Campus Safety – Temple Update

Jennifer Griffin Nominated for Campus Safety Award

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 16:29:25 +0000

Temple’s Vice President for Public Safety Dr. Jennifer Griffin has been nominated for Campus Safety Director of the Year for Campus Safety Magazine. Griffin was named as one of the 11 finalists for the award which included a pool of campus safety directors across the country. The nomination comes amid a drop in crime on campus since 2023. According to Temple Police, crimes such as burglaries…

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Campus Safety One Year After Officer Fitzgerald’s Death

Sat, 17 Feb 2024 16:19:30 +0000

One year ago, Temple University Police Officer Christopher Fitzgerald was shot and killed, while intervening in an attempted carjacking, close to Temple University’s main campus. The murder happened on the 1700th block of Montgomery Avenue, where days later, a memorial site was made there, where students were able to commemorate the brave officer with flowers and other items.

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Interview with Dr. Griffin

Thu, 04 May 2023 17:41:40 +0000

Safety on and off campus has been a top concern for the Temple community. With a new acting president, a safety audit released, and ongoing conferences throughout the semester, Temple Update’s Kathryn Oleary sat down with VP of public safety, Dr. Jennifer Griffin, to discuss it all and what’s coming in campus safety.

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Campus Safety Audit

Sun, 23 Apr 2023 13:46:53 +0000

On Wednesday April 19th, VP Dr. Griffin, Former Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey, and Acting President Joanne Epps held a conference in regards to the 2023 campus safety audit. Attached below is the full audit along with the 68 recommendations that were presented during the conference. Recommendations-for-Community-Safety-at-Temple-University-the-Temple-Temple-University-Police…

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Morgan Hall Food Court Makes Changes to In-Person Dining

Tue, 28 Mar 2023 18:50:43 +0000

The Morgan Hall food court closed its doors for in-person dining earlier this week due to recent violence. According to a Temple dining associate, violent issues involving non-Temple students lead to the closure of in-person dining. Now the Morgan Hall food court will only be accepting to-go orders. There were some Temple students who were not happy with this decision.

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New Temple Police Officers & TUPA

Thu, 23 Mar 2023 23:50:15 +0000

Just hours earlier on Diamond street, police were following a blood trail Thursday night from a stabbing that left the victim in critical condition. Both of these violent crimes being so close to campus has prompted safety concerns from not only students but the temple police association as well. (track) Temple University & TUPD sworn in 8 new police officers to their department.

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Temple University Safety Updates After Recent Crimes

Wed, 22 Mar 2023 14:58:24 +0000

In light of recent events the safety in Temple’s community, the University and off campus housing are taking steps to keep their students and residents safe. The Temple University Police Department has come to an agreement with the Philadelphia Police Department. This agreement will provide supplemental patrolling from the Philadelphia Police Department. This will add up to 288 extra hours of…

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Recent Car Crimes

Thu, 16 Mar 2023 21:03:41 +0000

Last week a Fox School of Business senior associate director’s Hyundai was stolen right outside of Weiss Hall on 13th and Cecil B Moore Avenue next to two resident halls, 1300 and Temple Towers. The car was later found crashed a few blocks away, along with dashcam footage of the thieves driving the vehicle around campus before unplugging the camera. It isn’t the only car that’s been…

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Temple Update Exclusive: Inside the Home Invasion Apartment

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 16:11:10 +0000

The Philadelphia Police Department has released new information regarding the recent off-campus apartment armed robbery at Temple University. The 2015 Lincoln sedan that was stolen has been located. Seven of the eleven victims spoke with Temple Update to clarify details of what happened that morning including how the robbers got in the house and what they did inside. One of the residents…

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University Response to Recent Home Invasion

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 13:37:46 +0000

Dear Temple Community: Early this morning, Temple students were robbed at gunpoint at an off-campus property outside of the university’s patrol zone in the 1300 block of North 15th Street. Thankfully, no one was reported hurt or injured and the Philadelphia Police Department is conducting an investigation. Violence against one of us affects all of us. Any incident affecting a member of…

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