Institution
University of Southern California
USCCAPrivate R1USC DPS Alert~49,000 students
- Cases
- 37
- Alerts
- 76
- Verbatim
- 100%
- Span
- 2019–2026
Official alert policy
How USC says it will alert: when and how TrojansAlert activates, summarized, quoted, and analyzed.
Case log
Every documented incident
37 cases · 76 of 76 alert messages verbatim-confirmed
2026
- infrastructure: 2026-06-29Campus police traffic collision at Jefferson and Figueroaemergency notificationverbatim
- fire: 2026-06-22Campus police vehicle fire blocking Hoover Streetemergency notificationverbatim
- fire: 2026-06-17Campus police structure fire at 1400 Los Palos Streetemergency notificationverbatim
- police activity: 2026-06-07Police activity near Davidson Conference Center prompts avoid-area and all-clearemergency notificationverbatim
- communications outage: 2026-06-05Campus police phone lines temporarily disabled, then repairedemergency notificationverbatim
- hazmat: 2026-04-09Campus police minor gas leak at Vivian Hall of Engineeringemergency notificationverbatim
- police activity: 2026-03-26Campus police staging in O'Neill Parking Lot at Health Sciences Campusemergency notificationverbatim
- fire: 2026-03-26Campus police structure fire near Health Sciences Campus closes Soto Streetemergency notificationverbatim
- robbery: 2026-02-21Phone snatched by juveniles on bicycles; the tenth robbery warning in two monthstimely warningverbatim
- police activity: 2026-02-20Campus police activity at Jefferson and Floweremergency notificationverbatim
- hazmat: 2026-02-16Campus police gas leak outside Irani Hallemergency notificationverbatim
- police activity: 2026-02-05Campus police avoid-area for LAPD investigation in Exposition Parkemergency notificationverbatim
- hazmat: 2026-01-31Campus police gas leak near Hotel and Icon Plazaemergency notificationverbatim
2025
- police activity: 2025-12-17Campus police activity at 35th and Budlong/Normandieemergency notificationverbatim
- police activity: 2025-12-02Campus police activity at University Villageemergency notificationverbatim
- bomb threat: 2025-09-07Emailed bomb threat against two libraries; both swept and kept closed as a precautionemergency notificationverbatim
- hazmat: 2025-08-28Leaking liquid-nitrogen tank draws a hazmat response; secured with no injuriesemergency notificationverbatim
- police activity: 2025-08-03Campus police activity Jefferson to 29th Walton to Budlongemergency notificationverbatim
- police activity: 2025-05-11Campus police activity at 23rd and Toberman with street closureemergency notificationverbatim
- police activity: 2025-05-04Campus police activity at Figueroa and Expositionemergency notificationverbatim
- police activity: 2025-04-14Campus police activity at MLK and Vermontemergency notificationverbatim
- police activity: 2025-03-12Campus police activity at 31st and Figueroaemergency notificationverbatim
- police activity: 2025-03-11Campus police activity with street closures at 23rd and Scarffemergency notificationverbatim
- police activity: 2025-01-29Campus police activity closes Shrine Parking Structureemergency notificationverbatim
- police activity: 2025-01-26Campus police activity at 23rd St and Union Aveemergency notificationverbatim
- police activity: 2025-01-11Campus police activity at W 23rd St and Oak Stemergency notificationverbatim
2024
- robbery: 2024-11-30Aggravated assault and robbery in a parking lot near campus prompt a timely warningtimely warningverbatim
- police activity: 2024-11-27Campus police activity on 3500 block of Hope Stemergency notificationverbatim
- police activity: 2024-11-21Campus police activity at 27th St and Hoover Stemergency notificationverbatim
- police activity: 2024-09-11Campus police activity at 27th Street and Catalina Streetemergency notificationverbatim
- civil unrest: 2024-05-05Civil unrest, May 5, 2024emergency notificationverbatim
- civil unrest: 2024-04-24Protest occupation of a central campus park ends with 93 arrests; commencement canceledadvisoryverbatim
- robbery: 2024-04-04Knifepoint robbery at an ATM near campus prompts a timely warningtimely warningverbatim
- burglary: 2024-04-04Burglary, April 4, 2024timely warningverbatim
- sexual assault: 2024-03-18Pre-dawn robbery and attempted rape halted by a passerby; suspect fledtimely warningverbatim
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