Mission Statement

The UCI Police Department provides our community with the highest level of public safety and police services. We are committed to respecting human dignity and to understanding the needs and values of our community. We support and assist the University of California in its mission of providing excellence in education.

"In partnership with the UC Irvine community, we are committed to providing a safe and secure educational environment."

The Core Values or Principals upon which we base our policing philosophy are, by design, equitable to all within the UC Irvine community. These Core Values include:

• Honesty - We are truthful in our words and in our actions.
• Respect - We treat others with dignity, honoring the rights, ideas, and opinions of all individuals.
• Loyalty - We affirm our allegiance to our community, to our Department and to our Core Values.
• Fairness - We are just and impartial in all of our interactions. Our decisions are made without personal favoritism.
• Trust - We are confident in the integrity, the ability and the good character of others.
• Integrity - We are people of character and principle. We do what is right, even when no one is looking.

Vision Statement

The UCI Police provides the best possible service to the community with innovative and comprehensive programs that include:

• A trained and educated staff with a wide mixture and variety of professional and life experiences.
• A sensitive staff that respects human dignity and the rights of individuals.
• Full resources and the utilization of the latest technology in police equipment.
• Enhanced Community Oriented Policing and Community Based Problem Solving.
• Crime Prevention Education and Awareness.
• We use the latest equipment to protect, assist and support the community in public safety and disaster preparedness.
• We participate in all aspects of community safety.
• We maintain access to a mobile command post, emergency operations center, and advanced radio network in continuous operational readiness.
• All personnel are efficient and effective in providing services to the community.
• We are well trained and highly respected within the community.