Police Patrol
The University Police actively patrol the campus 24 hours a day. It is believed that high visibility of uniformed police officers is an effective deterrent to criminal activity. It is felt that the relatively small number of reported vehicle thefts and burglaries, given the size and extensive nature of our campus, is at least, in part, a direct result of the efforts made in our Campus Police operation to have visible police patrol. We hope that this statistical information is relevant in terms of reporting the appropriate and required statistics, yet done in a way which is helpful to you in understanding the context in which these events occur.
The University of Richmond has an excellent Campus Police organization; the University is presently one of only a handful of private institutions in the country that has a full service law enforcement agency accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies and the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators. We were the first private institution and are currently the longest running university law enforcement agency to be accredited by CALEA and share this distinction with over 600 municipal, state and institutional police agencies nationwide. The University Police Department was reaccredited by CALEA for the sixth time in August 2009.
The University of Richmond is geographically located within the City of Richmond and the County of Henrico. As judicially appointed police officers, its members have the authority to provide protection and to enforce the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia on all University property and adjacent streets. University Police officers have full investigative and arrest authority on campus as well as on contiguous streets. A criminal or traffic summons issued by the University Police will be adjudicated by the court system of the City of Richmond or the County of Henrico.
While no University of Richmond organizations are physically located off campus, the University Police will assist local police departments in monitoring the activity of any student organization while off campus with coordination and cooperation as needed. Information received during University Police investigations that may impact on other investigations being conducted by the City of Richmond or County of Henrico Police is provided to the appropriate investigative personnel of that agency.
The Cases needing additional investigation are forwarded to the Investigations Section.Uniformed security officers also assist with building security and other calls for service as needed.
The patrol section maintains close contact with other law enforcement agencies to include Virginia State Police, Richmond Police Department, and the Henrico County Division of Police.
Captain Howard Norton is the Operations Commander responsible for the day-to-day operation of this section.
The patrol section can be reached directly by dialing 289-8715.
Special Programs Building
31 UR Drive
University of Richmond, VA 23173
police@richmond.edu
Emergency: (804) 289-8911
Non-Emergency: (804) 289-8715
Fax: (804) 289-8720
For emergency information, go to alert.richmond.edu