The USC Department of Public Safety (DPS) is one of the largest campus public safety departments in the United States employing 346 full-time personnel and 30 part-time student workers. Under the leadership of Chief John Thomas, the department’s primary mission is to provide a safe and secure environment on campus and in the local USC community…

The men and women of the Department of Public Safety recommends all members of the USC campus community, as well as parents and visitors to campus, sign up for TrojansAlert, which is USC’s emergency notification system that allows university officials to contact you during an emergency by sending messages via text message and email. We…

Get a Ride: If you work, study or take classes at night, you don’t have to walk to your car or home alone. Use the LiveSafe app to contact UPC’s Campus Cruiser services which will take you to your destination. If wait periods exceed 15 minutes, calls are automatically outsourced to Lyft, which you can…