UofM Police Services Introduces University Crime Information Center  

Enhanced Technology Leads to Safer Campus Community, Bolsters Officers’ Effectiveness  

September 3, 2024 — University of Memphis Police Services recently unveiled its new University Crime Information Center, strengthening its commitment to ensure the well-being of the campus community as students, faculty and staff fill the campus for the Fall 2024 semester. 

The University Crime Information Center (UCIC) is a technology-infused hub that operates year-round to provide real-time data, enabling UofM Police Services to respond quickly and proactively to on-campus events and stop crime in its tracks. 

“The mission of our University Crime Information Center is to provide our agency with the ability to capitalize on a wide and expanding range of internal technologies, which allows for efficient and effective policing for our University community,” said UofM Police Chief Keith Humphrey. “The center will be a repository for our technology resources that are utilized to ensure the safety of our campus.” 

UofM Police Services is currently hiring security specialists who will staff the center 24/7/365, Humphrey added. When he began his UofM role in February of this year, Humphrey said  that the University of Memphis community has a right to know how and why UofM Police Services performs its job.  

“Being transparent will confirm our department’s commitment to delivering unbiased, procedural justice, and 21st Century Policing philosophies,” he said.  

Among the features of the UCIC are: 

• 24/7 monitoring 

• Enhanced search capabilities, which is the ability to locate someone on campus by a description of what they are wearing 

• Suspicious activity alerts, which visually flags/alerts when something is suspicious 

• Virtual escorting, which is the ability to follow a person across the entire campus 
  
  

At the UofM and its Lambuth Campus, Humphrey and his team of approximately 70 employees ensure the University of Memphis is a safe place to learn, live and work. University police officers are responsible for providing all law enforcement services to the campus community, including students, faculty, staff and visitors.  

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