Reporting A Crime

REPORTING A CRIME

In case of emergency call 817-272-3003 or 911.

The University of Texas at Arlington Police Department (UTAPD) encourages accurate and prompt reporting of all criminal offenses.

To report a criminal incident or emergency on campus, call 817-272-3003.  For non-emergency reports or requests, call 817-272-3381. Police Communications Officers (PCO) are accessible 24 hours a day to answer your call. In response to a call, the PCO will take the information, send an officer, and, if necessary, contact the emergency personnel from other agencies such as the fire department or ambulance service. If necessary, the officer will complete a police report after action has been taken. When deemed appropriate, reports of criminal offenses are forwarded to the Criminal Investigations. To check on the progress of an investigation, please contact 817-272-0895.

Officers are dispatched on a priority basis according to the seriousness of the calls received. Calls of an emergency nature are dispatched immediately. A person reporting a non-emergency incident may expect to experience a short delay.

Emergency call boxes, phones, and panic buttons are located in most campus buildings and all campus parking lots. Currently, there are 82 blue emergency call boxes (tested weekly), 227 emergency call phones installed throughout the campus and elevators (tested weekly), and over 500 panic buttons located in numerous offices/classrooms on campus (tested regularly). These emergency devices are linked directly with the police dispatcher.

Emails to policedepartment@uta.edu aren't monitored continuously.  Any report of criminal activity, suspicious circumstances, etc. should be made to the police emergency or non-emergency numbers.  

Additional Safety Resources:

• UTA PD Victim Services: (817) 272-9254
• Apartment & Residence Life – 817-272-2926
  600 Spaniolo Dr., Ste. 100, Box 19370
• College Park Center Athletics – 817-272-5584
  601 Spaniolo Drive, Box 19900
• Division of Student Affairs – 817-272-6080
  350 Davis Hall, 701 S. Nedderman Dr., Box 19118
• Gilstrap Athletics Center – 817-272-2261
  C.R. Gilstrap Athletic Ctr., 1309 W. Mitchell St., Box 19079
• Health Services – 817-272-2771
  Health Services Bldg., 605 S. West St., Box 19329
• Housing – 817-272-2791
  150 University Center, 300 W. First St., Box 19349
• Office of Student Conduct – 817-272-2354
  University Center, Lower Level, B160, 300 W. First St., Box 19335 

Silent Witness

If you have seen a crime on campus or have been a victim of a crime on campus and would like to report it anonymously, complete the Silent Witness form. All information will remain confidential; this report will not have your return email address on it.

All crimes should be reported to UTAPD to ensure inclusion in the annual crime statistics and to aid in providing timely warning notices to the community, when appropriate.

There are no formal policies that encourage pastoral counselors and professional counselors to inform the persons they are counseling to report crimes on a voluntary, confidential basis for inclusion in the annual disclosure of crime statistics.