Dear Puget Sound Community Member,
Thank you for taking the time to read the annual campus security and fire safety report. It is designed to provide you with helpful information about safety and security on our campus. University of Puget Sound is committed to providing an educational environment that is intellectually challenging and personally enriching. Our faculty and staff support this mission by actively promoting safety on this campus. However, a truly safe campus can only be achieved through the cooperation of all its community members.
We take the commission of crimes against our students, faculty, staff, and visitors very seriously and actively investigate reported crimes. We also collaborate with local law enforcement agencies like Tacoma Police Department and community groups to reduce crime on our campus.
Prevention, however, is the best cure for crime. We must ensure that our persons and property are secure and protected by a responsible, vigilant, and caring population of involved people who report suspicious and unlawful behavior to the Security Services Department. “See Something! Say Something!” Please do your part by getting involved and speaking out if you notice suspicious persons. Let’s work together to keep campus safe!
This report is part of the effort to ensure that this collaborative and collective endeavor is effective and in compliance with federal legislation; in particular, the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. We hope that you will read the report carefully and use the information to help foster a safer environment for you and for others within our community.
Sincerely,
David Ferber, Ph.D.
Director of Security Services