Campus Safety
The University of Kentucky takes great pride in the UK Police Department, a fully accredited police department charged with serving and protecting the University of Kentucky campus and its students, faculty, staff and visitors. The University of Kentucky Police Department has a patrol unit of 35 highly trained men and women, all of whom graduated from the Department of Criminal Justice Training (police academy) and meet all of Kentucky's police standards as established by the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council. The Department provides police services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The UK Police Department was awarded state accreditation by the Kentucky Association of Chiefs of Police in January 2006.
UK has launched programs like UKAlert (a text/email/phone emergency notification system), the STARR (selfdefense) Program and the Citizens Police Academy to increase awareness of safety on campus. We also have a campus escort program called SafeCats that provides safe escort or transportation to the UK community on campus and the Cat's Path, a series of recommended walking routes which are well lit and frequently patrolled by UKPD.
In 2008, Reader's Digest ranked the University of Kentucky 4th in overall campus safety. To review the University of Kentucky's latest Annual Campus Safety and Security Report, please visit the UK Police Department's Web site at www.uky.edu/police and click on Clery/Minger Report (right-hand menu bar under Resources). Contact the UK Police Department with any questions/concerns at (859) 257-1616.