UW–Madison’s Emergency Alert System WiscAlerts — UW–Madison’s emergency notification system — are designed to provide information about an immediate, actively occurring, and confirmed emergency situation on campus (or an actively occurring threat that’s heading towards campus) that requires the community to take immediate action in order to stay safe. Want to learn more about Off-Campus…
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UWPD Launches one-button alert, reserved for only rare situations
The one-button alert would be used only in extreme situations when seconds make a difference in order to save lives. System will be tested with an all-campus WiscAlert test on Wednesday, March 27th. The UW-Madison …
UWPD Launches New Safety App — BadgerSAFE
Safety and security are literally at your fingertips at UW-Madison, thanks to a brand-new app. The UW-Madison Police Department has officially launched BadgerSAFE – a safety app that aims to keep the campus community informed …
BadgerSAFE
Take your safety into your own hands with UWPD’s brand new mobile safety app, BadgerSAFE. BadgerSAFE is a free app that turns your smartphone into your own personal safety device. Anyone can download BadgerSAFE — students, staff, parents, and community members. You’ll receive crime alerts and safety info direct to your phone, you can connect…
Recent Incidents and Downtown Safety
Chief Roman shared the following message to UW–Madison students via email on Tuesday, December 6, 2022. Dear UW–Madison Community, I want to take a moment to reach out following an unusual series of criminal incidents …
A Welcome and Safety Message from UWPD Chief Kristen Roman
August 31, 2021 Dear Badgers, On behalf of the UW-Madison Police Department (UWPD), welcome to the Badger Community! And if you’re a returning Badger, welcome back! As a UW alum and former member of the …
Off-Campus Alerts
In an effort to keep our community more informed about emergency incidents in their vicinity, the UW-Madison Police Department offers Off-Campus Emergency Alerts. These alerts are a supplement to WiscAlerts, which are emergency notifications about dangerous incidents actively happening on the UW-Madison campus. The key difference is that Off-Campus Emergency Alerts (OCEAs) will alert our…
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Emergency Preparedness
Making sure you and your families are prepared for disasters and emergencies is critical to the continuation of essential services. The Emergency Management Unit stresses the importance of personal preparedness as an important step to the overall readiness of the University. Being prepared for the next disaster or emergency can be possible in three simple…
Clery Act
The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, also known as the Clery Act, is a federal law that requires institutions of higher education to have in place certain security and safety policies, and to disclose certain crime statistics. These policies and statistics are published every year by October 1…