Georgetown University

Incident Reporting

The Department of Safety employs a variety of methods to record information about incidents of suspected crimes and to share that information with the Georgetown University community.

Crime Reporting Resources

  • Reporting Crimes or Suspicious Activity
    Victims or witnesses of a crime should contact the Department of Public Safety as soon as they are aware that a crime has been or is being committed. A crime may be reported in person at the DPS office in Village C, by calling the DPS office at 202-687-4343, or by using one of the emergency call box telephones on and near campus.
  • Campus Security Authorities
    In addition to the Department of Public Safety, there are three other law enforcement agencies which operate on the Georgetown University campus: Georgetown University Law Center Department of Public Safety, Georgetown University Hospital Security, and the Conference Center Loss Prevention Office. There are also a number of campus security authorities that are responsible for reporting incidents of alleged crimes on and near campus to the Department of Public Safety.
  • Anonymous Tips Reporting
    Members of the campus community may report crimes on a voluntary, confidential basis to either the Department of Public Safety or a campus security authority. Individuals may call the anonymous tips telephone line at (202) 687-2320 or complete the online anonymous tip form.
  • Bias Related Incident Reporting
    Any member of the university community can make a report about an alleged bias related incident or hate crime by calling the Department of Public Safety at (202) 687-4343 or through the campus bias incident reporting system.

Safety Alerts and Reports

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, commonly referred to as the Clery Act, requires higher education institutions to collect, report and disseminate crime data to the campus community and U.S. Department of Education; to provide timely warnings of reported crimes that represent a threat to the safety of students or employees; and to make public their campus security policies. In compliance with this legislation, Georgetown University’s Department of Public Safety (DPS) disseminates public safety alerts to faculty, staff and students, produces an annual crime report, and maintains a log of reported criminal incidents.

  • Public Safety Alerts
    The Office of University Safety electronically alerts members of the campus community to reported incidents of crime on or near campus when there may be a threat to the safety of students, faculty or staff and/or when such notification may help in apprehending alleged suspects.  Alerts are issued when incidents reported to the Department of Public Safety (DPS) constitute a felony or serious misdemeanor, involve a hate/bias element, or a serious physical injury, and may pose an ongoing threat to members of the university community. The determination of whether an incident poses an ongoing threat is made by experienced law enforcement professionals, based on the information available about the nature of the incident, including whether or not a perpetrator has been identified, arrested or remains at large.  The decision to issue a PSA is made by law enforcement professionals in consultation with university officials,  including representatives from the Office of Student Affairs and IDEAA, who are experienced in responding to the needs of community members who may be victims of serious incidents, sexual assault, hate or bias. 
  • Daily Crime Log
    The Department of Public Safety maintains a daily crime log that records, by the date the incident was reported, all crimes and other serious incidents that occur on campus, on or in a non-campus building or property, on public property, or within the patrol jurisdiction of DPS.
  • Crime Awareness Reports
    The Department of Public Safety annually produces and distributes a Crime Awareness and Campus Security Report outlining campus security policies, procedures and crime statistics.

External Data on Campus Crime