From all of the employees of the University of Oklahoma Police Department, welcome to our Norman campus website. The University of Oklahoma Police Department is comprised of dedicated, professional women and men, both sworn and civilian. We are a full-time, full service police agency. Our goal is to ensure our campus community is a safe environment for all of our students, staff, faculty, and visitors, while supporting the university’s mission of education and research.
On behalf of the men and women of the University of Oklahoma Police Department, serving Norman, the Health Sciences Center, and Tulsa, I want to thank you for visiting our website. Our mission is straightforward and unwavering: deliver the highest-quality police services and safeguard our campuses, where students, employees, patients, and guests can learn, work, heal, and thrive.
Community service is our daily standard. You’ll encounter officers on bikes greeting residents at dorm entrances, fostering active partnerships with student groups and neighbors. We offer practical help through escorts, safety education, and responsive patrols. We serve shoulder-to-shoulder with you.
We lead with communication. To make it easy to reach us and be heard, we’re launching Coffee with the Chief sessions across all three campuses, as well as regular Community Safety Forums. We’ll brief you on trends, listen to your concerns, and report what we’re fixing—because transparency builds trust, and trust keeps people safe. You’ll also find timely updates on our website and official social channels.
You can count on our Police Department staff to consistently show:
Our department embraces community policing because it works. We build partnerships to solve problems, reduce harm, and improve quality of life. You’ll see this in our outreach in residence halls and clinics, in our joint planning for major events, and in our use of evidence-based strategies that prevent crime and support wellness.
I invite you to explore our online resources and programs by visiting our website, registering to connect with us at an upcoming forum, and sharing your feedback so we can better serve you. My promise is simple: we will communicate clearly, act courageously, and serve with integrity—every shift, every campus, every day.
Together, we can uphold OU's legacy of excellence and safety. Your engagement matters—let’s make OU even stronger, safer, and more exceptional for everyone. Live On, OU.
– Derek A. Fuller
Chief of Police & Associate Vice President
The University of Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma Police Department is responsible for campus safety at the University. The department provides a variety of services including law enforcement, security for university facilities and assets, plan review, security surveys, civil defense and emergency preparedness coordination.
OUPD officers are commissioned and sworn peace officers as authorized by state law and are certified by the Oklahoma Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training. Officers have the authority to make arrests and carry firearms. Additional non-commissioned, unarmed security personnel provide patrols in various sections of campus. University police officers are on duty 24 hours a day.
OUPD’s jurisdiction covers the Norman Campus and its associated properties, regardless of where they’re situated. OUPD officers may engage in routine traffic enforcement efforts on all streets owned and maintained by OU and on all Norman city streets adjacent to campus. OUPD maintains a close working relationship with the Norman Police Department. Officers are empowered to act within the incorporated limits of the City of Norman (a municipal corporation chartered under state law) by the Law Enforcement Services Agreement entered into by the OU Board of Regents and the City Council of the City of Norman effective Oct. 12, 1993. In the event an OUPD officer observes circumstances at any off-campus Norman location in which failure to take immediate action would result in injury to or death of the officer or another, the OUPD officer may take that action necessary to effect control pending the arrival of Norman Police Department personnel. On-duty members of OUPD may assist members of any law enforcement agency within the incorporated limits of the City of Norman or at any location where an emergency exists.
OUPD is an accredited law enforcement agency. OUPD receives it accreditation from the Oklahoma Association of Chiefs of Police, Oklahoma Law Enforcement Agency Accreditation and Professional Standards Program. Agencies maintain accredited status by submitting to a subsequent independent on-site review every three years.
