The University of Minnesota has a full-service police department; in the event of an emergency dial 9-1-1.
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University Security offers a walking and biking escort service to and from campus locations and nearby adjacent neighborhoods. This service is available at no charge to students, staff, faculty, and visitors to the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities campus. To request an escort by trained security personnel, please call (612) 624-WALK (9255) shortly before the desired departure time and walk safe.
The safety of students, faculty, staff, and visitors is of highest priority at the University of Minnesota. A multi-pronged, collaborative effort is in place to promote on-campus safety, while working with our community partners to ensure proper resources are dedicated to making off-campus neighborhoods safe as well.
Safe-U text messaging system provides students, faculty, and staff timely emergency notifications so that our community can stay informed about critical campus safety issues.
Safe-U will be used infrequently and specifically for real emergency situations.
The Campus Wide Emergency Alert System includes 21 outdoor loudspeakers mounted on poles and rooftops on the West Bank and East Bank and in St. Paul. The system will project an alert tone and vocal instructions in the event of a campus emergency