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Phone
Non-emergency: 319-335-5022
Emergency: 911
Fax: 319-335-5800
Address
808 University Capitol Centre
200 S. Capitol St.
Iowa City, IA 52242
Inquiries
General email: police@uiowa.edu
Media requests
Hayley Bruce, Assistant Director for Communication & External Relations, Department of Public Safety
phone: 319-384-0072
email: hayley-bruce@uiowa.edu
Patch Requests
For security reasons, UI DPS does not respond to requests for duplication, trading or exchange of our badge, patch, emblems or any other items that identify our department. Thank you for understanding.
Records
Unless it falls under an exception to the open records law, a police report is available to the public at a small cost.
Accident Reports
All accident reports can be retrieved from crashdocs.org. Instructions are available here.
Standard Records Requests
All records requests (other than accident reports) must be requested through the UI Office of Transparency. They have an online form, which you can access at this link: https://transparency.uiowa.edu/public-records-requests.
Some records are confidential, including police officers' investigative reports, except where disclosure is authorized elsewhere in the Iowa Code.
Please see the FAQ on the Open Records website for more information.
Criminal Background Checks
Criminal histories must be obtained through the Iowa Department of Public Safety. They can be reached at 515-281-4776.
UIPD Records Department Hours
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Phone: 319-335-5022