1. - Introduction of speakers

2. Chief David Carter
- Chief of Police at the University of Texas at Austin since 2013
- Formerly 1st Assistant Chief of Police with the Austin Police Department – retired after 28 years of service

3. Welcome!
80,000 Daytime population: 50,000 Students; 20,000 Staff and Faculty; 10,000 Visitors (Median Size U.S City)
Majority of crimes are theft of unattended property (Don’t leave valuables unattended)
You are now a member of a community of 70,000. The UT main campus is essentially a city within a major metropolitan area.

4. We are a State Police Agency with 104 commissioned peace officers
Full service police department 24 hours a day 7 days a week– at least 8 on duty at all times
Full time Patrol Division staffed with Bike Unit and Canine Unit
Full time Criminal Investigation Unit
Describe the Guard program, Public Safety Officers

5. Area partnerships with Texas Department of Public Safety and the Austin Police Department
You will see our U.T. Patrol Officers off of campus responding to incidents as well– Chief Brian Manley of APD is pictured

6. 9-1-1 Dispatch Call 9-1-1 when you feel unsafe UTPD has its own
dispatch center
- Fully staffed 911 Public Safety Answering Point (Vanessa and Ryan)
- Call 911 anytime you feel unsafe

7. Other ways to report to police
TEXT TO if you cannot make a call, provide specific address information
Get to a call box
Text to is also available should you find yourself in a position where you cannot speak. Please be descriptive as possible regarding your location as it is more difficult to pinpoint location through text.
There are 160 call boxes around campus. Press a button and you’re immediately connected to dispatch. An officer will immediately come to the call box. Some call boxes have cameras.

8. Email your officer police.utexas.edu
On the homepage of UTPD’s website, we have created a button that says “ an Officer.” Click on that to open our District Representative interactive map. The campus is broken into eight districts. You are literally two clicks away from sending an directly to an officer dedicated to the specific area where you live or attend class. *For non-emergency issues only.

9. your officer

10. Emergency Communication Systems
We will send out text alerts in the most critical of situations that require you to take an actions that may potentially save your life. The text on the left of your screen is what that will look like. If we give you an action to take, please do so immediately. Take these notifications seriously. We test this system once monthly. If you do not receive a test text on the first Wednesday of every month, please contact the registrar’s office to make sure you are signed up. All students, faculty and staff are automatically enrolled.
We will also put out s alerting you to certain crimes that occur on the main campus as well as other locations with UT affiliations. It will appear like the image on the right with that red line across the top. Sometimes we will alert you to crimes close to campus or those involving students that our other law enforcement partners are investigating.

11. Social Media Alerts @UTAustinPolice @UTPDChiefCarter @Austin_Police
- The best way to stay informed is to follow our social media accounts.
Right now, get your phones out and open your Twitter account. We are
This is where you will find the most up-to-date critical information during an emergency.
While you’re on your phone, follow us on Facebook. Same We will use both of these sites to post crime information on and off campus. Sometimes we receive reports from Austin police that do not qualify for us to send in a campus-wide or text, but we just want to let you know about it. Say, a student was robbed while walking home from campus in an off campus area. We want you to be aware of crimes against students even off campus.
*If you live in West Campus or along Riverside, you are in the Austin Police Department’s jurisdiction. Please follow APD and rely on that social media account for updates or crime alerts in your area. Please be aware that APD will sometimes give UTPD a courtesy call if an event happens close to campus. That can be delayed by hours. We are not always aware of APD activity. So please empower yourself and be in contact with Austin Police.

12. Protect your belongings
Theft is the #1 crime on campus
Register your property & bikes at the link below
Etching services are available
Double lock your bike
Theft is our number one crime on campus. We encourage all students to register the serial numbers on their laptops, cell phones and other electronics on a database on our website. We also offer etching services. Both of these services will help students be reunited with their items should they be stolen. Parking and Transportation officers a service to register bikes. We recommend double locking bikes in addition to registering them.

13. Civilian Response to Active Shooter
September 9th
& October 14th
2:30-4:00 p.m.
Avaya Auditorium, Peter O’Donnell, Jr. Building
We have to public training events for Run. Hide. Fight. Attend one of our Civilian Response to Active Shooter on either September 9th or October 14th. Our officers also provide training for student organizations by request online.

14. Safe transportation options
SURE Walk
UT Night Rides
Partnership with Lyft, ride from
main campus to off campus home.
Visit: parking.utexas.edu/night
If at any time you feel unsafe walking through campus, use the SURE Walk program by calling or ing let the title fool you. This program started out as a service for students to walk with one another. Now it’s evolved into a program that utilizes golf carts and vehicles to transport students throughout campus. Right now, take out your phone and plug in the number on the screen You never know when you will need this. It’s better to have the information available on your phone right now just in case. SURE Walk provides 40-thousand rides per year. SURE Walk runs from 8 p.m. through 2 a.m. Monday through Sunday… so every day of the week.
An option if you live OFF CAMPUS… You can take advantage of UT Night Rides via Lyft for a free ride from main campus to your home. You will need to download the Lyft app on your phone. You will use your university directory address to participate. This free service is offered from 11 p.m. through 4 a.m. For more information on how to sign up go to parking.utexas.edu/night