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  • Community Crime Map Returns

    hedman.11@osu.edu | January 9, 2025
    The Community Crime Map is once again active as the spring semester begins at Ohio State. The map, which consists of statistics from the Columbus Division of Police (CPD), was offline during the fall due to a ransomware attack on the City of Columbus and its data.Now restored, the third-party Lexis Nexis service pulls data from the CPD crime log and populates a map showing off-campus crime report...
    map showing University District boundaries and crime types

  • Be Prepared for Winter Weather

    holman.126@osu.edu | January 2, 2025
    Safety is the university’s top priority and Facilities Operations and Development (FOD), CampusParc, Transportation and Traffic Management (TTM) and the Department of Public Safety work together to offer services during the winter months to keep you safe. As snow and ice start to collect, FOD teams are dispatched to treat campus roadways and sidewalks. They remain on campus throughout the day and...
    Orton Hall covered in snow with text to the side reading "Be prepared for winter weather"

  • OSUPD Empowerment and Self-Defense Training

    holman.126@osu.edu | December 30, 2024
    Register for OSUPD’s free Empowerment and Self-Defense Training. Taught by certified instructors, this comprehensive, one-day course begins with awareness education, prevention, risk reduction and risk avoidance, and progresses to the basics of hands-on defense training. Multiple classes are available during spring semester and will be held on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Spaces are limited....
    self-defense course

  • Toys for Tots Drive Benefits Volunteers and Community Alike

    rahe.21@osu.edu | December 3, 2024
    Having always been an active volunteer in her community, Detective Susan Liu wanted to do something equally impactful as part of her employment with The Ohio State University’s Department of Public Safety (DPS).She wanted to find something that would allow her and her coworkers to humbly give back to the community without a lot of fanfare. From her previous volunteer experience, she knew of Toys ...
    K9 Leo poses in front of all the toys that were donated through the Toys for Tots donation event.

  • OSUPD Officers Recognized During First Responder Appreciation Game

    mckivergan.1@osu.edu | November 26, 2024
    First responders were recognized on the field at Ohio Stadium as the Buckeyes beat the Indiana Hoosiers. Supervisor of the year, Lt. Tom Shankle, and officer of the year, Adriene Ward, brought their loved ones on the field with them as the crowd applauded their commitment to public safety. Other agencies including the Columbus Police Division, Columbus Fire, Ohio State Highway Patrol and others w...
    Lt. Shankle and Officer Ward waving at a crowd while smiling.

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