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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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News

Know your way around the rules of bicycles, e-scooters on the UI campus

Friday, September 6, 2024
Many bicycles, electric bicycles, and electric scooters travel through the University of Iowa and Iowa City each day. Whether you’re riding one of these devices or interacting with them on foot or in your motor vehicle, it’s important to know how to be safe and courteous on the roads.

Hawk Alert Update: Iowa City Police investigate stabbing

Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Responding officers discovered an altercation had taken place involving a group of juveniles. One juvenile suffered a stab wound. The juvenile was treated at the scene and released.

Hawk Alert Update: Iowa City Police respond to suspicious package

Friday, August 30, 2024

Ali Younes returns to the United States to face trial for attempted murder

Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Following a self-surrender process facilitated by the University of Iowa Police Department and the U.S. Embassy in Jordan, Ali Younes has voluntarily returned to the United States where he will face trial for an incident in which he is accused of robbing and strangling a person in Iowa City in April 2022.

Hawk Alert v. Crime Alert: What you need to know

Monday, August 26, 2024
If you’re new to campus this year (or even if you’ve called Iowa City home for a while), you may not understand the differences between a Hawk Alert and a Crime Alert, both of which Campus Safety sends you so that you can make informed decisions about your health and safety.

Campus Safety will test some Hawk Alert functions on Wednesday, Aug. 14

Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Campus Safety will conduct a limited test of the Hawk Alert emergency notification system at approximately 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 14. This test will not include Hawk Alert phone calls, emails, desktop notifications, or text messages.

Phone Scam: Impersonating local law enforcement 

Friday, August 2, 2024
The University of Iowa Police Department wants community members to be aware of a phone scam that is currently impacting University of Iowa employees. University employees have reported receiving an unsolicited phone call from a person claiming to be an officer with a local law enforcement agency.

Hawk Alert Update: Iowa City Police investigate shooting

Saturday, July 20, 2024
Police have determined the people involved in the shooting are known to each other and there is no risk to the public associated with this incident, which remains under investigation. No other information is available at this time.

Campus Safety will test some Hawk Alert functions on Thursday Aug. 1

Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Campus Safety will conduct a limited test of the Hawk Alert emergency notification system at approximately 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 1.

Two-Step Login will soon be required on Nite Ride App

Monday, July 15, 2024
Students, faculty, and staff will be required to use Two-Step Login with Duo to access the Nite Ride request application starting on Monday, July 22.

Events

Campus Safety Student Advisory Board

Friday, February 28, 2025 12:30pm to 1:30pm
University Capitol Centre
The February Campus Safety Student Advisory Board meeting will take place on Friday, Feb. 28 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.

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.
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