OLR Research Report


April 5, 2002

 

2002-R-0395

SECURITY AT COLLEGE STADIUMS

 

By: Veronica Rose, Principal Analyst

You want to know what entity is responsible for providing security at Division 1A college football stadiums in other states.

Most of the 17 states with Division 1A college stadiums that responded to a Department of Higher Education survey use a combination of entities to provide security at the facilities. Table 1 shows the states and the entities.

Table 1: Entity Providing Security at Division IA

College Football Stadiums*

State

University Police

Local Police

State Police

Combination

Comments

Alabama

 

X

   

City owns facility- university police provide some security in stadium, no State Police involvement

Arizona

X

       

Arkansas

X

     

On game days, some assistance from local police and sheriff's office

California

 

X

   

University police provide security in areas where students sit and on the playing field

Florida

     

X

University, local, and State Police

Illinois

     

X

University, local, and State Police (sometimes private contract security as well)

Indiana

     

X

University, local, and State Police

Iowa

X

     

(other law enforcement agencies involved on game days)

Maryland

     

X

 

Michigan

     

X

 

Missouri

     

X

University oversees game management - works with campus, local, and State Police

Nebraska

X

   

X

Campus facility; security is responsibility of university, which contracts with sheriff's office and state patrol for extra personnel

New Mexico

     

X

Local police and hired security (no State Police)

Ohio

     

X

 

South Carolina

X

   

X

Coordinated by university police, but they use local, state, and private security services to manage the people who attend games

Texas

     

X

University hires city, county, and State Police as needed

Wyoming

X

     

University is responsible, but city police are hired for big games

*Survey conducted by State Higher Education Department

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