Know How to Call for Help When Needed

  • All campus phones can access emergency services by dialing 9-911.
  • Report suspicious persons or activities to University Police at 585-2677 (585-COPS).
  • Report safety hazards, unsafe lighting, and defective equipment to the Department of Public Safety, Plant Operations (581-7221), or Risk Management (581-5590).  

Be Aware of Your Surroundings

  • Know where you are, know where you are going and what to expect.
  • Avoid walking alone and let people know where you are going.
  • Plan your walking trips in advance and choose a safe well-lighted and populated route.
  • Remember, most crime is committed in response to the opportunity, so the best prevention is to eliminate opportunities.

Take Precautions in Residence Halls and Campus Buildings

  • Keep your residence doors locked at all times whether you live on or off campus.
  • Lock up wallets, purses, jewelry, and other valuables. Don't just put them in or under your desk.
  • Limit or restrict access to your living or work area.
  • Develop a relationship with neighbors or coworkers and check on one another often.

Protect Files and Computer Data

  • When posting photographs and information on the Web consider the information that you might unwittingly be giving a predator such as your name, your appearance, addresses, school names etc.
  • Do not give personal information (Account numbers, Social Security number, PIN etc) to anyone unless you know they are legitimately entitled to have such information.
  • Back up computer data. If a computer is stolen, the loss of the data on the computer is very often more interruptive to you and potentially more valuable than the loss of the computer. Set up a routine for backing the data and be faithful in keeping to it. Store the back-up off away from the computer, preferably off site. Consider password protecting documents containing personal information.
  • Protect files; email, financial accounts, and other accounts with strong passwords. Strong passwords are not found in a dictionary; contain a mixture of characters and are not easily identified. You might consider a sentence that is easy for you to remember and use a combination of characters from that sentence. For example the sentence might be: As a student I lived @ 756  Main St.  Using the first letter of each word and the numbers the password becomes aasIl@756MS. Be careful not to reveal the password or the sentence to anyone.