Crime Notices

Crime Notices are timely notices about certain violent crimes that occur off campus but within the UCPD extended patrol area. As of September 15, 2024, crime notices are sent via push notifications on the UChicago Safe Mobile Safety App. The new method is intended to improve the timeliness of Crime Notices and increase access to the notices on mobile devices.

Crime notices are also posted on social media to UChicagoSafe’s Instagram, Facebook, and X pages.

An archive of crime notices dating back to 2023 can be found the Department of Safety & Security’s News and Alert page.

Crime Notices are sent for the following three types of off-campus crimes reported to the UCPD:

  • Homicides.
  • Confirmed shootings of persons.
  • Patterns of robberies. Patterns are defined as three or more incidents with characteristics that suggest they may be related.

Other violent crimes are reported in the opt-in UCPD Daily Crime Bulletin. Subscribe.

A complete list of all crimes reported to the University of Chicago Police Department can be found on the UCPD Daily Crime Log.

Crime Notices FAQs

  • Crime notices are timely notices about certain violent crimes that occur off campus but within UCPD’s extended patrol area and are reported to UCPD. These notices are sent for three types of crime: Homicides, confirmed shootings of people, and patterns of robberies.

  • Patterns of robberies are defined as three or more instances of a crime with characteristics that suggest they may be related.

  • Crime notices are sent within the UCPD’s extended patrol area, the boundaries being 37th Street to the north to 65th Street in the south, and Cottage Grove Avenue in the west to DuSable Lake Shore Drive in the east.

  • You can find other opt-in crime notifications on the Department of Safety & Security’s Stay Informed webpage.

  • An archive of UCPD crime notifications dating back to 2023 can be found on the DSS News & Alerts page. Crime notifications are also posted on social media to UChicagoSafe’s Instagram, Facebook, and X pages. There is also a push notification history section within the UChicago Safe Mobile App.

  • In the app, go to “about/preferences” and select “notification settings.” Hit the “enable/disable notifications” button on your screen, which will turn push notifications on and off.