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 doors.
• Secure your personal property.
• Walk in groups at night.
• 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.

Your University Police

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

The department performs the following duties:

• Patrols campus 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, by car, bicycle, and on foot
• Evaluates reported crimes, conducts investigations, and effects arrests
• Enforces all state and local laws
• Works cooperatively with the Oxford police and other local law enforcement agencies
• Works cooperatively with the Office of Judicial Affairs (now called the Office of Ethics and Student Conflict Resolution) to enforce Miami's Code of Student Conduct
• Distributes campus crime alerts

Take Advantage of Safety Programs

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.

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.