Violence or Crime in Progress

  1. DO NOT TAKE UNNECESSARY CHANCES
    Do not interfere with:
    • Persons committing the crime/creating the disturbance
    • Law enforcement authorities on the scene
  2. If you are the victim of, are involved in, or witness any on-campus violation of the law such as an assault, robbery, theft, domestic violence, arson, hate crime, stalking, etc. that is in progress:
    Call UCI Police 9-1-1 or use a campus blue-light emergency phone IMMEDIATELY and provide the police dispatcher with the following information:
    • Nature of incident
    • Location of incident
    • Description of person(s) involved
    • Location of person(s) involved
    • If the person(s) left the scene, their direction of travel
    • What time the incident occurred
    • Your name, location, department, and extension number
  3. Get a good description of the suspect if personal safety allows. Note person's height, weight, gender, race, approximate age, clothing, method and direction of travel, and name if known. This provides vital information to investigating police officers. Should a suspect attempt to or get away in a vehicle, bicycle, etc., note the make and model, license number (if possible), color, outstanding characteristics (bumper stickers, dents, scratches, broken windows), etc.
  4. Remain where you are until a police officer arrives.