Campus Safety Resources

The Campus Crime Line (605.274.5000) provides students, staff and faculty with an avenue to anonymously report criminal activity on or around campus. Callers can leave information anonymously or leave their name and contact information for officers to follow up.

If you have information related to a crime that occurred off campus, the Department of Campus Safety works closely with the Sioux Falls Police Department (SFPD), or provide a tip to Crime Stoppers of the Sioux Empire at 605.367.7007.

Several Emergency Assistance Phones are located throughout Augustana University's campus. To dial the Augustana Department of Campus Safety Dispatch & Security Center and activate a blue strobe light, press the phone’s “emergency” button. A campus safety officer will respond, even if nothing is communicated to the dispatcher. The emergency button should only be used for actual or perceived emergency situations.

Local calls can be made on the emergency phones using the black “call” button, but others nearby will be able to hear your conversation. In the unlikely event there is an emergency phone malfunction, contact the AU Department of Campus Safety.
 

The Augustana Department of Campus Safety acts as a first responder for medical emergencies on campus. Medical emergencies on campus are also handled by Sioux Falls Fire Rescue (SFFR) and PatientCare EMS Solutions — an ambulance service.

Augustana Campus Safety officers are trained in CPR, the use of Automated External Defibrillators (AED) and basic first-responder first aid. The AU Department of Campus Safety maintains the AEDs located around campus and, in cooperation with the AU’s employee health educator, sponsors several CPR/AED classes throughout the calendar year for students, staff and faculty.
 

Annually, the Augustana Department of Campus Safety provides many ways to improve fire safety on campus, including:

• Annual Residence Life Fire Safety Academy
• Fire Extinguisher Training
• Annual Recreational Services Staff Fire Training
• CPR & AED Classes
• Fire Drills & Life Safety Inspections
• Participation in September Campus Fire Safety Month
• Working Closely With SFFR

Augustana publishes an annual report outlining security and fire safety information, along with student housing fire and crime statistics for campus. A printed copy of this report is available at the AU Department of Campus Safety in the Morrison Commons.

Students, staff and faculty who need a jumpstart for their vehicle battery may call the Augustana Department of Campus Safety 24 hours a day.

A personal protection escort service is available to students, staff and faculty 24 hours a day. Escorts are not to be used for convenience purposes, but to enable the campus community to travel on campus and within the campus neighborhood with a greater sense of security. Request an escort by calling the Augustana Department of Campus Safety.