Welcome

It is an honor to work alongside the sworn officers of the nation’s oldest campus police department in a city that feels like home. Read more.

About Us

The Yale Police Department (YPD) is the nation’s oldest campus police department. YPD was formed in 1894 with two New Haven Police Officers as its first members. Since that time, the full-service department has grown to 93 uniformed police officers who protect and serve students, faculty, and staff on campus and throughout the New Haven area. The Yale Police solves crimes through its patrol and detective divisions.

YPD also works closely with the New Haven Police Department and local, state, and federal police agencies (including the FBI, Secret Service, and Department of Justice) on campus events, regional law enforcement matters, training, and significant investigations concerning the campus community.

Yale Police is committed to being fully transparent, keeping the lines of communication open with students, faculty, and staff through community outreach and engagement programs, committees, and comprehensive officer training programs to ensure an accountable agency.

Our Values

The Yale Police Department is committed to its core values and principles. Those values form the ethical basis for decision-making.

• Integrity: Basing our decisions on what is legally and ethically right, safeguarding the legal rights, privileges, and dignity of all people.
• Trust: Maintaining the highest level of trust and honesty with those we serve by holding ourselves to the highest standards of performance.
• Commitment: Exhibiting the spirit of determination and dedication that leads to professionalism and the achievement of excellence in every endeavor.
• Courage: Sustaining the mental, moral, and physical strength necessary to carry us through the challenges of policing.