Jurisdiction and Interagency Relationships
UCPD officers respond to all crime reports of crime on campus and on other properties owned and operated by the university. The appropriate local jurisdiction responds to all other reports of crime occurring off-campus (i.e., the city of Boulder Police Department responds to crimes elsewhere within the city). UCPD maintains excellent working and mutual aid relationships with other law enforcement agencies and will coordinate responses to crime when appropriate.
UCPD recognizes the importance of maintaining close and cooperative working relationships with the City of Boulder Police Department, the Boulder County Sheriff's Department, and the Boulder County District Attorney's Office. UCPD routinely meets with these departments on a formal and an informal basis and on specific issues as the need arises. UCPD also conducts joint training exercises with these departments and other state and local emergency service providers on a regular basis.
These law enforcement departments share a computer aided dispatching system and other information systems to track offender criminal histories and arrest information, and they share crime trend information as well. The University Police Department has direct lines of communication with these other departments, which allow for fast, efficient coordination when necessary.
