Reporting

You have the option and the right to report the assault. There are different reasons people chose to report an assault and many survivors state that making a report was a valuable part of their healing. Although it is recommended to report the assault as soon as possible, an individual can make a report at any time after the assault has occurred.

To Make a Formal Report with Police
If you were sexually assaulted…

On campus or in a UA-owned facility, you can contact UAPD to report the assault at (520) 621-8273. UAPD officers and detectives are trained in responding to victims of sexual assault. Emergencies can also be reported by dialing 911 or by using one of the blue light telephones located throughout campus and parking structures. In an emergency, if you push the button on a blue light an officer will be dispatched. To learn more about UAPD click here.

Off-campus, you can call 911 contact Tucson Police Department to make a formal report of sexual assault.

To Make a Confidential Report

Some individuals want to file a report but do not want anyone to know that they have done so. If you are a victim of a violent crime on campus and do not want to pursue action with the Dean of Students Office or with the police department, you may want to consider making a confidential report. The Oasis Program is able to provide this service to students, faculty, and staff. With your permission, the Oasis Program can file a report on the details of the incident without revealing your identity. The purpose of a confidential report is to comply with your wish to keep the matter confidential, while taking steps to ensure the future safety for yourself and others. With such information, the University can keep an accurate record of the number of incidents involving students, determine where there is a pattern of crime with regards to a particular location, method, or assailant, and alert the campus community to potential danger. Reports filed in this matter are counted and disclosed in the annual crimes statistics for the UA.

UA—Code of Conduct Complaint

If the person who assaulted you is a UA student, and the assault occurred on campus or at a university-sponsored event, you can file a Code of Conduct complaint against him or her.

The Code of Conduct at the University of Arizona outlines expectations for appropriate behavior. Included as prohibited behavior in the Code of Conduct is "intentionally or recklessly causing physical harm to any person on the University campus or at a University sponsored activity, or intentionally or recklessly causing reasonable apprehension of such harm."

Sexual assault is a serious offense that may result in a variety of university disciplinary actions. Students have the option of contacting the Dean of Students Office to make inquiries and to seek assistance regarding possible violations of the Code of Conduct by another student.

If a UA student files a complaint against another UA student regarding an incident on campus or at a UA-sponsored activity, the UA may pursue Code of Conduct charges against the accused student whether or not these charges are pursued by legal authorities and whether or not the student is convicted of these charges.