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Department of Public & Environmental Safety

Tufts University’s Department of Public Safety, in a combined effort with the Somerville and Medford Police Departments, are asking for your help and diligence to keep yourselves and our community safe.  Please take a moment to review suggested safety tips in order to help you avoid becoming the victim of criminal activity.
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Cards of Thanks from Tufts Students

Thank You cards to TUPD for providing safety during a tragic time in the City of Boston. TUPD appreciates the thoughtfulness of the Tufts Community to recognize the efforts of the Department of Public and Environmental Safety. Click to read some of the cards.

Pedestrian Safety and Awareness on Campus

Progress Report on Improvements to Pedestrian Safety around Campus
November 19, 2012
The thoughts and prayers of the entire Tufts community are with our injured student and his family. The investigation by the City of Somerville of that accident is ongoing. We expect that the results of that investigation will provide a ...

Video Security on Campus

 
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Department of Public and Environmental Safety
Video Security on Campus
Tufts University embraces the ideals of providing a living, working and learning environment ...

Latest News

Strategic Planning - the department is engaged in developing a formal strategic plan. Read about progress and provide feedback at the Strategic Planning Project webpage.

2012-2013 Annual Safety report
The latest edition of Public Safety has been posted at http://publicsafety.tufts.edu/safetyreport.

Online Parking Permit Sales
Visit the Online Parking Management System to purchase your school-year 2012-2013 parking permit. Currently we are only accepting employee permit purchases and payroll deduction is the only payment method available. Student permits will go on sale in early September, and credit card and e-check payments will be accepted at that time. In addition, students will be able to purchase online guest permits for visitors.

Emergency Response Guide
Public Safety has published a guide for members of the Tufts Community with instructions for handling a variety of emergencies which may affect a Tufts campus. The ERG is available through the Emergency Preparedness web site.

Welcome

Welcome to the Tufts University Department of Public & Environmental Safety. The development of this home page was the collective effort of many members of our staff. I am grateful for their contributions. Our department consists of several organizations responsible for safety, security and loss prevention on the three campuses of Tufts University. Among these are the Tufts University Police Department, Environmental Health & Safety, Fire Safety and Tufts Emergency Medical Services (TEMS). In addition, Public Safety Administrative Services encompasses parking services, shuttle services, photo ID cards and access systems. As you review our home page, I would appreciate hearing from you on any suggestions to improve this presentation.

Sincerely,

Kevin C. Maguire
Director of Public & Environmental Safety

Police Accreditation

Mass Accreditation Seal

The Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission awarded accreditation status to the Tufts University Police Department on June 17, 2005 . The department was re-accredited on January 8, 2009 and most recently on September 29, 2011. The commission voted to make Tufts the eighteenth department in the commonwealth to achieve this prestigious recognition. Tufts remains one of only eight Massachusetts campus law enforcement agencies that are accredited.