Your Safety, Our Priority
At KU Housing & Residence Life, our top priority is to create a safe and welcoming on-campus environment for students. We implement enhanced security measures and provide 24/7 support to protect students' peace of mind, ensuring they feel secure in their home on the hill.
Discover how we safeguard our communities, allowing students to focus on what matters most: thriving at KU.
Housing Safety Precautions
- Housing & Residence Life buildings are locked 24/7, with designated entry doors in every facility. All Residents must scan their identification cards to enter their respective buildings.
- Student security staff members walk throughout buildings from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.
- Resident Assistants and professional staff are on call 24/7.
- Security cameras are located at entrances and exit to all buildings.
- Health and safety checks are performed each semester in all rooms to ensure and maintain the health and safety on campus. Each hall is notified of went these occur.
- KU Public Safety patrols campus, including residence halls.
- Students living on campus must have a meningitis vaccination. The policy is available at Watkins Health Services
- Residents are responsible for reading and following policies in the Housing & Residence Life Handbook
Campus Safety Information
- The annual security report about KU safety policies, crime statistics and campus resources is available.
- The Fire Safety Report is included in the public safety Clery Report. Federal regulation 668.49 – Institutional fire safety policies and fire statistics.
- Concealed carry is allowed in Kansas public buildings by the state law called the Personal and Family Protection Act.
KU Police Department (KUPD)
The KU campus is protected by a campus agency consisting of commissioned police officers and non-commissioned professionals who are dedicated to protecting and serving the KU community.
KUPD Resources
If someone is acting in a way that makes you uncomfortable and you feel unsafe, it's important to take action.
- Campus emergency phones, often referred to as blue phones, provide a direct line to the KU Police Department's Emergency Communications Center. A KU police officer will be sent to your location right away, regardless of whether you speak on the phone or not.
- Emergency phones are conveniently located in high pedestrian traffic areas across campus and inside all elevators.
Security officers provide safety escorts from campus facilities to parking lots or on-campus living facilities.
- To request an escort, call (785)-864-5900 and advise them of your campus location and destination
SafeRide
Need a ride home? SafeRide is a student-sponsored transportation service that provides a safe ride home for KU students. A SafeRide driver will pick up passengers and drive them home anywhere within city limits.
Jayhawk Buddy System
Don't go out alone. Grab a buddy!
Jayhawk Buddy System is an empowering protective behavior campaign created by students aiming to decrease the use and misuse of alcohol by KU students. Discover how you can help protect your friends and roommates by fostering an environment of safety and support!
