University polices exist to provide a basis for quality campus life and for setting a standard for all members of the community conducive to achieving the objectives of the University. This page contains excerpts from university policies as they relate to issues of safety and security. For your safety and the safety of others, please read and become familiar with these polices.
Security
General Information
Security Mission Statement
North Central University's Security Department exists to serve our community by providing a courteous, professional staff, who will protect, assist in crime prevention, report unsafe situations and assist North Central in their overall mission to provide a safe environment for the finest educational experience.
Important On-Campus Numbers:
| Security Emergency | 612.343.4444 |
| Security Office (non-emergency) | 612.343.4445 |
| Dean of Resident Life | 612.343.4179 |
| Miller Hall Resident Dean 612.343.4187 | 612.343.4187 |
| Carlson Hall Resident Dean | 612.343.4189 |
| Campus Apt./Mensing Hall Resident Dean | 612.343.4168 |
| Phillipps Hall Resident Dean | 612.343.4188 |
Off-Campus Numbers:
| Emergency | 911 |
| Police Tele-Service Reporting | 311 |
| Minneapolis Police Department Non-Emergency | 311 |
| Fire Department Non-Emergency | 311 |
Message from the Director
This information provides Crime and Safety information to North Central University students, faculty, and staff. This information is also in accordance with the Campus Security Act of 1990.
The Security Department would like to see every member of the North Central community work together to make the university a safer place. The following information will inform you of various policies and procedures, which could affect you. Training in personal safety awareness and responsibility is available to every student, staff, and faculty. We hope that everyone takes advantage of this training. The Security Department is here to serve you.
If you have any questions concerning Security, please contact Mike Cappelli at 612-343-4445 or stop by the Security Office located in Miller Hall.
Sincerely,
Mike Cappelli
Director of Campus Safety and Security
Services
- Campus Safety & Security
- Shuttle and Walking Escorts
- Guest Check-in
- Parking Permits
More information about some of these services can be found by clicking here.
Contact
Our office is located on the ground floor of Miller Hall, just inside the main entrance24/7 ; Business hours 8-4:30 weekdays.
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(612) 343-4445
Security Update
Minneapolis Police Department provides information on personal safety at http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/police/crime-prevention/docs/KEYSPS.pdf. Please visit this link for helpful information.
Incident: Robbery Close to Campus
Thursday, August 19th, 2010The Minneapolis Police Department has informed the North Central Security Department of an incident that occurred Wednesday evening between 9:30 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. A female was robbed while walking alone on 14th Street near Chicago and Park Avenues. No further information was provided to the Security Department.
Due to construction, there is less traffic in this area, and it is more secluded. Please use caution when walking alone and be sure to keep your valuables out of sight. If you have any information pertaining to this robbery please contact the Minneapolis Police Department at 612.673.3081.
North Central Security provides information to assist our community in working towards a safer environment. When an incident or cause for concern occurs, the Security Department will send out an update regarding the incident.
Safety tips on protecting yourself:
- Obtain an escort by the Security Department and always walk in groups of three or more.
- Remember that you are in a city and the risk of incidents increase between dusk and dawn.
- Go with your underlying feelings. If you are perceiving a potential situation try to remove yourself as quickly as possible.
- If held at gunpoint, cooperate as much as possible unless cooperating would place you in greater harm. Do not go with an assailant to another location.
- Be aware of your surroundings at all times. If you feel uneasy, immediately proceed to a more populated area.
- If you are assaulted in any way, be aware of your assailants. Look at their clothing and face, listen to their voice, notice anything about their demeanor that will assist you in later identifying them.
North Central Security is available for escorts 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
Call: 612.343.4445
Incident: Robbery and Sexual Assault Close to Campus
Monday, August 9th, 2010North Central has recently learned of two incidents that occurred over the weekend. “Two females were sexually assaulted, beaten and robbed in the area of 14th Street near Portland and Chicago Avenues Friday night in separate incidents, Minneapolis Police said. In both cases, the victim was walking alone when she was attacked from behind. The assaults occurred between 7 p.m. Friday and 6:30 a.m. Saturday” (Star Tribune).
