University Security and Police Services
The safety of all who use the Boise State University campus is our top priority. For security related questions, to report a crime, or suspicious activity, members of the campus community should call the University Security Department Campus Dispatch at 426-1453. In the case of an emergency always call 9-1-1.
The Department of University Security operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The department is staffed with trained professional Security Officers and Boise City Police Officers. The substation is located at 1001½ Lincoln Avenue.
The Department of University Security is the administrative unit responsible for the functions of University security officers. Primary functions include building security, grounds security, citizen assistance, emergency response, and heat plant monitoring. University security officers are first aid, AED and CPR certified, and receive continual ongoing training. Security officers patrol campus facilities 24 hours a day. The department is also responsible for the preparation and distribution of the Safety and Security Annual Report as well as the Emergency Management Program.
The Department of University Security has administrative responsibility for Law Enforcement activities on campus. Police activity, a contracted service with the Boise Police Department, includes responsibility for law enforcement, crime prevention programs, reporting criminal activity and crime related problems on campus, and emergency response at Boise State University.
If you have information about a crime that has occurred on campus but wish to report the information anonymously, call Crime Stoppers at 343-2677 or 343-COPS. Your information will be taken with the strictest confidence by specially trained personnel. Tipsters are issued code numbers to protect their anonymity and never provide their name or personnel information.