Campus Safety Information and Resources

Police & Public Safety: UM-Dearborn Police Department serves the campus community 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Location and Contact Information:

1300 Campus Support Services Building (CSS)
CSS Building Business Hours – 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
4901 Evergreen Road
Dearborn, MI 48128
313-593-5333

Captain James Knittel, Interim Chief of Police & Director of Public Safety – knittelj@umich.edu
E-mail Requests – public-safety-requests-umd@umich.edu

In any emergency situation dial 911

Title IX Office:  UM-Dearborn’s Title IX functions are housed within the Human Resources & Institutional Equity Offices.

In any emergency situation dial 911

Location and Contact Information:

1020 Administration Building (AB)
Administration Building Business Hours – 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
4901 Evergreen Road
Dearborn, MI 48128

Anita Green, Special Counsel to the Chancellor for Inclusion & Institutional Equity Officer – ujima@umich.edu or 313-593-5190

UM-Dearborn Police Department is a full service law enforcement agency, providing emergency and non-emergency response campus wide 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. UM-Dearborn Police Department officers patrol campus buildings, parking lots and other campus grounds. Patrols are conducted by officers on foot, on bike and in motor vehicles 24 hours a day, seven days a week year-round.

Additional security services include:

• Vehicle assistance

• Automobile accident reports

• Emergency Notifications sent via text, email or phone call.

• Safety escort services

• Medical assistance and injury reports

• Building surveillance

• Crime prevention and security awareness programs

Please dial 313-593-5333 to utilize any of the above services while on campus.

UM-Dearborn is committed to ensuring the safety of all students, faculty, staff and visitors. The university’s Minors on Campus Policy promotes the health, wellness, safety and security of children who are entrusted to the university’s care, custody and control or who participate in programs held on university property. Additionally, the university has policies focused on protecting minors involved in research.

Please visit the University of Michigan’s Children on Campus page for additional information.

UM-Dearborn provides a holistic suite of resources for survivors of sexual assault or sexual abuse. Some of the primary resources, assistance and information provided by the university include:

• Assist in reporting to on or off-campus law enforcement or initiating university disciplinary proceedings

• Information and support through the Office of Counseling Services. This office is a legally protected, confidential resource

• Information on preserving evidence

• Academic accommodations are provided, such as rescheduling exams, adjusting class schedules to avoid contact with the respondent, etc.

• Change in work situations, such as relocation to provide a more private or secure location, additional security measures, etc.

• Ability for the university to implement no contact instructions

• Escorts by the campus Police Department between classes, to vehicles and to other university activities

• Women’s Resource Center, which serves as a resource and referral center and provides programming to assist students, faculty, staff, and community members (available to women and men)

Reporting Options for Sexual Misconduct and Assault

By Phone
To report an incident by phone call 313-593-5190.

This number is staffed Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Incidents reported outside of business hours will be received the following business day.

In-person
Office of Institutional Equity
1020 Administration Building, Suite 1020
4901 Evergreen Road
Dearborn, MI 48128
313-593-5190
Email: humanresourcesdearborn@umich.edu

Confidential Reporting
Counseling Services
2157 University Center
4901 Evergreen Rd, 2157 UC
Dearborn, MI 48128
313-593-5430
Email: umd-counseling@umich.edu

UM-Dearborn Police Department
The university strongly encourages anyone who believes they experienced a sexual assault (or any other crime) to make a report to the UM-Dearborn Police Department.

University of Michigan-Dearborn
Department of Police and Public Safety
1300 Campus Support Services Building
4901 Evergreen Road
Dearborn, MI 48128
313-593-5333
Email: public-safety-requests-UMD@umich.edu

For more information see the Student Sexual Misconduct Policy.

