Institution
Brown University
BrownRIPrivate R1Brown Alert~11,000 students
- Cases
- 64
- Alerts
- 90
- Verbatim
- 99%
- Span
- 2019–2026
Official alert policy
How Brown says it will alert: when and how BrownAlert activates, summarized, quoted, and analyzed.
Case log
Every documented incident
64 cases · 89 of 90 alert messages verbatim-confirmed
2026
- burglary: 2026-07-23Timely warning for burglary of an unlocked student room in Champlin Halltimely warningverbatim
- assault: 2026-07-22Timely warning for assault near Bowen and Streetstimely warningverbatim
- burglary: 2026-07-09Timely warning for breaking and entering into a student room in Champlin Halltimely warningverbatim
- suspicious person: 2026-06-30Community notice after two unauthorized people entered Marcy House lobbyemergency notificationverbatim
- burglary: 2026-05-27Timely warning for a breaking and entering reported on campus — Minden Halltimely warningverbatim
- burglary: 2026-05-22Timely warning for a breaking and entering reported on campustimely warningverbatim
- threat: 2026-04-17Community advisory after unfounded swatting calls and online threatsemergency notificationverbatim
- arrest: 2026-03-18Community advisory after three masked suspects were arrested at Keeney Quademergency notificationverbatim
- burglary: 2026-03-13Timely warning after break-ins and thefts from dorm rooms in Vartan Gregorian Quad Atimely warningverbatim
- winter storm: 2026-02-23multi-day blizzard close (-24, )emergency notificationverbatim
- aggravated assault: 2026-02-02Community advisory after a knife assault near Thayer and Angell Streettimely warningverbatim
- winter storm: 2026-01-26Winter storm notice - closure 6emergency notificationverbatim
2025
- active shooter: 2025-12-13Former graduate student shoots 11 during an exam review session; two students killedemergency notification2 killed · 9 injuredverbatim
- suspicious person: 2025-12-12Timely warning after detention by man claiming to be a federal agenttimely warningverbatim
- other: 2025-07-02Advisory about a GroupMe concert-ticket ID scamadvisoryverbatim
2024
- sexual assault: 2024-10-26Timely warning for a reported sexual assault on campus —timely warningverbatim
- sexual assault: 2024-10-25Timely warning after a stranger reportedly sexually assaulted a community member nearbytimely warningverbatim
- threat: 2024-10-01Community notice after an online threat led to evacuation of South Street Landingemergency notificationverbatim
- assault: 2024-09-25Community notice after pedestrians were struck by paintballstimely warningverbatim
- burglary: 2024-07-20Timely warning for a burglary from a dormitory roomtimely warningverbatim
- other: 2024-04-16End-of-year campus safety vigilance community advisorytimely warningverbatim
- burglary: 2024-04-14Dorm room burglary at Everett-Poland; suspects claim a guntimely warningverbatim
- theft: 2024-04-12Stolen motor vehicle timely warning for campus communitytimely warningverbatim
- motor vehicle theft: 2024-04-11Timely warning for a motor vehicle theft on Brook Streettimely warningverbatim
- arson: 2024-04-08Timely warning after smoke reported in the basement of Steinert Halltimely warningverbatim
- threat: 2024-02-23National threat-email wave; campus advisoryadvisoryverbatim
- threat: 2024-02-11Violent threats to Hillel leaders; community advisoryadvisoryverbatim
2023
- other: 2023-12-12Bias-related apartment threat near Hope Streetadvisoryverbatim
- sexual assault: 2023-11-24Sexual assault timely warningtimely warningverbatim
- severe weather: 2023-09-13Tornado warning; seek shelter indoors immediatelyemergency notificationverbatim
- sexual assault: 2023-08-02Public safety notice for a reported sexual assaulttimely warningverbatim
- other: 2023-07-18Other incident - community safetyadvisoryverbatim
- robbery: 2023-06-11Driver lured out by a staged collapse, then threatened with a knife and robbedtimely warningverbatim
- assault: 2023-03-04Public safety notice for a simple assault on or near campus — marchtimely warningverbatim
- assault: 2023-02-11Public safety notice for a simple assault on or near campustimely warningverbatim
2022
- other: 2022-12-15Advisory on protecting safety in campus residence hallsadvisoryverbatim
- burglary: 2022-12-08Timely warning for a burglary from a Benevolent Street roomtimely warningverbatim
- other: 2022-11-29Community notice about projectile incidents near campusadvisoryverbatim
- aggravated assault: 2022-11-18Public safety notice for an aggravated assault near campus — novtimely warningverbatim
- aggravated assault: 2022-11-17Public safety notice for an aggravated assault near campus — Cushing Sttimely warningverbatim
- aggravated assault: 2022-11-14Public safety notice for an aggravated assault near campustimely warningverbatim
- assault: 2022-10-23Aggravated assault near Power and Benefit Streetstimely warningverbatim
- robbery: 2022-10-23Public safety notice for a robbery near campustimely warningverbatim
- assault: 2022-09-16Two aggravated assaults; dual-incident timely warningtimely warningverbatim
- assault: 2022-09-06Aggravated assault near Thayer Street; timely warning — thayer assaulttimely warningverbatim
- hate crime: 2022-08-18Public safety notice for a reported hate crime — augusttimely warningverbatim
- hate crime: 2022-07-14Public safety notice for a reported hate crime — Streettimely warningverbatim
- assault: 2022-06-28Aggravated assault near Thayer Street; timely warningtimely warningverbatim
- motor vehicle theft: 2022-06-15Public safety notice for auto theft and assaulttimely warningverbatim
- robbery: 2022-06-15Auto theft and assault timely warningtimely warningverbatim
- assault: 2022-06-13Aggravated assault near Thayer and Bowen; timely warningtimely warningverbatim
- assault: 2022-06-11Aggravated assault on Prospect Street; timely warningtimely warningverbatim
- assault: 2022-05-30Projectile assault on George Street; timely warningtimely warningverbatim
- assault: 2022-05-21Aggravated assault timely warning — Brooktimely warningverbatim
- assault: 2022-04-28Aggravated assault timely warning — George Streettimely warningverbatim
- assault: 2022-04-25Aggravated assault timely warningtimely warningverbatim
- hate crime: 2022-03-18Public safety notice for a reported hate crimetimely warningverbatim
- arson: 2022-03-12Public safety notice for an incident of arsontimely warningverbatim
2021
2020
By incident type