The Medical Center Public Safety Office is located at 650 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032; telephone: 212-305-8100. The Morningside Heights Public Safety Office is at 111 Low Library, 535 West 116th Street, New York, NY 10027; telephone: 212-854-2796; emergency number: 212-854-5555.

The University is required by federal law to publish an annual security report containing information with respect to campus security policies and statistics on the incidence of certain crimes on and around our campuses. This information is available in FACETS, the University student handbook (http://www.columbia.edu/cu/facets/), at the Web site for the United States Department of Education (http://ope.ed.gov/Security/search.asp), by requesting a copy of the report from: Campus Crime Report, Department of Public Safety, Columbia University, 111 Low Library, Mail Code 4301, 535 West 116th Street, New York, NY 10027; or on the Public Safety Web site (http://www.columbia.edu/cu/publicsafety/).

The dangers of living in New York City, and especially near the Medical Center, are greatly exaggerated. Common sense and a knowledge of how to safeguard yourself and your possessions provide a powerful defense against what hazards there are. The Columbia University Medical Center administration offers a series of informal seminars on security that can help you acquire “street smarts,” and both campus security and the local police precinct are eager to provide advice or real assistance. Columbia has enlarged and improved its security service, with increased outdoor and on-street guards and a roving patrol car. There is a Medical Center shuttle bus to take you to nearby housing, an escort service, and a shuttle bus to the Morningside Heights campus.

The CUMC Security Task Force, which meets regularly to examine security problems and initiate solutions, includes student members.

The College of Physicians and Surgeons is making every effort to ensure the security and safety of all its members.

All Columbia University buildings on the CUMC campus are under the direction of a centralized Columbia University Department of Public Safety. These C.U. buildings include the P&S Building, the Black Building, Georgian, Hammer Health Sciences Center (all on 168th street) and Bard Hall, Bard-Haven Towers, 80 Haven, 106 Haven and 154 Haven Avenue, The Russ Berrie Medical Science Pavilion and the Lasker Building.

All Columbia University buildings are patrolled by CU security twenty-four hours per day.