2024 ANNUAL SECURITY REPORT 6 to file an incident report. Officers conduct mobile and foot patrols of the campus 24 hours a day. The Department of Public Safety and Police Services, through its patrols and investigations, consistently enforces all laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, including those related to alcohol and other illegal drugs. ALLIED UNIVERSAL SECURITY Allied Universal Security is a contracted security company for Kutztown University. They provide staffing to the dispatch center, conduct building security checks, perform crossing guard duties, and enforce parking regulations. AUS is supervised by a Lieutenant and two shift Sergeants and is overseen by the Chief of Police. Campus Crimes and Crime Reporting The University has several ways for campus community members and visitors to report crimes, suspicious activity, and emergencies to law enforcement or appropriate University officials. Regardless of how and where these incidents are reported, it is essential for the safety of the KU community that immediate and accurate accounts of all incidents be reported to the Kutztown University Police Department (KUPD) so they can investigate the situation and determine if follow-up actions are required, including issuing a timely warning or emergency notification to the appropriate segments of the KU Community. Reporting a crime or notifying law enforcement of suspicious activity helps protect KU property and the campus community. REPORTING TO KUPD KU encourages all students, employees and visitors to report all crimes, suspicious behavior and emergencies accurately and timely to the KUPD when the incident occurs on campus and when the victim of a crime elects to make such a report. When a victim of a crime cannot file a report, other community members are encouraged to contact KUPD on the victim’s behalf. KUPD can be reached through its Communications Center Dispatcher who is available by phone at (610) 683-4001 or in person twenty-four hours per day in 15 Old Main. Other methods to report crimes include contacting a Campus Security Authority (see Appendix A) or other local law enforcement agencies. To report an offcampus occurrence of crime within Berks or Lehigh counties, dial 911 from an on-campus telephone, offcampus telephone or cellular phone. When major incidents occur, the PA State Police may also respond. To make timely warnings and prepare the annual statistical disclosure, the University prefers that all crimes be reported as described above. The University community is much safer when all community members participate in safety and security initiatives. VOLUNTARY CONFIDENTIAL REPORTING If someone is a victim of a crime or is aware that a crime has been committed but does not want to pursue criminal or campus disciplinary action, the person is still encouraged to report criminal activity while preserving privacy. Doing so may help other members of the KU community avoid becoming victims, too. Depending upon the circumstances of the crime reported, the person may be able to file a voluntary report while maintaining confidentiality. The purpose of a confidential report is to comply with the reporter’s wish to keep personally identifying information confidential while taking steps to ensure the victim’s safety and the safety of others. With such information, the University can accurately record incidents involving students, employees and visitors, determine where there may be a crime pattern about a particular location, method, or assailant, and alert the campus community to potential danger. Reports filed this way are counted and disclosed in the Annual Security Report. A confidential report can be filed by contacting the Department of Public Safety and Police Services at (610) 683-4001 or visiting the department located in 15 Old Main (Communications Center), 24 hours per day, seven days per week, 365 days per year. The victim should advise the responding officer that they would like to report a crime and for that report to be
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