The police officers who watch over the
College Park campus. Their web site has information on campus
safety and security information, contact numbers and crime alerts.
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Department
of Public Safety website
There is a growing network of security
cameras that are being installed around campus. To learn more
about camera locations and how they are used, go to the link below.
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UMD
Police Security Camera Network FAQ
The University Police provides an escort service for anyone who feels unsafe when walking across campus.
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More
information about the Escort Service
For a curb-to-curb ride after Security
Service Routes have stopped call N.I.T.E. RIDE at (301) 314-NITE.
Hours of operation are 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 a.m. Passengers will
not receive a NITE Ride if their start and end points are on a
route. Transfers will be regularly monitored
by Public Safety during the non-daylight hours and strictly enforced
by the dispatcher.
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More
information about the NITE Ride Bus
Rape Aggression Defense is the most popular women's self-defense program in the country. This program has structured, consistent curriculum, of easy-to-teach, easy-to-learn techniques that have realistic and practical application.
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Rape
Aggression Defense website
To help you stay safe wherever you live,
the Office of Off-Campus Housing has provide a number of safety
resources including contact information for various local police
departments.
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Safety
Tips and Information from Off-Campus Housing
The Fire Marshal's Office is responsible
for, among other things, providing fire safety education and training
on campus. Programs include: fire exit drills; fire safety education
for students, faculty, and staff; fire inspections of campus buildings
and public assembly events, emergency procedure planning and training,
fire data analysis, code consultation, general fire safety issue
consultation, coordination and issuance of required permits, fire
investigations (investigations involving crimes are coordinated
with UMPD).
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Fire
Safety Information
The Department of Environmental Safety
provides technical, regulatory, and related management services
to the University of Maryland community in order to achieve a
safe and healthful campus environment in compliance with environmental
and life safety regulations and standards. DES areas include:
Biological Safety, Environmental Affairs, Fire Marshal's Office,
Occupational Safety and Health, Radiation Safety, Risk Management
and Communication, Code Services/Natural Resource Permitting.
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Environmental
Safety website
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