POLICY ON REPORTING CRIME: YOUR ROLE IN SAFETY ON CAMPUS
You can help keep the Western Carolina University campus a safe place for yourself
and others by promptly reporting crimes or suspicious circumstances. If you witness
a crime, it is your responsibility to report the crime to the University Police. All
state of North Carolina employees are required by law to report incidents of theft,
misuse, or abuse of state property within 72 hours to University Police. The University
Police Office is located in room 111 of the Cordelia Camp Building Annex. You may
talk to University Police officers on their car and foot patrols, you may use the
campus's twenty-four-hour 911 service to call for assistance or report incidents,
you may use one of the blue light call boxes, or for non-emergencies you may call
828-227-7301. It is University Police policy to investigate every report. If technical
expertise or additional investigative help is needed, the N.C. State Bureau of Investigation
(SBI) may be called to assist.
If crimes happen off campus, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department is likely to be the primary investigative agency with WCU investigators providing support if requested. From an off-campus phone you my reach the Sheriff’s office in an emergency by dialing 911. From on-campus phones and for off-campus non-emergencies you may reach the Sheriff's office by calling 828-586-1911.
Persons who are victimized while on the premises of the Cherokee Center should report the incident to the Cherokee Police Department at 828-497-4131 and to the Director of the Cherokee Center at 828-497-7920. The Director of the Cherokee Center will notify the WCU Police so that accurate statistics may be compiled.
WCU students and faculty at the Programs at Biltmore Park should report incidents to the Biltmore Park Security by calling 828-450-6993. The Director of the Programs at Biltmore Park will notify the WCU Police so that accurate statistics may be compiled.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL:
UNIVERSITY POLICE--828-227-7301
JACKSON COUNTY SHERIFF--828-586-1911
SYLVA POLICE DEPARTMENT--828-586-2916