Eastern Michigan University's new Department of Public Safety was showcased to campus during an open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony with the Board of Regents, President Martin and DPS Executive Director Greg O'Dell Sept. 22. The following are some key numbers for the renovated facility in Hoyt Conference Center.

Amount spent to renovate $3.9 million

Amount of square feet 10,600

Appoximate number of calls DPS responded to in 2008 10,000

Number of arrests on campus in 2008 by EMU officers 229

Decline in percent of breaking and entering crimes from 2007 to 2008 61 percent

Number of EMU full-time, sworn officers 26

Number of dispatchers 5

Source: EMU's Department of Public Safety

 

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