Campus Safety & Security at K-State

Crime statistics compiled annually by the K-State Office of Student Life show K-State is among the safest universities in the Big 12.

K-State is safe because faculty, students, and staff approach campus safety as a shared responsibility. K-State offers a range of safety programs to help keep their family safe at all hours of the day.

Some of these safety programs include:

• A well lit campus to help students be safe at night. 

• Wildcat Walk, a program where students can call an escort to walk them to their destination. Students walking from the library, parking garage or anywhere on campus can call (785) 395-SAFE (7233) and the escort will meet them at their location within minutes.

• SafeRide is a busing system that runs from 11pm - 3am on Thursday, Friday and Saturday to provide a safe ride home for students.

• K-State has an emergency notification system that broadcasts emergency alerts to offices, residence halls and academic buildings. Emergency alerts are also sent to student e-mail addresses and are posted on the K-State website. Students can also sign up to receive emergency text messages and phone calls in times of emergency. Family and friends can also receive these alerts by having their students sign them up at www.k-state.edu/its/eid. 

• K-State has emergency phones on campus that can be identified by a bright blue light. Students can use these to reach campus police who can be on site in minutes. 

• Video surveillance is available on campus and in parking lots.

• After 9pm the residence hall doors lock and students must swipe their K-State ID in order to enter the building. Only IDs of students who currently reside in the residence halls will work. 

• The K-State Police Department works on campus 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The department has 23 commissioned and non-commissioned officers.

K-State is dedicated to students having the best collegiate experience possible, and that includes safety. Theft is one of the most common crimes committed on campus, so K-State encourages students to be aware of their surroundings to protect themselves and their belongings.