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Public Safety
The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh strives to provide peaceful, safe and enjoyable communities for Low-Income Housing, Section 8 and Scattered Sites residents. The Department is a multi-faceted entity that approaches the task of keeping Housing Authority property safe and secure from various angles.
The Public Safety Department works closely with local law enforcement agencies. It assists in both the apprehension and prosecution of criminal offenders and takes independent action when necessary against criminals who perpetrate crimes against the Housing Authority and its residents. It is responsible for tracking public safety related activity including, but not limited to, that which is criminal in nature. It ensures that all information is relayed to the appropriate agency.
The Public Safety Department establishes its own eyes in its Low-Income-Housing communities through the use of state-of-the-art camera surveillance systems. This technology aids the efforts of police in apprehending individuals engaged in criminal activity in addition to deterring future crime. It also institutes other safety measures such as electronic key entry into its high-rises and armed security personnel. The Public Safety Department regulates Housing Authority communities by maintaining a monthly exclusion list (available for download on the left). Listed in this document are those individuals not permitted on Housing Authority property due to criminal activity. Residents can assist the Public Safety Department’s efforts by calling 911 to report the presence of any of these excluded individuals in their communities.
The Public Safety Department utilizes all resources at its disposal to carry out its mission. By far, the most useful asset in accomplishing its goals are the residents themselves. The Public Safety Department believes that the very people it is tasked to protect are an instrumental factor in the stability of safe and vibrant communities and therefore it challenges them to share in this responsibility. If you have witnessed a crime, or have information about criminal activity in your community, you can report it on a completely anonymous basis by using one of the HACP’s Silent Complaint Forms. Silent Complaint Forms may be downloaded from the menu on the right. Also available is an anonymous tip-line that can be used to report criminal activity. That number is: 412-471-2275.
As always, please call 911 for emergencies and 311 to reach the Mayor’s Response Line for non-emergencies.
Any other safety-related questions or concerns should be directed to the Public Safety Office located at 200 Ross St., Suite 805, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, phone: 412-456-5000, ext. 8009, or via e-mail at: publicsafety@hacp.org.
