FLIGHT trips must begin or end at a residential address in the service area, and go to or from a residence or from the following Main Campus pickup/drop-off locations.

• Bus shelter between Paley Library and the TECH Center
• IBC Student Recreation building
• Johnson and Hardwick Residence Halls
• Morgan Hall
• SEPTA Regional Rail station
• Howard Gittis Student Center
• Tyler School of Art and Architecture

Administration: 1101 W. Montgomery Avenue
Headquarters: 1801 N. 11th Street
Center Station: Beasley and Polett Walks
Mini Station: 1600 N. Park Avenue
Public Safety Office: 1513 Cecil B. Moore Avenue

Parkinson Pavilion: Broad and Tioga Streets (view the Health Sciences Center map)

This training explores emergency procedures and provides ways to be better prepared in a crisis. Learn more about this opportunity.

Psychological First Aid is offered to help people cope with crises and their impacts. Learn more about this opportunity.

According to Temple University Hospital’s Scott Charles, addressing victim trauma can be pivotal in ending gun violence. As the hospital’s current trauma outreach manager, Charles is on the front lines of this national crisis. Recently, he was invited to speak to the Philadelphia business community about the multifactorial nature of gun violence and its impact on the region’s economic growth. 

Read the Temple Now story.

For Jessica Beard, a trauma surgeon and public health researcher at Temple University Hospital, the media wasn’t telling the whole story about gun violence. She recently became a Stoneleigh Foundation Fellow and plans to study current gun violence reporting and partner with journalists to spread awareness about its root causes. She hopes that by deepening the epidemic’s narrative, she can increase support for vital public policy initiatives.

Read the Temple Now story.

The university is working to increase our Campus Safety force by 50% and work with the Philadelphia Police Department to increase their presence off campus. Additionally, university leaders are collaborating with city leaders to expand anti-violence initiatives to reduce shootings and homicides in North Philadelphia and across the city. 

Further actions being taken by the university include

• enhancing and expanding our safety infrastructure, adding and/or upgrading lighting, cameras, and emergency phones;
• increasing the availability of the FLIGHT shuttle service and implementing improvements to our walking escort program;
• organizing instruction for students on safe behaviors;
• expanding our work with civic, business and education leaders in the city to identify ways to keep our communities and campuses safe;
• aggressively pursuing federal and state resources available for safety enhancements; and
• pursuing the establishment of a university institute focused on violence reduction.

The Department of Campus Safety Services provides service to the Temple community 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The department monitors security operations for more than 130 buildings, spanning approximately 330 acres. Temple Police manages sites around the Main Campus, as well as the Health Sciences Center and Ambler campuses.

On a typical day, Campus Safety Services staff are visible around campus: directing traffic, responding to inquiries, conducting prevention programs and interacting with the community in various other functions. Officers maintain positive relations with the Temple community in their assigned sectors. They are highly visible, wearing distinctive uniforms and are available to respond to situations.

Campus Safety Services maintains a collaborative network with the Philadelphia Police Department, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) Police Department, Pennsylvania State Police, Upper Dublin Police Department (Ambler Campus) and other law enforcement agencies. Temple Police maintains memoranda of understanding with both the Philadelphia Police Department and with the Upper Dublin Police Department.

Temple Police is currently staffed by approximately 110 sworn police officers (including supervisors and detectives) patrolling area campuses. Each officer is a Pennsylvania-certified law enforcement officer who has received state-mandated police recruit training at an accredited police academy and is authorized to enforce the law and make arrests similar to any municipal police department officer. 

Annually, Temple Police are certified through state-mandated, inservice training in accordance with the Municipal Police Officers’ Education and Training Commission. Training modules include updates to the Pennsylvania Crimes Code, Vehicle Code and Rules of Criminal Procedure. Other training sessions focus on the core concepts of procedural justice and police legitimacy, and address how to build respectful and effective relationships with the community while improving officer safety. Additional training includes certification in CPR and the use of automated external defibrillators.

Temple Police patrols the area between 9th Street to the east and 18th Street to the west and from Susquehanna Avenue to the north and Jefferson Avenue to the south. An additional patrol area between 13th Street to the east and Broad Street to the west extends south to Girard Avenue to include the Temple Sports Complex. See the Main Campus patrol area.

Areas falling outside of these borders are patrolled by the Philadelphia Police Department.

No. State law sets limits as to Temple Police’s jurisdiction.   

TUalerts are sent in accordance with the Temple University Emergency Communication and Timely Warnings Policy (PDF) to communicate information about an incident on or near Temple’s campuses that presents an imminent threat (e.g., a person with a weapon) and/or is deemed an emergency requiring immediate action (e.g., avoiding the area where the incident occurred). 

TUalerts are sent via text message and email to Temple students and employees. Alert information for the general public is also posted on Temple University’s Twitter feed. 

Parents and families are encouraged to follow @TempleUniv on Twitter to receive updates.

