All personnel of the UPPD are full-time sworn municipal police officers certified through the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Municipal Police Officers Training and Education Commission, and retain general law enforcement authority and order maintenance for the area in which the University of Pennsylvania is situated. Read More »
Emergency Team Members consist of Penn Faculty, Staff and students just like you. Team Members become critical in supporting emergency personnel in the event of a crisis or emergency. Consider volunteering today! Read More »
Security Services offers free 24/7 lockout & jump-start services to anyone on Penn's campus. Simply call 215-573-3333 and a Public Safety Officer will be dispatched to your location. Read More »
The PennComm operations team provides emergency communications and response between all members of the Penn and University City communities and police, fire and medical emergency responders 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, all while virtually patrolling Penn's campus using state-of-the art cctv technology. Read More »
Policing an open, urban, multicultural and densely-populated university environment such as Penn requires at the core, a strong commitment to the philosophy of community-based policing practices. Read More »
Security Services offers free 24/7 lockout & jump-start services to anyone on Penn's campus. Simply call 215-573-3333 and a Public Safety Officer will be dispatched to your location. Read More »
The University of Pennsylvania Police Department is a fully-accredited police department, and has been since March 2001, through the Commission on the Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA), which administers a rigorous accreditation process whereby law enforcement agencies must adhere to over 440 standards, codes and state-of-the-art practices. Read More »
The Department of Special Services within the Division of Public Safety offers free-of-charge RAD classes for both men and women! Read More »
Message from the Vice President
Penn is an urban college campus, well-integrated into a vibrant University City community, which offers students, staff and faculty access to a wonderfully diverse cultural, arts and restaurant scene....Read More »
Maureen S. Rush, M.S., CPP
Vice President for Public Safety
Vice President for Public Safety
News, Events & Announcements
MyHeartMap Challenge Winners Announced
The MyHeartMap Challenge, initiated by the University of Pennsylvania to locate all AED machines in Philadelphia County, has announced the winners of the Challenge. Jennifer Yuan and Jack Creighton have each won a cash prize and kudos for a job well done, helping, along with over 300 participants, to track down a total of...
Penn Relays
The Penn Relays, beginning on April 22 and concluding on April 28, 2012, had a special addition this year - the Philadelphia Police Department's Mounted Patrol Unit. Working in collaboration with the Division of Public Safety's Police and Security Services Departments, this highly visible unit assisted with crowd control an...
Senator Casey Visits Women's Center
Public Safety’s “Take Our Daughters & Sons To Work Day”
DPS Commendation Ceremony
Penn Preview Days
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