Dear Students, Faculty and Staff:
Syracuse University is a thriving international research institution in the geographic heart of New York state. With a bustling and vibrant community surrounding our campus, we confront the same challenges all great universities experience: namely, how to further enhance the safety and security of students, faculty, staff and visitors.
We are dedicated to your safety and protection. And we are always available to you. Our staff includes more than 130 law enforcement, fire and life safety, emergency communications, security and administrative professionals. Each of us works every day to foster a community where all our students, faculty and staff feel welcome, safe and supported.
Our goals for our community are consistent year after year:
- reduce crime by equipping our community members with personal and residential safety and security guidelines and recommendations;
- teach and encourage safe behavior and active bystander best practices;
- inform the campus community about programs, resources and services, because knowledge is a powerful crime-fighting tool;
- inspire and invite others to partner with us in our mission to minimize crime and increase safety on and near campus; and
- consistently work to improve and enhance a meaningful relationship with the community we serve.
The 2019 edition of Your Safety and Security at Syracuse University is now online and can be found by visiting dps.syr.edu/annual-security-report/. This report is required by The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (“Clery Act”) and is one of the many ways we communicate with our campus community about crime and fire safety data, crime prevention programs, student safety guidelines and important information on our campus safety reporting procedures.
We urge you to familiarize yourself with this information. And we ask that you be a vigilant partner in our ongoing and collective efforts to maintain a safe environment where all our community members can thrive.
To request a print copy of the Your Safety and Security at Syracuse University report, contact Nikki Cooter, regulatory compliance manager, at njcooter@syr.edu or 315.443.5476. Once you submit your request, your print copy will be delivered within 10 days.
Your partners,
Anthony Callisto Jr.
Senior Vice President for Safety and Chief Law Enforcement Officer
Robert Maldonado
Chief, Department of Public Safety