UCSB PD

Name

UCSB PD

Legal name

The Regents of the University of California

Website

https://police.ucsb.edu

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Campus Public Safety / Law Enforcement Services

NAICS

Police Protection (922120)

SIC

Services-Detective, Guard & Armored Car Services (7381)

akta.pro primary industry

Security Operations & Monitoring (Guarding, CCTV/Access Control Ops) (EDAEALAI)

Keywords

• Campus law enforcement
• Public safety services
• Emergency response services
• Safety escort services
• Community policing

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Barbara

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Safety Services: Funded by University of California system and public funds. No commercial revenue generation. Services provided free to campus community including emergency response, safety escorts, crime prevention, and community policing programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

UCSB PD is a publicly funded university police department providing 24/7 law enforcement, emergency response, crime prevention, and community safety services to the UC Santa Barbara campus and adjacent Isla Vista community. Core offerings include the CSO Safety Escort Service (operated by ~85 Student Safety Partners), emergency dispatch, bicycle registration/enforcement, the UCSB Alert notification system, crime reporting, a Daily Crime & Fire Log, and a Restorative Justice diversion program.

Product overview

The UCSB Police Department operates a comprehensive public safety ecosystem consisting of the core Community Service Organization (CSO) program with Student Safety Partners (SSPs) providing campus patrols, safety escorts, and bicycle enforcement; the UCSB Alert emergency notification system; the Daily Crime & Fire Log for transparency; various reporting mechanisms including crime reports and CSA reports; and support services including a records unit, lost and found, and a Restorative Justice diversion program. The department also publishes data on officer-initiated stops, use of force, and civilian complaints for accountability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Community Service Organization (CSO): Student-run unit of approximately 85 Student Safety Partners who patrol campus on foot and bicycles, providing safety escorts, security checks, and crime reporting.
• Student Safety Partners (SSPs)
• Gaucho Guardian
• UCSB Alert

Products and services

• CSO Safety Escort Service A free 24/7 safety escort service providing personal accompaniment for students, faculty, and community members walking or biking alone on campus or in Isla Vista. Operated by Student Safety Partners (SSPs) equipped with digital radios for communication with Police Dispatch.
• CSO Bicycle Program A comprehensive bicycle management program providing registration, safety education, enforcement of bicycle regulations, and impound services for bicycles on campus. Includes courtesy lock cuts for registered bicycles and an abatement program for abandoned bicycles.
• UCSB Alert System Campus-wide emergency notification system that delivers Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications to students, faculty, and staff via email and text message as required by the Jeanne Clery Campus Security Act. Visitors can subscribe via NIXLE by texting 'UCSBAlert' to 888777.
• CSO/SSP Patrol Program Student Safety Partners patrol the campus year-round on foot and bicycles, maintaining visible presence, reporting crimes in progress, assisting in emergencies, identifying safety hazards, and providing event security for residence halls and campus events.
• Crime Reporting Service Online and in-person crime reporting system allowing community members to report crimes, submit Campus Security Authority (CSA) reports, and request police report copies.
• Restorative Justice Program A voluntary diversion program offering an interactive course and community service in Isla Vista for individuals cited for specific violations, with potential waiver of fines and avoidance of permanent records.
• Lost and Found Services Lost and found services for items lost on university property, with items held for 90 days before being reclaimed, auctioned, or discarded. Office located at North Hall Room 1131.
• Safety Stations at Little Acorn Park and Window to Sea Park Safety stations at Little Acorn Park and Window to Sea Park offering free water, cell phone charging, safety escorts, and a safe space during peak weekend evening hours (8pm-2am).

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office - Isla Vista Foot PatrolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOver 50-year collaboration between UCSB Police Department and Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office. Deputies and UCSB officers work together providing law enforcement services to Isla Vista community. Officers train alongside deputies in all areas of mutual concern to ensure seamless law enforcement response across jurisdictional boundaries.
• Isla Vista Community Services District (IVCSD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIVCSD funds Safety Stations operated by CSOs at Little Acorn Park and Window to Sea Park. These stations provide free water, cell phone charging, safety escorts, and a safe space during peak evening hours (8pm-2am). Partnership enhances public safety and well-being on busy weekend nights.
• UC Board of RegentscoreOthersUC Board of Regents serves as the governing body for all ten UC Police Departments. Responsible for approving military equipment use policies and overseeing compliance with state mandates such as AB 481.
• University of California Office of the President (UCOP)coreOthersUCOP provides systemwide policies, compliance oversight, and centralized data reporting for all UC Police Departments. Manages systemwide community safety dashboard and budget/workforce reporting requirements.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• UC Davis Police Department: Peer UC police department under shared UC governance with overlapping service scope (patrol, dispatch, emergency alerts, Clery compliance, community outreach) for a similarly sized UC campus community.
• UCLA Police Department: Peer UC police department under the same UC system governance; provides nearly identical services — sworn peace officers, emergency notification, Clery Act reporting, and community policing — to a large urban UC campus.
• Stanford University Department of Public Safety: Major university public safety operation offering parallel services (sworn officers, student community service officers, safety escorts, emergency alerts, crime logs) on a comparable residential research-campus footprint.
• USC Department of Public Safety: Large private-university public safety department that, like UCSB PD, combines sworn officers, student-staffed patrol programs, safety escorts, emergency notification, and Clery-equivalent transparency reporting for a major residential campus.
• University of Michigan Division of Public Safety: Large public-university policing agency with analogous structure — sworn officers, student-staffed safety services, Clery Act compliance, emergency notification, and community outreach — serving a similarly sized Big Ten residential campus.
• Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office: Direct operational partner through the 50+ year Isla Vista Foot Patrol collaboration; provides overlapping law enforcement services to the Isla Vista community adjacent to UCSB and co-trains with UCSB officers.
• UC Berkeley Police Department: Peer UC police department operating under the same UC Board of Regents governance, providing sworn-officer campus policing, Clery Act compliance, and community safety services for a comparable UC campus population.

Others

• Rave Mobile Safety (Motorola Solutions): Provider of mass-notification and campus-safety platforms (Rave Alert, Rave Guardian) integrated with many university police departments; serves as enabling infrastructure comparable to UCSB PD's UCSB Alert / NIXLE integration.
• California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST): California regulatory body that sets selection and training standards for the peace officers employed by UCSB PD; represents the governing compliance and accreditation framework that constrains and validates UCSB PD's officer certification.

Broad incumbents

• Allied Universal: Largest private security services firm in North America; competes for campus and contracted protective-services work that public university police departments like UCSB PD also perform, and serves as a benchmark for what outsourced alternatives would look like.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/UCSBPublicSafety
• Instagraminstagram.com/ucsbpolice
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ucsb-pd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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