Any member of the university community who needs emergency help or medical assistance may contact police personnel, day or night, by dialing 911.
The non-emergency dispatch number (206-543-9331) contacts the 24-hour dispatch center.
The University Police Department is located at 1117 NE Boat Street, on the Southwest side of campus. Police personnel may be contacted at this address between the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, or call 206-543-0507. If you need to contact the police after hours or on weekends, call 206-543-9331 with non-emergencies, or 911 for emergencies.
Additionally, anyone can make a citizen's complaint or commendation. The procedure for making a Citizen Complaint or Commendation is available.
If you have been involved in an accident involving any vehicle leased or rented by the University of Washington, you must provide the UWPD with a SF-137 Accident Report Form. You can this request a form by clicking on this direct link to the SF-137 Accident Report Form.
The University Police Department complies with Public Law 108-21, Title II, Sec. 204 which is more commonly known as "Suzanne's Law". This law amends Section 3701(a) of the Crime Control Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 5779(a)) so that there is no waiting period before law enforcement agencies initiate an investigation of a missing person under the age of 21 and report the missing person to the National Crime Information Center of the Department of Justice.