External resources and information available to complainants includes:

Wayne County-SAFE
Wayne County SAFE provides those affected by sexual assault with immediate and ongoing comprehensive services, at no cost, that encourage survivor healing and empowerment, promotes public awareness and leads social change.
Phone: 313-964-9701
Email: info@wcsafe.org

First Step-Western Wayne County
PEACEFUL FAMILIES, SAFE COMMUNITIES
Since 1978, First Step has been working for peaceful families and safe communities in Wayne County, Michigan. First Step is the only non-profit agency in out-Wayne County providing comprehensive services for victims of domestic and sexual violence.
24 hour crisis line: 888-453-5900

ACCESS
ACCESS (Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services) has been serving the community for more than 40 years. Founded by a group of dedicated volunteers in 1971 out of a storefront in Dearborn’s impoverished south end, ACCESS was created to assist the Arab immigrant population adapt to life in the United States.
Phone: 313-216-2229

Haven-Oakland County
As Oakland County’s only comprehensive program for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, HAVEN provides shelter, counseling, advocacy and educational programming to nearly 20,000 people each year.
24 hour crisis line: 877-922-1274

SAFE House Center-Washtenaw County
SafeHouse Center provides support for those impacted by domestic violence or sexual assault. SafeHouse provides free and confidential services for any person victimized that lives or works in Washtenaw County. Our services include emergency shelter for those in danger of being hurt or killed, counseling, legal advocacy, support groups, and especially, hope.
24 Hour Helpline: 734-995-5444

Turning Point-Macomb County
Turning Point’s mission is to provide programs and resources that enable victims/survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault to regain control of their lives.
24 hour crisis line: 586-463-6990

Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center
SAPAC promotes social change and activism on two levels: through the professional services we provide to the University of Michigan community, and through student leadership development wherein students help students as peers. We believe that women and men must work together to eradicate sexual assault, stalking, sexual harassment, and intimate partner violence and that this necessitates activism in many areas, including education, advocacy, crisis-intervention, safety-building, bystander intervention and policy development.
Crisis Line: 734-936-3333
Email: sapac@umich.edu

Faculty and Staff Counseling and Consultation Office (FASCCO)
For staff, faculty and their immediate family members; provides short-term counseling, personalized coaching and educational presentations.
Phone: 734-936-8600

Equality Michigan (LGBTQ) - Department of Victim Services
The Department of Victim Services (DVS) at EQMI provides dedicated survivor-centered services to LGBTQ, SGL, and individuals living with HIV who have experienced violence, discrimination, and harassment.EQMI DVS works to increase self-determination, safety, and power for people who have been harmed.
Phone: 313-537-7000

Affirmations (LGBTQ)
Affirmations provides a welcoming space where people of all sexual orientations, gender identities & expressions, and cultures can find support and unconditional acceptance, and where they can learn, grow, socialize and feel safe!
Phone: 248-398-7105

Community Health & Social Services (LA VIDA)
LA VIDA Partnership, a community program of CHASS Center, is a domestic violence and sexual assault intervention and prevention program that provides linguistically and culturally appropriate services and resources targeted to Latino/a youth and families in Southwest Detroit and Southeast Michigan. All services are provided in English and Spanish.
Phone: 313-849-3920

RAINN – Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network National Hotline
RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) is the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization. RAINN created and operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline in partnership with more than 1,000 local sexual assault service providers across the country and operates the DoD Safe Helpline for the Department of Defense. RAINN also carries out programs to prevent sexual violence, help victims, and ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice.
24-hr Phone: 800-656-4673

“A Resource Handbook for Campus Sexual Assault Survivors, Friends and Family”

“A Resource Handbook for Campus Sexual Assault Survivors, Friends and Family” (ADA accessible)

UM-Dearborn Police Department prepares the Annual Security Report to comply with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act. Campus crime, arrest and referral statistics include those gathered via incident reports within our department as well as statistics reported to the UM-Dearborn Police Department via Campus Security Authorities (CSAs) and statistics received from local law enforcement agencies.

UM-Dearborn 2017-2018 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report

You may also view the crime statistics for our campus via the US Department of Education - Clery Crime Statistics Tool.