To provide clear guidance to members of the UNCW community regarding the reporting of crime and emergencies.

Scope

Students, employees, and visitors on campus should report all crimes to the UNCW Police Department. The University Police department is the point of origin for all emergency services on campus.  The department is open 24-hours a day, 365 days a year providing around the clock police and security services.

The police department maintains and monitors emergency call boxes located on university properties.  Resident students have access to telephone service in their on-campus housing that may be used to report crimes and other emergencies.  Elevators are equipped with an emergency telephone that connects directly to the University Police Department.

Report all crimes to the UNCW Police Department:

1. Emergency – 911
2. Non-Emergency – (on campus) ext. 2-2222,    (off campus)
   (910) 962-2222;  Anonymously – (on campus) ext. 2-8477 (TIPS),   (off campus) (910) 962-TIPS (8477)
3. Anonymous email from the Police Department Web page:  www.uncw.edu/police

University Police; All personnel

Office of Housing and Residence Life; All Professional Staff, Resident Assistants, and Desk Receptionist, including contracted security guards.

Office of the Dean of Students; All Professional Staff

Athletic Department; Athletic Director and other Administrators, Trainers, and Coaching Staff

Campus Recreation; All Professional Staff

Campus Life ; All Professional Staff

The following offenses will be included in the annual Campus Crime and Security Report,: Murder & Non-negligent manslaughter; Negligent manslaughter; Sex Offenses, Forcible and Non-Forcible; Robbery; Aggravated Assault; Burglary; Motor Vehicle Theft; Arson; arrests and referrals for Liquor Law Violations, Drug Law Violations, and Illegal Weapons Possession.  The definitions for murder, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, motor vehicle theft, weapon law violations, drug law violations, and weapon law violations, are excerpted in part from the Uniform Crime Reporting Handbook. The definitions of forcible and non-forcible sex offenses are excerpted in part from the National Incident-Based Reporting System Edition of the Uniform Crime Reporting Handbook.

The locations associated with UNCW which are required to be included in the UNCW Campus Crime and Security Report fall within one of three categories of properties: On Campus, Non campus, or Public. The definitions for these categories are adopted from the 2005 edition of The Handbook for Campus Crime Reporting published by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education.

On-campus includes any building or property owned or controlled by UNCW, within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area, and used by UNCW in direct support of, or in manner related to the university’s educational purposes, including residence halls; and any building or property that is within or reasonably contiguous to the UNCW main campus, 601 South College Road, Wilmington, NC, that is owned by UNCW but controlled by another person, is frequently used by students, and supports institutional purposes. Examples of properties that may fall within this category are Center for Marine Science, Center for Marine Science Research, leased space at 5051 New Centre Drive, Park and Ride 632 South College Road, Wilmington, NC; Park and Ride 5335 Oleander Drive; 737 St James Drive; 720 St. James Drive and any additional properties fitting this description.

Non-Campus includes any building or property owned or controlled by a student organization that is officially recognized by UNCW; or any building or property owned or controlled by UNCW that is used in direct support of, or in relation to, UNCW’s educational purposes, is frequently used by students, and is not within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area of the institution. Examples of properties that may fall within this category are certain classrooms located at Coastal Carolina Community College 444 Western Boulevard, Jacksonville, NC; Eve Henwood 6150 Rock Creek Road, Town Creek, NC; Hanover East Library 1241 Military Cutoff Road, Wilmington, NC; and research vessels owned by UNCW when carrying students participating in university programs and any additional properties fitting this description.

Public Property includes all public property, including thoroughfares, streets, sidewalks, and parking facilities, that is within the campus or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus. Examples of properties that may fall within this category are 600 block of South College Road; portions of Pine Hills Drive, Rose Ave, and College Acres Drive, the 5100 block of Masonboro Loop Road and any additional properties fitting this description.

Timely Warnings