Officers are trained in accordance with KRS 15.380(1)(d). Through KRS 164.955, Kentucky State University Police Officers have the same police authority as any other law enforcement officer while on the campus and within our jurisdiction. We are a full service agency and operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and 365 days a year. While the majority of police activities focus on crime prevention, we fully utilize our investigative and arrest powers when violations of criminal law occur within our jurisdiction.

The following report provides important information including, but not limited to, campus safety and security, services and programs offered, evacuation policies and procedures, and fire safety. Additionally, crime statistics and fire-related statistics are also included in the report.

We suggest that you review this report carefully. Creating and fostering a safe campus environment is a shared responsibility within our community and we need your help. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call our University Police Department at (502) 597-6878.

Definition of Terms

The following definitions may be helpful when reading this report. These definitions are taken from part 668 of title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

1. Awareness programs: Community wide or audience specific programming, initiatives, and strategies that increase audience knowledge and share information and resources to prevent violence, promote safety, and reduce perpetration.
2. Business day: Monday through Friday, excluding any day when the institution is closed.
3. Bystander intervention: Safe and positive options that may be carried out by an individual or individuals to prevent harm or intervene when there is a risk of dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Bystander intervention includes recognizing situations of potential harm, understanding institutional structures and cultural conditions that facilitate violence, overcoming barriers to intervening, identifying safe and effective intervention options, and taking action to intervene.
4. Campus: Kentucky State University campus consists of any building or property owned or