To review the first-ever Annual Report for Public Safety, click HERE.


The Department of Public Safety at the University of Southern Maine is a full-service law enforcement agency staffed by Maine Criminal Justice Academy certified police officers and communications personnel; the training and authority of our officers are the same given to County, State, and Municipal officers. Our officers provide police services on the Gorham and Portland campuses.

Campus Safety Officers augment our Police Officers and Communications personnel.

Department members are specialists, practicing the community policing and service philosophy with a deep commitment to being Student Focused Every Day

To learn more about the Public Safety Department, click HERE.