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Quick Stats

Number of Public Safety Officers 46 full-time armed officers 5 police dispatchers/recorders 6 traffic and parking officers Approximately 200 student auxiliary officers and escorts
Crimes on Campus
  • Aggravated Assault: 9
  • Arson: 8
  • Burglary: 46
  • Murder/Manslaughter: 0
  • Robbery: 3
  • Sex Offenses: 9
  • Vehicle Theft: 4
Safety Services
  • Emergency Phones
  • Engraving
  • Escort Service: (814) 865-WALK
  • Fingerprinting
  • Parking regulations
  • Rape Aggression Defense (RAD)
  • Residence hall security
  • Self-defence classes
Health Services
  • Alcohol intervention
  • Clinical services
  • Contraception counseling
  • Emergency medical services
  • Health education services
  • HIV testing and counseling
  • Immunizations
  • Laboratory services
  • Men's health visits
  • Mental health resources
  • Nutrition clinic
  • Pharmacy
  • Physical exams
  • Physical therapy
  • Tobacco cessation counseling
  • Travel clinic
  • Women's health visit
Day Care Services? Yes

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Overall, Penn State is a very safe campus. The students tend to get a bad rap when a high profile crime occurs, like a sexual assault or a fight involving an athlete. But when you consider there are over 40,000 students here, plus hundreds of visitors each weekend, the number of crimes is miniscule. Most students have no problem walking the streets of State College at night. As long as you don’t look for trouble, trouble will rarely find you.

There are well-placed blue-light emergency phones around campus, and the student police services are friendly and helpful at all hours. At night, however, there are few police patrolling the campus. The presence of the State College police is strongly felt downtown, especially during the weekends. Police cars patrol the streets looking for blatantly drunk kids and out-of-control parties. Although the local police seem overbearing at times, with officers in cars, on foot, or riding horses down the streets, it’s important to remember that they are concerned about everyone’s safety. On home football weekends, the population nearly doubles from the influx of fans and tourists, so students are not the only concern of patrolling officers.

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Health & Safety at Penn State

ericokoye1

Finance '15

4.2
A-

We Stay Pretty Safe

On a college campus many things can happen just with the nature of what college is at its core. It is a very large campus and sometimes students go a lot further with things than they probably should. But its important realize that is not a very big population of campus and this happens at schools across the nation. It is important to have strong police, security, and public safety guards for when bad things happen and i feel we have some of the best.

May 21, 2012

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Health & Safety at Penn State

Josette1993

Communications '15

3.8
B+

PENN STATE 15

Penn state security is great they are there whenever you need and they respond quickly.

May 09, 2012

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maikathy

Microbiology '14

4.2
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Safe

For as long as I've been at Penn State, I've never felt scared or worried walking around during the daytime or nighttime. The campus is small and lit up at night so I feel safe. I also feel safe and secure because I know no one on campus is going to bring me any harm.

Apr 30, 2012

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User rating for Penn State - Health & Safety is 4.6 out of 5 based on 67 user reviews.

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Campus Housing: Residence Halls This is an example of the crime bulletins that are posted on every floor of the residence halls when a crime is committed in a surrounding dorm building. Crime is opportunity, so be smart and don't leave things unattended!
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Campus Housing: Residence Halls Every incoming student is given an official Penn State photo identification card. Don't lose this! It has LionCash, dining dollars, your personal ID number on it, and is the ONLY way to get into your building. To access your residence hall, you simply swipe your card and the door unlocks for you. Don't leave the door open too long though, you'll set off the alarm and campus security arrives.
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Campus Housing: Residence Halls All residence halls at Penn State have the "Safety and Security" flyer posted on the door inside of every dorm room.
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Facts

Security OfficeWhat's This?

Penn State University Police
20 Eisenhower Parking Deck
(814) 863-1111
www.police.psu.edu

Health CenterWhat's This?

Student Health center
adjacent to the Eisenhower Parking Deck and the Bank of America Career Services Building off Bigler Road
(814) 863-0774
www.sa.psu.edu/uhs
Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–5 p.m., Saturday (urgent care) 11 a.m.–3 p.m.

Did You Know?
  • The police officers at University Park campus have a bachelor's degree in social services, have completed the training course required of all municipal police officers in PA, and take 90 to 100 hours of in-service training each year.
  • The CQ Press's 2008 City Crime Rankings placed State College as the second safest metropolitan area in the nation.

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