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Ensuring a Safe University

Ensuring a Safe University. Board of Regents Facilities and Operations Committee December 12, 2013. Welcoming 80,000 people each day…. Ensure a Safe University. Near Campus Private Student Housing. Population Growth in Minneapolis. Policy Questions.

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Ensuring a Safe University

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  1. Ensuring a Safe University Board of Regents Facilities and Operations CommitteeDecember 12, 2013

  2. Welcoming 80,000 people each day….

  3. Ensure a Safe University

  4. Near Campus Private Student Housing

  5. Population Growthin Minneapolis

  6. Policy Questions • Are our current safety strategies sufficient? What can we do differently? • How can we encourage a culture of shared responsibility for safety? • Given the changing nature of the near-campus neighborhoods, are different safety solutions required?

  7. Transportation Safety: 160 Years of Growth Without Plans for Today’s Multimodal Transportation

  8. Multimodal Transportation Safety • Modal conflicts continue to be a challenge – reached a critical point this fall • Additional students living near campus • Fall 2013 bicycle count shows 8,500 bikes on campus each day - a 1,000 bike increase over fall 2012 • Buses and bikes have now returned to Washington Avenue • METRO Green Line expected to open late spring/early summer

  9. Addressing the Issue: Engineering, Education, and Enforcement • Washington Avenue Transit/Pedestrian Mall & bike lanes • Striped bike lanes and bike boxes throughout campus • Traffic calming • Roundabout test • Audio signals for pedestrian crossings • Transportation safety ideas contest

  10. Addressing the Issue: Engineering, Education, and Enforcement • Temporary signage at key locations • “Caught” being safe coupons • U-wide email • Transportation Safety video contest • UMPD advisements

  11. Addressing the Issue: Engineering, Education, and Enforcement

  12. University of Minnesota Police Department (Twin Cities Campus) • As a licensed full service police department, including the following services: • 50 sworn officers • Directed patrol and 911 response • Community policing strategies • Investigations • Traffic safety and enforcement • Coordinated Response Team • Student monitor program • Currently employ 130 monitorswith a goal of 150

  13. University of Minnesota Ten-YearCrime Statistics: A very good story *The statistics on this page represent crimes reported to the UMPD that occurred on University of Minnesota property on the Twin Cities Campus.

  14. On Campus Crime Trends YTD 11/2013: Continued Part 1 Reduction

  15. City of Minneapolis: Remarkable Reductions in Crime the Last 16 Years Minneapolis Police – Part I Crime Number of Actual Offenses, 1980-2012

  16. Robbery of Person: Historical Trends

  17. SE Minneapolis / UMN Robbery of Person Patterns by Academic Cycle (2008-2013) • September through November 18.2 • December through February 8.6 • March through May 10.4 • June through August 7.2

  18. Historical Robbery of Person :Fall Semesters 2004-2013 A includes 2 robberies on St. Paul campus B through November 30, 2013

  19. Campus Neighborhood Robbery of Person Fall 2013: 22 SE Minneapolis / 3 on campus

  20. Current Efforts • Additional overtime hours for UMPD officers to continue robbery suppression • Continuous crime analysis: patterns, trends, links • Enhancement of external surveillance cameras • Conversion of all occupied building to automated exterior control • Upgrades of selected lighting in high-traffic corridors

  21. Partner Efforts • UMPD and MPD P2 Coordinated Response Teams • Investigative support by UMPD to MPD Robbery Unit • Support from Hennepin County Sherriff, MetroTransit Police, and State Patrol • Requested support from City of Minneapolis and Minneapolis Police Department • Enhanced lighting • Additional portable cameras • Consistent and increased officer presence • Transparency with neighborhood residents – Crime Alerts

  22. Being Safe and Feeling Safe, Reality and Perception: Challenges of the Jeanne Clery Act

  23. What is the Jeanne Clery Act? • It is a part of the Department of Education Higher Education Opportunities Act • Jeanne Clery was a victim of homicide while attending Lehigh University in 1986 • Congress acted in response, establishing requirements and penalties

  24. Clery Act Requirements • Acquire and publicly report crime statistics on and around campus • Issue timely warnings when crimes represent an ongoing threat to safety and emergency notifications of imminent threats • Maintain and publish campus safety and security policies, including emergency, missing student, and fire safety policies • Maintain crime and fire logs • Publish and distribute an Annual Security Report containing policies and crime statistics

  25. Recent Experience at the University:Clery mandated crime alerts 2006-2013 • The “Clery Act”, originally known as the Campus Security Act, requires that colleges and universities across the US disclose information about crime on and around their campuses

  26. Other Student Well Being Priorities for UMPD: Student Mental Health UMPD CRISIS TRANSPORTS 2006-2013

  27. Expansion of Private Student Housing Shifting Student Safety Concerns More Off Campus

  28. Opportunities and Challenges:2014, 2015, and beyond…

  29. Questions?

  30. SE Minneapolis and UMN HistoricalRobberies of Person by Month A through November 30, 2013

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