If you have an emergency where there’s immediate danger, you should contact 911.
But what if it’s not an emergency? Examples of non-emergencies include:
- Property crime that happened in the past without suspects nearby, such as discovering your bike was stolen last night.
- Suspicious people or circumstances that do not pose an immediate risk.
- Noise complaint
- Vandalism
- Lost or found property
If you want to report a problem or concern about something at the UW campus in Seattle that is not an emergency, call the UW Police Department’s non-emergency number. Report a non-emergency: 206-685-8973 (UWPD).
Please use the non-emergency number to contact us instead of email. We may need to get specific information from you about the problem or crime, which is why we ask you to call the non-emergency number instead of emailing UWPD.
UWPD dispatchers answer the non-emergency line 24 hours a day, but emergency calls get priority. You can also report non-emergency crimes online.
We suggest you save the UWPD non-emergency number to your phone, 206-685-8973 (UWPD).