In compliance with the Clery Act, Temple publishes an Annual Security and Fire Safety report, which is published by Oct. 1 each year and discloses the most recent three years of Clery crime statistics, and maintains a public crime log. 

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Police and Campus Crime Statistics Act is a federal law that, among other things, requires institutions of higher education in the U.S. to disclose campus security information including crime statistics and security information. 

The Clery Act requires higher education institutions to give timely warnings of crimes that represent a threat to the safety of students or employees, and to make public their campus security policies. It also requires that crime data is collected, reported and disseminated to the campus community and is also submitted to the U.S. Department of Education. 

Under the Clery Act, institutions of higher education are responsible for publishing an annual security report and maintaining a public crime log.

Campus Safety Services at Temple makes use of a robust surveillance camera system. In addition to acting as a deterrent, the footage from these cameras is available to dispatchers to get information to responding officers when crimes are committed. 

Temple is also preparing to offer Rave Guardian, which will allow students to set up a profile with Temple Police through the app. Temple’s communication center dispatchers can access this information should you contact Temple Police with a registered phone. Rave Guardian also provides GPS coordinates from your phone, allowing more effective response to locate you in an emergency.

• Discreetly contact Temple Police by simply texting dispatchers with a tip or situation needing attention. 
• Dispatchers can have two-way communication via text messaging.
• Set a virtual safety timer escort for an extra layer of protection while you travel on and around campus.
• Use an emergency contact button to direct police to your location using GPS technology.

Get more information about this safety resource. 

We are proud to be Philadelphia’s public university and strive to make our community conscious of the safety considerations that are part of living in a large city. 

• Be aware of your surroundings.
• Don’t leave your belongings unattended.  
• Keep your doors locked. 
• Do not prop open building doors. Report suspicious persons inside campus buildings.
• Don’t bring valuable or sentimental items with you to campus.  
• Never walk alone at night. 
• Walk in groups in well-lit areas or use the Walking Escort Program for destinations on campus. Need to go off campus? Schedule a ride with FLIGHT. 
• Always let someone know where you’re going and who you’re with.
• Familiarize yourself with the blue phones located throughout campus. 
• Trust your intuition. If something doesn’t seem right, it probably isn’t.
• Don’t fight if your wallet, phone, backpack, purse or other property is taken. Give it up immediately and then call 911. Your personal safety and well-being are far more important than any possession.

If a crime does occur on campus, notify Campus Safety Services immediately by dialing 1-1234 from a campus phone or 215-204-1234 from a call phone. 

FLIGHT is Temple’s free, late-night, on-demand shuttle service, which operates between Main Campus and the boundaries of Cumberland Avenue to the north, 5th Street to the east, Girard Avenue to the south and 20th Street to the west. FLIGHT begins operating daily at 7 p.m. 

Trips on FLIGHT must begin or end at a residential address. FLIGHT stops on campus at the following locations. 

• The bus shelter between Paley Library and the TECH Center
• Johnson and Hardwick halls
• The IBC Student Recreation building
• Morgan Hall
• The SEPTA Regional Rail station
• The Student Center
• The Tyler School of Art

To request a ride with FLIGHT, follow these directions or watch a video with detailed instructions.

• Download the TapRide app and select Temple University.
• Log in with your AccessNet username and password.
• Select where you are and where you want to go.

Once in the app, identify your current location by entering it manually or clicking the “Show me where I am” button. Gray location indicators automatically appear on a map to show campus pick-up and drop-off locations. Select your destination. 

Plan ahead. FLIGHT receives between 500 and 600 requests on weekdays and between 800 and 900 requests on weekends. Ensure you schedule your ride in advance to minimize wait times. 

Walking escorts are available daily between 4 p.m. and 6 a.m. to accompany individuals to locations within Temple’s patrol boundaries. Escorts are security bike officers that maintain communication with Temple Police. 

To request a walking escort, call: 8-WALK (8-9255) from a campus phone or 215-777-9255 from a cell phone. 

FLIGHT is recommended for assistance traveling to off-campus residences outside of the university’s patrol area.

Beginning in January 2022, FLIGHT will increase its service operations by 30% as its fleet of vehicles increases from six to eight.

Additionally, we will be holding student focus groups to collect feedback on the program, and surveys will also be disseminated to riders. The information we collect will then be used to inform future enhancements of the service.

Campus safety is covered during the mandatory Temple Preview experience at Orientation. Students may also choose to register for an optional Owls in the City session, which goes into more detail about navigating life and staying safe in a major American city. 

For years, Temple has been home to a number of initiatives dedicated to gun safety and violence prevention in Philadelphia including Philadelphia CeaseFire, Cradle to Grave, Fighting Chance and Safe Bet.

No. In June 2020, Temple University announced it would no longer fund the Philadelphia Police Foundation. The funds previously allocated for this purpose were reallocated to support social justice programs at the university, including the creation of the Center for Anti-Racism. 

The university continues to pay the Philadelphia Police Department for supplemental patrols and safety services.