California Campus Safety Plan 2024 (PDF, 309KB)
Systemwide Hate Crimes Report
Availability and location of Law Enforcement Assistance
The CSU Channel Islands Police Department (UPD) has primary law enforcement jurisdiction for all criminal incidents occurring on-campus. The UPD’s responsibility includes initial response, follow-up investigation, and resolution. UPD works in conjunction with outside agencies, such as the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, local fire departments and emergency medical services.
UPD is located in Placer Hall, adjacent to the A1 parking lot, and reports can be
made in the lobby 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
The UPD Communications Center serves as a full-time Public Safety Answering Point
(PSAP). The on-campus emergency telephone number is 9-1-1. Use this number for reporting
on-campus fires, criminal or suspicious activity, and medical or other emergencies.
This number goes directly to the UPD if dialed from a campus phone or cellular phone
when the number is dialed on campus. Our dispatchers are trained to respond appropriately
to emergencies of any nature.
The non-emergency telephone number to contact UPD is 805-437-8444. This number should
be utilized to obtain non-emergency services, on-campus police or other security services.
Special safeguards for facilities or activities
Generally, buildings are open Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m. and are closed on the weekends unless classes or other authorized functions are being held. All campus buildings are secured with an electronic access control system. Video surveillance is available in parking lots, buildings, open spaces, and residential facilities.
The campus employs additional safeguards for facilities, events, and activities. Uniformed
police officers, along with other public safety staff, remain on-duty 24 hours a day,
365 days a year and provide both preventative patrol and emergency response services.
The UPD updates its All-Hazards Emergency Management Plan annually and maintains a
comprehensive emergency notification platform that provides email, text, and voice
messaging during a campus emergency. UPD staff and special events specialists conduct
public safety reviews for significant special events held on campus and implement
risk management strategies as required.
The UPD coordinates with Facilities Services to ensure any building improvements or other new construction includes campus standard networked door locks and options for surveillance cameras and emergency notification loudspeakers.
The campus facilities are maintained by the Facilities Services department and are patrolled by the UPD. Facilities Management maintains the campus buildings, grounds, and roadways with a concern for safety and security. They inspect campus facilities regularly, respond to reports of potential safety and security hazards, and perform necessary repairs accordingly.
Public Safety Officers test the emergency phones regularly, recommend the trimming
of shrubbery for safety reasons, conduct periodic lighting surveys, and report other
security hazards to Facility Services. Emergency repairs approved by the Facility
Services Manager are completed after hours or on weekends. Repairs are prioritized
based on health and safety concerns, order of receipt, and extensiveness of repair.
Actions taken in the preceding 18 months to increase safety
As part of the Emergency Preparedness Enhancement Project (EPE), the UPD coordinated with the campus Lock Shop and Facilities Services to add 26 additional campus standard networked locks with an interior push button (IPB) lock feature to various classrooms and conference spaces. In addition, the Lock Shop added a IPB to 85 existing networked locks and programmed the locks accordingly. These added 101 campus standard locks will allow faculty, staff, and students the ability to manually secure a room from the inside in the event of an emergency.
Changes in safety precautions expected to be made during the next 24 months
- Upgrade additional 73 interior door locks to a networked camps standard lock in university classrooms, labs, conference rooms. The improved locks will be equipped with a feature which will allow individuals to manually lock doors from the inside in an emergency.
- Upgrade exterior 120 perimeter door locks to most buildings to a campus standard networked lock.
- Continue to enhance the university’s ability to deliver emergency messaging, the number of loudspeakers on campus will be increased, both indoors and outdoors, and networked digital display monitors equipped to present visual emergency messages will be strategically located inside campus buildings.
- Install additional surveillance cameras and campus standard networked locks to new buildings associated with the Gateway Hall Project. Implement License Plate Readers (LPR) program at the (3) ingress and egress locations on campus.
- Add appropriate staff (two officers and one dispatcher) to account for the increased population associated with East Campus, Anacapa Canyon Construction Project.
Records of On-Campus Crime
California State University campuses are required by California Education Code 67380(a)(1)(A) to compile records of all occurrences reported to campus police, campus security personnel, or campus safety authorities of, and arrests for, crimes that are committed on campus and that involve violence, hate violence, theft, destruction of property, illegal drugs, or alcohol intoxication, and to make this information available within two business days if requested by students, prospective students, employees, or the media. If you wish to request crime information, please contact University Police Department at 805-437-8444.