By Nico Abreu, Events Desk Editor
• October 6, 2025
Reports of on-campus crime at Georgetown University and the surrounding neighborhoods increased from 2023 to 2024, according to the annual security report published Sept. 29.
The report found that across...
Georgetown University administrators announced a ban on micromobility devices that use lithium-ion batteries, including electric scooters and hoverboards, in a Dec. 12 email.
If university staff spot...
As students, staff and faculty settle into the semester, campus security and safety are on many Georgetown University community members’ minds.
The topic is especially relevant since a homicide suspect,...
CW: This article directly references racism and anti-Asian violence. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources.
“We all deserve to be safe,” author Nicole Chung...
Since Sept. 16, four break-ins to campus buildings have occurred, according to student testimony, university confirmation and police logs, prompting student security concerns.
Students initially...
This article discusses sexual assault. Please refer to the end of the article for on and off-campus resources.
Credible sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh have...
The Georgetown University Student Association’s Safety and Sexual Assault policy team is re-examining ways to improve the SafeRides late-night security escort service for students.
In a joint effort...
With new GPS systems, SafeRides vans will now broadcast their location via the NextGUTS feature of the Georgetown mobile app.
NextGUTS, which launched in April, previously tracked only Georgetown University...
Friday, Sept. 6, 2012
Suspicious Person, Reiss Science Building, 1:02 p.m.
The Department of Public Safety received a report of a man soliciting money from students. The man was identified, apprehended...
Now in his fifth week as the new chief of police and director of the Department of Public Safety, Jay Gruber has already set goals for his term. The Hoya sat down with him to get his perspective...
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Simple Assault, 36th and Prospect Streets, 1:24 a.m.
A student reported that while seated in the rear seat of a taxi cab the driver turned around and began rubbing her...
Last week's murder of University of Virginia student Yeardley Love by her ex-boyfriend George Huguely sent shockwaves across the Georgetown community and other D.C. area college campuses, many of which...
