Public Safety
A Mission for Campus Safety
Within the department are the units of patrol, police investigations, dispatch, emergency management, youth safety and a support unit that includes access management, security camera management and alarms.
The department includes law enforcement officers and security officers, and the officers on both teams are university employees. Our officers are distinguishable by their uniforms and vehicles.
Security officers wear gray shirts and black pants and drive a white security vehicle. Law enforcement officers wear black shirts and black pants and drive black cruisers.
The department uses staff training to ensure ongoing skills in areas such as de-escalation, threat assessment, standards/compliance and outreach.
On campus, our officers enforce all University and Nebraska Medicine safety-related policies, as well as city ordinances, state statutes and federal laws. They also work closely with the city, county, state and federal authorities.
Services
Officers are available to escort individuals to/from campus buildings 24 hours a day.
Individuals who work alone at night or outside standard business hours are able to contact Public Safety to request an officer to periodically check in while you are working.
How to Report an Emergency
If you are a witness to or are a victim of a crime, Public Safety is available to assist. If you are aware of an emergency situation please report any information you have to Public Safety.Call Public Safety at 402-559-5555 for emergencies requiring police, fire or medical aid.
When to call: Crimes in progress and crimes that have just occurred should be reported immediately by dialing 402.559.5555 or 911.
Whenever possible, please have the actual victim or witness of the crime call directly. First-hand information is always more accurate and complete.
What to say: The dispatcher will ask a series of questions and have officers respond to the appropriate area. Listen carefully to each question and try to answer it as best as you can. Do not hang up until the dispatcher tells you to do so.
Typical information the dispatcher may ask you includes:
- Where did the incident occur? Include building and room area.
- How long ago did the incident occur?
- Give a brief description of what occurred.
- Did the suspect(s) have any weapons?
- Where and when was the suspect last seen?
- Which direction was the suspect headed?
- Was the suspect on foot or in a car?
- What did the suspect look like (Gender, Race, Age, Height and Weight, Hair Color and Length, Clothing, Glasses/Facial Hair)?
- Was the suspect carrying anything?
- Vehicle description, color, make, model, and license plate
How to Report a Non-Emergency
Call Public Safety’s front desk at 402.559.5111 for non-emergencies.
Threatening behavior should be reported to Public Safety as soon as possible.