Institution
University of Washington
UWWAPublic R1UW Alert~48,100 students
- Cases
- 11
- Alerts
- 31
- Verbatim
- 42%
- Span
- 2001–2026
Official alert policy
How UW says it will alert — when and how UW Alert activates, summarized, quoted, and analyzed.
Case log
Every documented incident
11 cases · 13 of 31 alert messages verbatim-confirmed
2026
- stabbing: 2026-05-1010:40 PM Shelter Order at Nordheim Court: UW Warns Residents to Lock Doors After a Housing Homicideemergency notification1 killedverbatim
- armed person: 2026-01-13Machete-Wielding Man Barricades for Four Hours at University Lutheran Church Bordering UW's U-District Campus, Arrested by SWAT After Flashbangsemergency notification
2025
- fire: 2025-07-05A Fourth-of-July Fireworks Fire Guts a UW Frat House, and a 5:07 a.m. UW Alert Says Everyone Is Outemergency notification
- shooting: 2025-05-10Bullet Strikes Fifth-Floor Dorm Window at Midnight: UW Alerts 48,000-Student Campus Within Minutesemergency notificationverbatim
- shooting: 2025-04-11A Car-Prowl Gone Wrong, a Jammed Pistol, and a Stray Round Through a Second-Story Window at Alpha Phiadvisory
By incident type