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Environmental Safety


Campus Police Department

The Campus Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency for Delgado Community College. Campus Police Officers are commissioned by the State of Louisiana with full arrest powers. Officers are assigned to the City Park, West Bank, and Charity School of Nursing campuses, as well as the Slidell/Northshore, LTC Jefferson, and LTC West Bank sites. The Delgado Campus Police Department will request the assistance of other law enforcement agencies as needed, and have established positive relationships with local law enforcement agencies. Campus Police Officers provide uniform patrol services on each of its campuses using a variety of deployment strategies: vehicle, bicycle, and foot patrols.

The Delgado Community College Campus Police Department is dedicated to providing professional law enforcement services to our community. The Delgado Campus Police Department seeks and welcomes input from our school community regarding the quality of services provided. The Police Department’s non-emergency telephone number is 671-6112. In the event of an emergency, on City Park, West Bank and Charity School of Nursing Campuses the emergency number is 671-6111, on Northshore/Slidell call 646-6420 to report an emergency.

Crime Statistics

The Delgado Community Campus Police Department maintains daily statistics of reported crimes, which are available to the college community for review during business hours at the Communications Office located in Building 1 Annex on the City Park Campus, and are also available on the College web site at www.dcc.edu. The table is a summary of criminal offenses reported to Campus Police for the past four years.

Offenses 2008 2009 2010 2011
Homicide 0 0 0 0
Sex Offenses (Forcible) 0 0 1 0
Sex Offenses (Non-Forcible) 0 0 0 0
Hate Related Crimes 0 0 0 0
Aggravated Battery 0 0 0 1
Simple Battery 3 1 3 3
Aggravated Assault 0 0 0 0
Stalking 0 0 0 0
Robbery 0 0 0 0
Burglary (Building) 4 2 0 2
Burglary (Vehicle) 5 4 0 10
Auto Theft 1 0 0 3
Felony Theft (over $300) 28 10 8 5
Misdemeanor Theft 9 7 11 12
Liquor Law Violation 0 0 0 0
Drug Law Violation 0 0 0 0
Weapon Violation 0 0 0 0
Arson 0 0 0 0
Total 50 24 23 36

Smoking Policy

Delgado Community College operates in compliance with the 2007 Louisiana Smoke-Free Air Law, La. R.S. 40:1300.251-263, whose stated purpose is to preserve and improve the health, comfort and environment of the people of the state by limiting exposure to tobacco smoke.  Smoking is prohibited within all Delgado facilities and vehicles and outside of designated smoking areas, which are located 25 feet or more beyond any facility entrance.

 

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