Amherst College

What are the security measures and safety resources available for students at Amherst College?

Amherst maintains campus public-safety services, emergency communication procedures, and ways to request assistance. Reported measures include around-the-clock security patrols, emergency telephone or alarm devices, electronically controlled residence-hall entrances, and late-night transport or escort assistance.

Students should learn how to receive college emergency alerts and how to report an urgent concern when they arrive. Amherst also provides reporting and support channels for sexual misconduct through its Title IX and related student-support processes. Those resources serve different purposes: an emergency call requests immediate help, while a report to a designated college office may initiate support measures or an institutional response.

The college's annual security report is the appropriate place to review its published Clery Act crime statistics, reporting categories, and security policies. Such statistics reflect defined locations and reporting rules; they cannot by themselves establish whether an individual will feel safe on campus.