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Safety & Security Resources

Yale is located in the heart of a vibrant urban community, with all the arts, culture, and rich diversity of experience that city life brings. With city living, it is important to take steps to stay safe, and Yale invests in significant public safety resources.

Yale Security and the Yale Police Department keep students and other community members safe. Yale has over 500 Blue Phones scattered around campus, and students, faculty, and staff can also use the LiveSafe app to turn their own cellular devices into a safety device.

Yale School of Medicine's (YSM) Safety & Security Committee meets every other month and creates a dedicated forum for addressing safety and security concerns impacting the YSM community. This page provides information about how to share any safety/security concerns or ideas with the committee, as well as past meeting minutes, upcoming meeting dates, and a list of committee members.

YSM Safety and Security Committee

  • News & Progress Updates

    Safety & Security Update:

    Your safety and security are our top priority, so we are committed to keeping you informed about our ongoing efforts through YSM Safety and Security Update and our town hall meetings. We also provide updates through the Yale Alert system. Other topics covered include safe parking options, nighttime shuttle service, including a “To Door” option, and updates from the Safety & Security Committee to keep you safe and informed.

    Read all past issues of the Safety & Security Update

    YSM Safety & Security Committee Minutes

    Sample agenda topics: New Haven Primary Care Clinic; Patient Discharge in Clinical Buildings; One Long Wharf; South Frontage Road; Keypad readers; Safety & Security Communication; Yale Security; Leased properties, Blue lights; and more.

    Read all Safety & Security Committee minutes



  • Community Safety Town Halls

    Community Safety Town Halls is a series regarding continuing efforts to enhance safety and security on the Yale School of Medicine (YSM) and Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH) campus and in the surrounding area.

    Below are responses to questions that were asked before/at the Town Halls, as well as questions submitted through the link on this page. The Qs&As are organized by topic.

    Read the rest of the questions and answers.

You may also request a copy of Yale's Annual Safety Report on Campus Crime and Fire Incidents from: 

Yale Office of Administration P.O. Box 208322 New Haven, CT 06520-8230 

Or call Yale Public Safety at 203-432-4400.