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University Police Department and Emergency Notification
The University Police Department at MTSU is a fully functioning law enforcement agency.
MTSU Police Officers are certified by the State of Tennessee as authorized police officers with full police powers including the authority to respond to criminal complaints and emergencies, investigate crimes, and affect arrests.
The department currently consists of 36 commissioned police officers, 6 full-time dispatchers, approximately 20 parttime student workers, plus full-time administrative staff. University Police operates 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. It is located at 1412 E. Main Street, Murfreesboro, TN 37132.
University Police has the overall responsibility of helping to maintain the safety and security of the MTSU community; the Police Department is dedicated to creating and preserving a campus that is a safe place to learn and work. In addition, University Police provides several related support functions as a general service to various departments within the University. These functions include:
The overall responsibility for promoting the safety and security of persons, buildings, and property on or about the campus of MTSU, including the patrol of the campus
grounds on a 24-hour-per-day basis to prevent and control crime. The investigation of crimes, the apprehension of criminal offenders, and the recovery of stolen property. The preservation of the peace and maintenance of good order. Traffic enforcement and the issuance of citations for traffic violations. The prime generator of reports, records, and state/federal mandated annual statistics concerning all crimes committed on university property or properties controlled by the University, including reports of missing persons, missing public and private property, accidents, and certain incidents of alleged violations of university regulations. The support of special events and activities through the control of employment of contract security personnel, traffic, informational assistance, and the maintenance of an orderly atmosphere. The coordination of efforts in areas of common responsibility and concern with other area law enforcement agencies in order to ensure representation of the University’s interests.
Emergency Notification
Rave Alert is part of MTSU’s critical notification alert system, Alert4U. The critical notification system will be used to send text, email, and/or voice alerts to those in the system. The system will be used only under circumstances that pose a threat of imminent danger to the campus community and/or when it is vital to contact members of the campus community as quickly as possible to take some kind of action. All staff, faculty, and student email addresses are loaded into MTSU’s alert system automatically. Additional phone numbers for texting and/or voicemail or additional email addresses can be added. For more information about what to do in case of an emergency, go to mtsu.edu/alert4u.
The Annual Security Report contains information about crime statistics for three previous calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus, in certain off-campus buildings or properties owned or controlled by MTSU, and on public property within or immediately adjacent to the campus.
The 2019 Annual Security Report is available at mtsu.edu/police/ docs/2019AnnualSecurityReport.pdf.
For more information, visit the MTSU Police Department’s website mtsu.edu/police or call (615) 898-2424.
