Crime Prevention

USF On Campus Crime Prevention

The Department of Public Safety provides presentations on crime prevention, personal safety, date rape, self defense and fire safety.These presentations frequently involve experts from public and private organizations. The Offices of Residence Life and Counseling and Psychological Services also sponsor programs relating to personal safety, alcohol and drug awareness.

As part of the crime prevention programs information on major incidents is forwarded to certain University officials, the office of Public Affairs and the campus newspaper, the FOGHORN, on a weekly basis. When circumstances require immediate notification throughout the University community, Crime Prevention Bulletins are produced and circulated to residence halls and other buildings.

The Department of Public Safety also provides information on crime prevention:

• General Tips
• Auto Theft Prevention
• Bomb Threat Procedures
• Residential Hall Security
• Harassing or Annoying Telephone Calls
• General Personal Safety
• General Student Safety
• Project ID
• Sexual Assault Prevention
• Sexual Assault Reporting
• Theft Prevention
  

The Department of Public Safety also has 168 campus emergency phones located on campus to assist with crime prevention and safety.

Additional Crime Prevention Information

SF SAFE

Please visit San Francisco SAFE's website at http://www.sfsafe.org. San Francisco Safety Awareness for Everyone is the city's leading crime prevention education organization. SFSafe help residents, police, and community groups work together to create safe vibrant neighborhoods by providing violence prevention education, public safety and community organizing services. Please pay particular attention to their wide variety of brochures and other material available for download.