Core Values:

The Kentucky State University Police Department is committed to integrity, accountability, respect, customer service and professionalism. As a commitment to the community, we honor these core values:

  • Integrity: The University Police Department is committed to ethical and honorable behavior.
  • Accountability: Our staff will utilize all resources necessary to properly serve and accommodate the community, while maintaining a commitment of responsibility and accountability for our service.
  • Respect: Kentucky State University staff will treat everyone, regardless of their ethnicity or cultural diversities, with respect and dignity.
  • Professionalism: We are committed to providing excellent professional service while maintaining high standards of training and expertise.
  • Customer Service: The police department will respond to any need with a commitment to provide a high quality of professionalism and respect.

Training:

Our police department hires the most qualified law enforcement and civilian employees to ensure the safety and security of this campus. All police officers and dispatchers are trained and certified by the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training Center (DOCJT) in Richmond, Kentucky, which is accredited through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies and the International Association of Continuing Education and Training.

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.

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