
UNCW Police Department
The UNCW Police Department is located on the East side of campus, on Lionfish Drive, and is open 24 hours a day. Police officers patrol the campus seven days a week, 365 days a year. The primary objective of the UNCW Police Department is to provide a safe and secure environment within which students, faculty, and staff can live, learn, and work. The department is comprised of two divisions - Operations and Support. The officers who staff these divisions are duly sworn, certified, armed, and empowered with the same authority as other local law enforcement officers in the State of North Carolina as regulated by the North Carolina Department of Justice.
Telecommunicators, program managers and command-level personnel provide administrative support for the various divisions. The department also employs 5 full-time and approximately 10 part-time security guards who assist community members by performing building patrols, area patrols, escorts, and access to other departmental services.
You may also contact the UNCW Police Department by email at police@uncw.edu
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News & Events
Congratulations to Captain Chris Padgett on your upcoming retirement! You will be missed. Serving UNCW from 01/12/2007 - 02/01/2022
Police Alert
Sign Up for Emergency Notifications:
Parent/Community
Students and Employees
- Safety Tips
- Medicine Drop Box
- Come Work for Us
Hiring is suspended for the time being. - Coffee with a Cop
No agendas, just coffee and conversation. We will resume our program this fall with sessions held on the second Thursday of each month from 9:00 - 10:30. Location to be determined...stay tuned. - FBI: Countering Violent Extremism
- Wilmington Crime Map
- Active Shooter/Attacker Training
Contact Us
Emergency: Dial 911 from any UNCW extension, including courtesy phones
Non-Emergency: 910.962.2222
police@uncw.edu
Quick Links
- Special Event Security Request Form
- Police Alert
- Important Numbers
- Crime Log
- News Releases can be viewed at UNCW News & Events Site
- What to do about Sexual Assault
- RAD (Rape Aggression Defense) for Women
- RAD (Resisting Aggression with Defense) for Men
- Interactive Campus Map
- Are You Being Stalked? (PDF)
- UNCW Police Ride Along Requst
- UNCW Police Record Request
- Fire Safety Report
- Suspicious Packages (PDF)
Policies
- Crime Reporting, Timely Warning, and Emergency Response Procedures
- Student Gender-Based/Sexual Misconduct Policy
- Missing Residential Student
- Alcohol Policy
- Illegal Drugs Policy
- Special Event Security Policy
- Protection of Minors Policy
- H&RL Campus Living Handbook
- NC Sex Offender Registry
- Weapons On Campus
- EH&S