk Alert test on Wednesday, March 26 at 10 a.m., in coordination with the National Weather Service (NWS) and Johnson County.

UI detective unravels decades-long identity theft scheme

Thursday, March 6, 2025
Office of Strategic Communication
When UI Police Department Detective Ian Mallory received a phone call in February 2023, it sparked an investigation that involved untangling hundreds of documents and obtaining a DNA test, culminating in unraveling a three-decades-long identity theft scheme. Read more about Mallory’s incredible work to find the truth.
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Events

Student Government | Campus Safety Birdie Distribution

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 2:30pm to 4:30pm
T. Anne Cleary Walkway
Campus Safety has teamed up with Student Government to distribute personal safety alarms to students.  Those interested in receiving a personal safety alarm should mark their calendars, and plan to attend an upcoming safety tabling event. Please be prepared to present your student ID. Wednesday, April 9, 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Kautz Plaza *While supplies last If you can’t make it to an event, but would like to pick up an alarm, you can also visit the new Campus Safety Service Center on the...

Campus Safety Student Advisory Board

Friday, April 25, 2025 12:30pm to 1:30pm
University Capitol Centre
The April Campus Safety Student Advisory Board meeting will take place on Friday, April 25 at 12:30 p.m. in the Campus Safety Service Center on the first floor of UCC (University Capitol Centre), in suite 139 next to Student Disability Services. During this meeting we will cover: Introductions Presentation: Topic TBA Discuss additional timely topics Gather topics for future discussion *A light snack will be provided. About The purpose of the Campus Safety Student Advisory Board (CSSAB...

Bike to Work Week Breakfast & Bike Registration

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 7:30am to 9:00am
Seamans Center
Unpark Yourself: Bike to Work Week BreakfastBreakfast burritos, fruit, coffee, and juice will be provided by the Engineering Staff Advisory Council and College of Education. You can also register your bike with Campus Safety and learn about bike safety. May 12–18 is Bike to Work Week. We are encouraging those who can, to leave your car at home and use alternative means of commuting to campus, such as biking, public transportation, car-pooling, UI van pool, and walking. Come and learn—all are...
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