Department of Public Safety

The University of Michigan Police Department (UMPD) is a full service law enforcement agency. UMPD Police Officers are licensed by the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES) and have the authority and responsibility to investigate, search, arrest and use reasonable force as necessary to protect persons and property and to enforce the laws of the State of Michigan and the Ordinance of the Regents of the University of Michigan. UMPD also employs Parking Enforcement Officers and Communications Officers.