Due to construction, there is less traffic in this area, and it is more secluded. Please use caution when walking alone and be sure to keep your valuables out of sight. If you have any information pertaining to any of these sexual assaults please contact the Minneapolis Police Department at 612.673.3081.
North Central Security provides information to assist our community in working towards a safer environment. When an incident or cause for concern occurs, the Security Department will send out an update regarding the incident.
Safety tips on protecting yourself:
- Obtain an escort by the Security Department and always walk in groups of three or more.
- Remember that you are in a city and the risk of incidents increase between dusk and dawn.
- Go with your underlying feelings. If you are perceiving a potential situation try to remove yourself as quickly as possible.
- If held at gunpoint, cooperate as much as possible unless cooperating would place you in greater harm. Do not go with an assailant to another location.
- Be aware of your surroundings at all times. If you feel uneasy, immediately proceed to a more populated area.
- If you are assaulted in any way, be aware of your assailants. Look at their clothing and face, listen to their voice, notice anything about their demeanor that will assist you in later identifying them.
North Central Security is available for escorts 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
Call: 612.343.4445
Security Alert: Robbery Near Campus
Monday, July 12th, 2010North Central Security provides information to assist our community in working towards a safer environment. When an incident or cause for concern occurs, the Security Department will send out an update regarding the incident.
North Central University Security Department received notification from the Minneapolis Police Department that several robberies occurred close to campus Wednesday, July 7th 2010. Please use caution when walking alone and be sure to keep your valuables out of sight. If you have any information pertaining any of these robberies please contact the Minneapolis Police Department at 612.673.3081.
Safety tips on protecting yourself:
- Obtain an escort by the Security Department and always walk in groups of three or more.
- Remember that you are in a city and the risk of incidents increase between dusk and dawn.
- Go with your underlying feelings. If you are perceiving a potential situation try to remove yourself as quickly as possible.
- If held at gunpoint, cooperate as much as possible unless cooperating would place you in greater harm. Do not go with an assailant to another location.
- Be aware of your surroundings at all times. If you feel uneasy, immediately proceed to a more populated area.
- If you are assaulted in any way, be aware of your assailants. Look at their clothing and face, listen to their voice, notice anything about their demeanor that will assist you in later identifying them.
North Central Security is available for escorts 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
Call: 612.343.4445
Security Alert: Mugging On-Campus
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010North Central Security provides information to assist our community in working towards a safer environment. When an incident or cause for concern occurs, the Security Department will send out an update regarding the incident.
North Central University Security Department received notification from a NCU constituent that they were mugged by the Del KingsriterCenter around 6am June 1st, 2010. The victim was crossing 10th and Centennial place and was approached by two African American males – medium build, late teens/early 20s, one with corn-row braids and the other with short hair. The subjects threw a punch and attempted to grab the constituent’s bag. The police were notified of the incident, if you have any information regarding this situation, please contact the Minneapolis Police Department at 612.673.3081.
Safety tips on protecting yourself:
•Obtain an escort by the Security Department and always walk in groups of three or more.
•Remember that you are in a city and the risk of incidents increase between dusk and dawn.
•Go with your underlying feelings. If you are perceiving a potential situation try to remove yourself as quickly as possible.
•If held at gunpoint, cooperate as much as possible unless cooperating would place you in greater harm. Do not go with an assailant to another location.
•Be aware of your surroundings at all times. If you feel uneasy, immediately proceed to a more populated area.
•If you are assaulted in any way, be aware of your assailants. Look at their clothing and face, listen to their voice, notice anything about their demeanor that will assist you in later identifying them.
