Jay Gruber, CPP, currently serves as Georgetown University’s associate vice-president for public safety and chief public safety officer, overseeing the Police Department, Emergency Management, and International Safety and Security.
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Mission Statement of the Georgetown University Police Department:
Georgetown University Police Department’s mission is to protect the Georgetown University community, ensuring a safe and secure learning and living environment through trusting partnerships and professional police services.
The Georgetown University Police Department (GUPD) provides security and police services on the Georgetown University Main and Medical Center campuses and off campus properties. Utilizing foot patrols, vehicles and bicycles, the officers patrol the campus twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.
The Georgetown University Police Department officers are commissioned special police, vested through the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department with full powers of arrest on campus property. GUPD works closely with the Metropolitan Police Department and District of Columbia Fire Department to prevent and deter crime on campus and in the surrounding communities and respond quickly to incidents that may arise.
The Georgetown University Police Department is located on the first floor of Village C West.
Meet Georgetown University’s Associate Vice-President for Public Safety and Chief Public Safety Officer
Georgetown University’s 2024 Police Officers
This year, the Georgetown University Police Department is comprised of fifty-three officers, detectives, communications professionals and security officers. The GUPD is overseen by Jay Gruber, associate vice-president for public safety and chief public safety officer.
