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Koshka Foundation founder Kristina Anderson Froling speaks at the Utah Campus Safety Summit in the Alumni House on March 19, 2026 in Salt Lake City. (Photo by Addy Cowley | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

U hosts fourth annual Safety Summit

Law enforcement professionals from across the West spoke on approaches to emergency protocol, violent crime and campus safety.
By Teanna Starr and Addy Cowley | March 23, 2026

  On Thursday, March 19, the University of Utah hosted its fourth annual Utah Campus Safety Summit, where law enforcement, professionals and students gathered to learn from speakers with experience...

The Utah State Capitol in downtown Salt Lake City on Jan. 31, 2026. (Photo by Addy Cowley | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Substance abuse bill awaits Senate reading

HB 205, commonly known as Substance Abuse Intervention Amendments, would support new initiatives to combat drug abuse in Utah.
By Ella Sharrers, News Writer | March 2, 2026

  Feb. 26, lawmakers placed HB 205 — Substance Abuse Intervention Amendments — on the Senate's Second Reading Calendar. This bill focuses on substance abuse intervention in Utah communities...

An entrance to Kahlert Village on Nov. 15, 2024. (Photo by Addy Cowley | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

ASUU and U safety officials address campus security

Student leaders and university safety officials address campus security, preparedness and communication with students.
By Kate Keith and Meadow Stewart | January 24, 2026

  Campus safety officials and ASUU Student Body President Alex Rose addressed the state of campus security. They outlined how they prepare and maintain safety resources and how student feedback...

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Fall 2025 Crime Report

University of Utah police comment on this past semester's reported on-campus crimes and the department's plans heading into 2026.
By Teanna Starr, Newsletter Editor, News Writer | January 22, 2026

  The University of Utah Public Safety Dashboard displays campus crimes in the area where they occur, the total number of arrests and the category of the case. The Fall 2025 semester reported approximately...

Police cars outside Kahlert Village on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. (Courtesy of Luke Hottenstein)

Police say reported stabbing at KV is a ‘swatting incident’

Police and President Taylor Randall confirmed that reported Kahlert Village stabbing Wednesday night "appears to be a swatting incident."

This is a breaking story, and updates are ongoing. On Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, at 7:30 p.m., Kahlert Village went on lockdown due to a Salt Lake Police Department report of an aggravated assault situation...

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Crime Report: Summer 2025

A summary of the crimes reported on and near campus in the last 60 days of summer.
By Anjali Iyer, News Writer | August 17, 2025

  The University of Utah’s Department of Public Safety maintains a daily crime and fire log that documents reported offenses, locations and whether cases remain open or have been resolved. The...

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U of U Hospital Staff Face Rising Violence

Healthcare workers report repeated assaults and a lack of institutional support as violence rises inside Utah’s largest hospital system.
By Anjali Iyer, News Writer | July 16, 2025

  The Department of Public Safety at the University of Utah is showing a troubling trend on the U’s health campus, with new data indicating that nearly three-quarters of campus crime occurs...

The Daily Utah Chronicle's missing persons report for Douglas Brick published October 19, 1973. (Courtesy of Marriott Library Archives)

Case Reopened After 50 Years

Pieces of a human skull found in the Foothills draws the university's only known cold case to a close.
By Teanna Sorensen | June 5, 2025

  On Oct. 19, 1973, The Daily Utah Chronicle released a missing person report for Douglas Brick, a University of Utah student, who went missing from his dorm room seven days prior.  Brick,...

Security cameras captured an image of a man who broke into Shoreline Ridge and exposed himself to a student. (Photo curtesy of Campus Alerts).

U Police Respond to Break-in at Shoreline Ridge

A man allegedly broke in and flashed a female student.
By Josi Hinds, News Editor | July 23, 2024

  Early Tuesday morning, University of Utah Police responded to a break-in that occurred in Shoreline Ridge.  The intruder, a white male with shoulder-length blond hair and a beard, reportedly...