Safe & Secure

The University of Georgia’s annual Safe and Secure report for the campus community is produced by the University’s Police Department, the Clery Act Compliance Officer, Office of Legal Affairs, Division of Student Affairs, Division of Human Resources, and Division of Marketing & Communications. It includes policies and statistics as required by the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act (the “Clery Act”) and other federal laws and includes the University of Georgia’s Policy on Alcohol and Other Drugs. The University of Georgia (“UGA” or the “University”) has published on-campus crime statistics since 1969.

This report relates crimes as reported by the University of Georgia Police Department, the Athens-Clarke County Police, and other local law enforcement agencies at off-campus locations occupied or used primarily by students that have been determined to fit the guidelines for Clery geography, and provides information about the number of reports of alcohol, drug, and weapons violations referred to the UGA Office of Student Conduct during 2022, 2023 and 2024. The information in this report can also be found online.

If you have suggestions about information that should be included in future reports, or to request a paper copy, please call the Division of Marketing & Communications at 706-542-8090 or send an email to safeandsecure@uga.edu. If you have concerns about campus security issues, call one of the following, depending on your location:

• If the event of concern is located on UGA’s main campus in Athens-Clarke County, contact the UGA Police Department at 706-542-2200, or call 911 in case of an emergency. If the event of concern is off-campus, or if you would like more information about crime statistics for the off-campus areas of Athens-Clarke County, call the Athens-Clarke County Police Department at 706-613-3330.
•  If the event of concern is located on UGA’s Griffin Campus in Griffin, Georgia, call the UGA Police Department at 706-542-2200 or on call security at 770-412-3008. You can also contact the City of Griffin Police Department at 770-229-6450 or call 911 in the case of an emergency.
• If the event of concern is located on UGA’s Gwinnett Campus in Gwinnett County, Georgia, contact the UGA Police Department at 706-542-2200. You can also contact the Gwinnett County Police Department at 770-513-5000 or call 911 in the case of an emergency.
• If the event of concern is located on UGA’s Tifton Campus in Tifton, Georgia, contact the Police Department of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, which borders the UGA Tifton campus, at 229-391-5060. You can also contact the City of Tifton Police Department at 229-382-3132, the UGA Police Department at 706-542-2200, or call 911 in the case of an emergency.

This report is intended to provide a general description of the University’s security arrangements. It is not intended to serve, and should not be viewed as, a contractual agreement between the University and the recipient. Security procedures are subject to change without notice.

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