University Police

Developing a safe and secure environment in an academic institution is the responsibility of the entire community. Within our community, the Department of Public Safety is assigned the primary responsibility to identify programs, methods, and approaches to assist the institution toward achieving a reasonably safe and secure environment. Therefore, the Department is expected to be the leader in this area. The Department exists for one main purpose and that is to support the goals of the higher education community. It exists to assist those who seek and those who impart knowledge, as well as those who provide support to the mission of the institution. The Department endeavors to preserve an environment where diverse social, cultural, and academic values are allowed to develop and prosper. All members of the Department are expected to actively participate in the achievement of our goals and in the service of the university. For it is only through our collective efforts that our mission will be accomplished.

Safety Alerts

• Robbery 04/27/12 – SA12-3CPM April 27, 2012
  On April 27, 2012 the Tufts University Police received a call regarding an incident that occurred immediately adjacent to campus, on Capen Street, which runs off of Winthrop Street in Medford, Ma. The victim reported at approximately 2:15 a.m. on April 27, 2012, he was walking on Capen Street when a person came up behind [...]
• Pedestrian Safety Notice March 3, 2012
  The Tufts Department of Public and Environmental Safety would like to bring to your attention two recent accidents involving University community members and motor vehicle operators that have occurred on city streets adjacent to campus. We are doing this in order to raise awareness of the hazards that pedestrians face while walking, especially after dark, [...]
• Robbery 1/12/12 – SA12-1-CPM January 12, 2012
  On January 12, 2012, the Somerville Police Department notified Tufts University Police of an incident that occurred immediately adjacent to campus, on Conwell Avenue, which runs off of Curtis Street in Somerville. The Somerville Police reported the following information: at approximately 8:33 pm on January 11, 2012, a female Tufts student stated that as she [...]