Johns Hopkins is dedicated to providing a safe environment for our community: students, faculty, staff, neighbors, and visitors alike.
Johns Hopkins Public Safety is committed to safeguarding our vibrant learning and working community through universal, progressive approaches to security that foster deep community relationships built on trust, cooperation, and mutual respect.
Application Now Open! Student Advisory Committee for Public Safety (SACPS): We are excited to announce that the 2024-2025 application for the Student Advisory Committee for Public Safety (SACPS) is now live and can be found here. The application will close at 11:59 p.m. on March 29, 2024.
Public Comment Period for Draft JHPD Policies Concludes: Even though the public comment process has concluded, we will regularly review and update policies and welcome your feedback via email (publicsafetyfeedback@jhu.edu) or the JHPS feedback form, Contact Public Safety. All feedback received during the public comment period will be included in a future report.
Experts Address Community Questions in Second ‘Ask the Expert’:Dr. Bard, vice president of public safety, and James Whalen, former Chief of Police at the University of Cincinnati, discuss policy questions around jurisdiction, transparency, culture, and more. Watch the conversation.
Second Tranche of Draft JHPD Policies Posted for Public Comment: Additional draft policies are available for community review and feedback over a 60-day public comment period, which will conclude on January 29. Review draft policies here.
Experts Discuss “University Policing, Policy, and Getting it Right”: Dr. Bard, vice president of public safety, and Dr. Robin Engel, a nationally known and respected criminologist, discuss and address community questions about progressive policing reforms and JHPD’s first tranche of draft policies. Learn more by watching the “Ask the Experts” conversation.
Draft JHPD Policies Posted for Public Comment: The first tranche of Johns Hopkins Police Department (JHPD) draft policies was posted for a 60-day public comment period on September 21. The deadline to review these policies was extended by 30 days to December 20.
Policy Development and Feedback Process Shared with Community: Dr. Bard, vice president of public safety, hosted a virtual forum to discuss the JHPD policy development and feedback process on April 27, 2023. View the recording of the forum here.
Community Safety
The Johns Hopkins Police Department invites you to help build an inclusive public safety staff that is accountable to the community. Here’s how to stay informed and involved.
In response to the concern for the safety and well-being of our community and the desire to complement campus safety and security’s response to behavioral health crises, Johns Hopkins University is developing a behavioral health crisis support team to serve our students, faculty, and staff and non-affiliate community members in and around our Baltimore campuses.
Johns Hopkins University has created the JHU Innovation Fund for Community Safety, a four-year, $6 million commitment to support innovative, community-led programs designed to curb violence. The fund, which builds on the university’s longstanding commitment to helping to reduce violent crime in Baltimore, will support both new programs and the expansion of existing ones.
The 15-member Johns Hopkins Accountability Board includes three community members unaffiliated with the university and 10 JHU students, faculty members, and staff — including at least one member of the university’s Black Faculty and Staff Association. Baltimore’s mayor and City Council president each appoint individuals to the remaining two seats.
Updates & Events
The Johns Hopkins Police Department invites you to help build an inclusive public safety staff that is accountable to the community. Here’s how to stay informed and involved:
Johns Hopkins University’s Innovation Fund for Community Safety marks its first year supporting programs that aim to address the root causes of violence in Baltimore
Meet Dr. Branville Bard, Jr., an experienced and community-oriented law enforcement leader who has earned a reputation as a vocal advocate for social justice, racial equity, and police reform.