North Central Security is available for escorts 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
Call: 612.343.4445
Robbery Close to Campus
Monday, May 3rd, 2010North Central Security provides information to assist our community in working towards a safer environment. When an incident or cause for concern occurs, the Security Department will send out an update regarding the incident.
North Central University Security Department received notification from the Minneapolis Police Department that two separate incidents occurred close to campus over the weekend of April 30-May 1st, 2010. On Friday a robbery occurred at 17th and Chicago and on Sunday a robbery occurred at 15th and Chicago. Police were able to apprehend the assailant involved in the Sunday incident. If you have any information about either of these incidents please contact the Minneapolis Police Department at 612.673.3081.
Safety tips on protecting yourself:
- Obtain an escort by the Security Department and always walk in groups of three or more.
- Remember that you are in a city and the risk of incidents increase between dusk and dawn.
- Go with your underlying feelings. If you are perceiving a potential situation try to remove yourself as quickly as possible.
- If held at gunpoint, cooperate as much as possible unless cooperating would place you in greater harm. Do not go with an assailant to another location.
- Be aware of your surroundings at all times. If you feel uneasy, immediately proceed to a more populated area.
- If you are assaulted in any way, be aware of your assailants. Look at their clothing and face, listen to their voice, notice anything about their demeanor that will assist you in later identifying them.
North Central Security is available for escorts 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
Call: 612.343.4445
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The following statistics, provided in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, are for your information. Security calculates the statistics on a calendar year basis and includes crimes/arrests that occurred on the campus of North Central University, property owned/controlled by students or student organizations recognized by the university, and on public property adjacent to our property used on a regular basis by North Central. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Security Department at 612.343.4445.
Also: See crime statistics compiled by the Minneapolis Police Department (NCU is located in Precinct 1).
Points to Consider
There are problems with using crime data alone to judge if a certain address is a good place to live. Please consider the following:
- Comparing raw numbers of crimes in two areas to decide which is more safer is difficult. The same number of incidents means different things in different areas. Some neighborhoods, such as those near downtown, have many people moving through them every day. Other neighborhoods have relatively few people in them during the day. Three daytime assaults in a quiet, outlying neighborhood might be a major crime problem; three daytime assaults near downtown might by typical or even low. This makes it difficult to compare areas just on the number of crimes.
- No one can predict solely on the basis of past data exactly where crime will occur in the future. This makes it difficult to choose a house or a block that will always be “safe.”
- People do not always report crime to the police - as much as 50 percent of some types of crime may go unreported. Some people do not report crimes they consider "minor," and that is an individual decision. Historically, some groups of people have been more likely to report crime to the police than other groups.
- People are often most afraid of crimes committed by strangers. However, friends, acquaintances, and family members commit many crimes. Both stranger and non-stranger crimes are included in most of the data we provide to you.
- Occasionally, programming or human errors cause crimes to be placed at the wrong location on maps.
- Most importantly, many things that may make you feel unsafe do not get included in crime statistics. Everyone is different. You may feel uncomfortable in places with poor lighting or where there is a lot of noise, or where people hang out on street corners and ask for money. None of this shows up in our crime data.
- What feels "safe" is different for each person. It is important to trust your instincts. Instead of relying on numbers of crimes reported, we suggest you do the following to determine if your new home will feel safe for you.
Crimes Reported by North Central University and by Other Law Enforcement Agencies
This chart includes offenses that were reported to law enforcement agencies other than the University Security Department and from any official of the University who has significant responsibilities for student and campus activities. These offenses are compiled in accordance with the provisions of the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act.
* On Campus data includes data from the Residence Building category.
°Incident occurred in a newly acquired apartment
building between non-student occupants remaining in the building under the old
lease.
In the 2007 crime data there is a significant increase the “Burglary” crimes. Security has evidence that the same individual was involved in the burglary of 14 dorm rooms at different times. Legal action was taken against this person. After legal action was taken, no further burglaries were reported that semester.
Number of Arrests/Referrals for Select Offenses:
