Institution
Howard University
HowardDCHbcuHoward operational status / official X~12,000 students
- Cases
- 46
- Alerts
- 65
- Verbatim
- 97%
- Span
- 2015–2026
Official alert policy
How Howard says it will alert: when and how Bison Safe activates, summarized, quoted, and analyzed.
Case log
Every documented incident
46 cases · 63 of 65 alert messages verbatim-confirmed
2026
- severe storm: 2026-03-16Severe Storm; at with possible damaging wind gusts, flash; later clearedemergency notificationverbatim
- winter storm: 2026-02-23Winter Storm; at is needed, please contact your superviso; later clearedemergency notificationverbatim
- winter storm: 2026-01-25Winter Storm; at metropolitan region readies for a major ; later clearedemergency notificationverbatim
2025
- shooting: 2025-10-24Shooting reported; near occurred near the 2500 block of Geo; (shooting georgia ave)timely warningverbatim
- shooting: 2025-10-24Five people shot near campus during homecoming weekend; teenager later chargedemergency notification5 injuredverbatim
- motor vehicle theft: 2025-01-10Motor Vehicle Theft; at with the Metropolitan Police Departmentadvisoryverbatim
2023
- shooting: 2023-10-01Shots fired near an adjacent park after midnight prompt an advisory to avoid the areatimely warningverbatim
- robbery: 2023-08-28Armed carjacking Georgia Ave Gresham Place alerttimely warningverbatim
- robbery: 2023-08-27Crime alert after armed robbery on 8th Street NWtimely warningverbatim
- robbery: 2023-08-17Robbery by force 9th and V Street Crime Alerttimely warningverbatim
- robbery: 2023-08-15Robbery W Street black SUV group lookouttimely warningverbatim
- robbery: 2023-08-14Robbery Sherman Ave juveniles phone thefttimely warningverbatim
- shooting: 2023-07-13Shooting 6th Street NW Crime Alert investigationtimely warningverbatim
- robbery: 2023-07-02Crime alert: Armed Robbery — armed robberytimely warningverbatim
- robbery: 2023-07-01Crime alert after attempted armed robbery on Georgia Avenuetimely warningverbatim
- robbery: 2023-06-30Crime alert: Armed Robberytimely warningverbatim
- robbery: 2023-06-22Crime alert: Armed Carjackingtimely warningverbatim
- robbery: 2023-06-20Crime alert: Attempted Armed Carjackingtimely warningverbatim
- shooting: 2023-06-20Crime alert: Shootingtimely warningverbatim
- shooting: 2023-06-18Crime alert: Shooting, Attempted Robberytimely warningverbatim
- robbery: 2023-06-15Robbery of students on Florida Avenue NWtimely warningverbatim
- shots fired: 2023-05-30Crime alert: Shots Firedtimely warningverbatim
- robbery: 2023-05-29Armed robbery near 6th and W Streets NWtimely warningverbatim
- robbery: 2023-04-05Armed robbery in 2400 block of 6th Street NWtimely warningverbatim
- motor vehicle theft: 2023-03-25Crime alert: Auto Thefttimely warningverbatim
- bomb threat: 2023-02-28Bomb threat against the campus radio and television complex; all-clear after a sweepemergency notificationverbatim
- robbery: 2023-02-10Robbery reported with community safety guidance issued; near approximately 3; (8th streettimely warningverbatim
- fire alarm: 2023-01-30Fire alarm pull at College Hall South after unauthorized entryemergency notificationverbatim
- robbery: 2023-01-24Robbery of student on Georgia Avenue NWtimely warningverbatim
- theft: 2023-01-15Stolen vehicle advisory near 6th and Fairmont NWtimely warningverbatim
- motor vehicle theft: 2023-01-10Auto theft advisory for a RAV4 stolen from Banneker parking lotadvisoryverbatim
2022
- robbery: 2022-09-24Armed robbery of students near Florida Avenue NWtimely warningverbatim
- assault: 2022-09-23Simple assault near Georgia Avenue and Fairmonttimely warningverbatim
- shots fired: 2022-09-22Gunshots reported near 5th and Hobart Streetsemergency notificationverbatim
- robbery: 2022-09-18Armed robbery at 10th and W Streets NWtimely warningverbatim
- shots fired: 2022-09-15Crime Alert - Assault with a Deadly Weapontimely warningverbatim
- shots fired: 2022-09-02Crime Alert - Shootingtimely warningverbatim
- shooting: 2022-07-30Shooting reported in 200 block of V Street NWtimely warningverbatim
- robbery: 2022-05-26Armed carjacking on 9th Street NWtimely warningverbatim
- robbery: 2022-02-05Armed robbery at 8th and Barry Streets NWtimely warningverbatim
- bomb threat: 2022-01-31Campus message on bomb threat safety responseemergency notificationverbatim
2021
- robbery: 2021-11-21Armed carjacking on 8th Street NWtimely warningverbatim
- robbery: 2021-11-10Armed robbery reported in Drew Halltimely warningverbatim
- shooting: 2021-11-03Shooting reported; near the 400 block of Bryant St. Officia; (shots fired shooting)timely warningverbatim
- shots fired: 2021-11-03Shots fired near Bryant Street; no active threatemergency notificationverbatim
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