Miami is committed to maintaining a safe learning environment for all students and members of the university community. While Miami's campus is relatively safe, crime does occur on campus. Each member of the university community has a responsibility to contribute to the well-being of the community. Everyone must participate in crime prevention efforts and develop good personal safety habits. 

 

• Lock your aparment or residence hall doors.

• Don't prop open residence hall exterior doors and don't let people you don't know into the halls. 
• Report any suspicous activity to Miami Police (or off campus to Oxford police).
• Secure your personal property.
• Walk in groups at night.
• Be aware of your surroundings and avoid areas with which you are not familiar.
• Use one of the following Nighttime Door to Door campus escort services:
  Oxford campus 529-2277
  Hamilton campus 785-3222
  Middletown campus 727-3333
• Register with the Miami Emergency Text Messaging System to receive emergency text notification in situations on campus that pose immediate danger.

 

 

Take Advantage of Miami Safety Programs

 

• Use the free Nighttime Door-to-Door service (operates from 6 p.m. until 2 a.m. M-W and until 4 a.m. Th-Sun). To request an escort, call 529-2277.
• Use the free Miami Metro (operates until 1 a.m. Sun-Th and until 3 a.m. F-Sat).
• Miami police provides presentations to small groups on a variety of safety topics, register bicycles and engrave and videotape personal property. Call 529-2222.
• Miami police provides a variety of crime prevention tips, ranging from traveling alone to facts concerning Rohypnol.
• Miami police offers a 12-hour Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) training to women. Cost is $30, which includes the RAD manual, certificates and supplies. Call 529-2226.
• Men Against Rape and Sexual Assault (MARS) addresses rape as a men’s issue. Male students meet in small, all-men’s groups to discuss how men can make a difference. Call John Ward, Student Counseling Service, at 529-4634 for information on scheduling a session or joining the group.

 

 

Your University Police

 

Miami University Police
Police Services Center
4945 Oxford-Trenton Road (across from the Miami Stables)
529-2222

The Miami University Police Department is a full-service police agency.  Miami Police provides the following services:

 

• Miami police officers are always on duty, patrolling the campus on foot, on bikes, and in cars 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
• Officers respond to calls from the public, initiate enforcement action when they observe a crime, and engage in proactive patrol.
• MUPD works cooperatively with the Oxford police and other local law enforcement agencies.
• Works cooperatively with the Office of Ethics and Student Conflict Resolution to enforce Miami's Code of Student Conduct.

 

The University Police sponsors the following crime prevention and safety awareness programs:

 

• Emergency phones on campus
• Nighttime Door to Door escort service (529-2277, offered through Parking Services)
• Emergency text message notification in situations that pose immediate danger (register through University Police)
• Crime Prevention Tips and Services Guide distributed to first-year students
• Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) class
• Presentations to small groups on a variety of safety topics
• Registration of bicycles
• Engraving and videotaping of personal property

 

For more information call 529-2222 or go to the Miami University Police Department website.

 

Registration of Sexual Predators

Under Ohio's Sex Offender Registration and Notification (SORN) law, responsibility for registration of sexual predators has been assigned to the sheriff's office. Information concerning the presence of registered sex offenders is available at the Butler County Sheriff's website, www.butlersheriff.org.

 

Fire Safety

Miami's website on fire safety addresses safety precautions for both on-campus and off-campus housing.