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Call Boxes and Courtesy Phones

The UC San Diego Police Department provides call boxes in many campus parking lots and structures for a direct line to request police assistance or a safety escort. Outdoor call boxes are blue towers with a blue strobe light.

Multiple broadcast towers,  labeled “EMERGENCY,” are located at main pedestrian thoroughfares. These towers double as call boxes. To use, lift the handset and/or press the button and you’ll be connected with police dispatch in 2-3 seconds. 

You can also contact the Police Department on courtesy phones located in or near buildings.

Locations

Parking Lots and Structures

  • P003 – Center of lot by Scripps Seaside Forum
  • P008 – Center of lot at Hubbs Hall
  • P010 – Center of lot at IGPP
  • P017 – Stephen Birch Aquarium at Expedition Way
  • P102 – North end at Scholars Drive
  • P206 – South of Faculty Club
  • P207 – East end by Peterson Hall
  • P303 – UC San Diego Extension entrance
  • P502 – North end
  • P510 – Center of lot and southwest of lot
  • P602 – Center of lot
  • P610 – North of lot
  • P701 – Next to Triton Baseball Field
  • P702 – South of Scripps Hospital
  • P703 – South of lot
  • P704 – South of lot at Health Sciences Dr. and at shuttle stop
  • P705 – East and Northwest Entrance
  • P759 – South of lot
  • P781 – East and west of lot at Science Research Park
  • P785 – Science Research Park
  • Athena Parking Structure – two call boxes on each level
  • Campus Point Parking Structure East – two call boxes on each level
  • Campus Point Parking Structure West – two call boxes on each level
  • Gilman Parking Structure – two call boxes on each level
  • Hopkins Parking Structure – two call boxes on each level
  • Mesa Nueva Parking – two call boxes on each level
  • OLA Parking Structure – two call boxes on each level
  • One Miramar Street – two call boxes on each level
  • Osler Parking Structure – two call boxes on each level
  • Pangea Parking Structure – two call boxes on each level
  • VELA Parking Structure – wo call boxes on each level

Other Locations

  • Blacks Beach Trailhead at La Jolla Farms Rd.
  • Campus Curbside – Gilman Drive adjacent to Osler Parking Structure
  • Challenge Course at Hopkins Drive
  • Downwind Way lot at Deep Sea Drilling
  • Hopkins Drive and Voigt Drive intersection
  • Hopkins Drive and North Point Lane intersection
  • Nuevo West Pedestrian Bridge – East and West side access 
  • South of Rita Atkinson at pedestrian bridge
  • The Village East #1 at Scholars Drive Nor
  • Torrey Pines Rd. at bus stop by Housing, Dining & Hospitality Services Administration

Broadcast Towers (map)

  • Library Walk – outside of Student Health
  • Library Walk – outside of Center Hall
  • Nuevo East – outside of Exchange
  • Nuevo East – outside of Astilla
  • Nuevo East – outside of Piedra
  • Nuevo East – outside of Capa
  • Nuevo West – outside Arena on walking path
  • Nuevo West – outside Artesa on walking path
  • Nuevo West – outside Cala on walking path
  • Peterson Hill – outside of Cognitive Science
  • Ridge Walk – outside of Muir Uppers
  • Ridge Walk – outside of RIMAC Arena
  • Ridge Walk – outside of Biology
  • Ridge Walk – outside of Bonner Hall
  • School of Medicine – outside of Biomedical Library
  • School of Medicine – outside of Stein Clinical Research
  • SIO – outside of Ritter Hall
  • Sixth College – outside Sixth Res Halls
  • Warren Mall – outside of CMRR

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