Safety & Security
Welcome to the Capitol Campus. Our primary goal is to keep our campus safe. We do this by patrolling the campus on foot, utilizing our marked police vehicles and bicycle officer patrols.
24-HOUR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE NUMBER: (202) 662-9325
Officers are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Email: cap-dps@georgetown.edu
Note: 55 H Residents continue to follow instructions provided by Residential Living
HOYAlert
HOYAlert
All current students, faculty and staff are now automatically enrolled in HOYAlert, Georgetown’s mass notification system used in the event of an emergency situation or incident.
Visitor Check-In System
All Capitol Campus visitors are required to use a self check-in kiosk to register their visits and wear a visitor badge at all times during their time on campus.
Visit Check-In Locations:
- McDonough Hall 2nd St. entrance
- Hotung Building Eleanor Holmes Norton Green entrance
- 500 First St. front entrance
- 125 E St. front entrance
Ways to check in:
- Register in advance (recommended)
- Hosts (Georgetown community members) can pre-register visitors for easy sign in via this form.
- Your visitor(s) will receive a QR code for easy scan and sign in upon arrival.
- You will receive an email notification when your visitor(s) has arrived.
- Register upon arrival to campus
- Follow the instructions on the touchscreen and be sure to write your name exactly as it is listed on your ID. Please be ready to present your ID to the officer for verification.
Services
Lost & Found
The Lost & Found desk is located on the 2nd floor of McDonough Hall, next to the New Jersey Avenue entrance. We have an officer posted there from 7:30 a.m.-8:00 p.m., Mondays through Fridays, excluding holidays.
Crime Log
The daily incident log will display the incidents of the current month and will be archived at the first of each month.