Personal Safety:

• Sign up for ASU Emergency Alert System.
• Walk with friends, or in a group.
• Let friends know where you are going and your expected arrival time.
• Use well-traveled, well-lit routes.
• Be observant of your surroundings at all times.
• Don’t listen to music or text while walking.
• Walk with friends or use safety escort. Safety Escort Service: 480-965-1515 ASU Police 480-965-3456
• Like the ASU Police Facebook for safety updates
• Be aware of the ASU Blue-Light Emergency Call Boxes and where they are on your route.
• Walk confidently and with purpose at a steady pace.
• If you do get into trouble, attract attention to yourself in any way you can.
• Add ASU Police Department phone number into your cell phone. Emergency: 911; Non-emergency: 480-965-3456

Be psychologically prepared to protect yourself:

• If you ever feel uncomfortable in a situation or with a person, remove yourself from that situation.
• Be assertive by enforcing your own rights.
• Don’t be predictable. This way, you can avoid someone learning your routines and using them against you.
• Don’t be afraid to cause a scene if you feel threatened.

Bike Security:

• Register your bike with the ASU Police. It is important to register your bike with us even if your bicycle is registered with another program or law enforcement agency.
• Always lock your bike to a bicycle rack.
• Secure the U-lock through the bike frame, the rear wheel and the bicycle rack. Click to watch this video.

Public Transportation:

• Wait at well-lit bus stops.
• Be aware of your surroundings while waiting for the bus.
• Let the bus driver know of suspicious activity or harassment on the bus.
• If it appears someone from the bus is following you, make yourself as visible as possible to others by making noise.
• ASU Parking & Transportation
• Valley Metro

When in the Residence Hall:

• Get to know your neighbors so you can help each other out.
• Don't leave valuable items out in the open.
• Don’t advertise that you will not be in your room for extended periods of time.
• You are responsible for your guests and their actions.
• Always lock your door whenever you leave, even if it is just for a moment.
• Do not tamper with any locking mechanisms anywhere.
• Do not let others follow you into your complex.
• Report any burnt out lights, vandalism, malfunctioning locks, etc. to management.

In Elevators:

• Look in the elevator before getting in to make sure no one is hiding.
• Stand near the controls if possible.
• If you feel unsafe or uncomfortable, get off at the next floor.
• If you feel unsafe or uncomfortable while waiting for the elevator with someone, do not get on with that person.

At Parties or Group Functions:

• Don’t leave a party with someone you don’t know well.
• Alcohol and drugs limit your ability to make good decisions.
• Be mindful when accepting an invitation to someone’s residence or when inviting someone to your own.
• Communicate clearly your personal boundaries.

At Home:

• Don’t let anyone you don’t know well into your place of residence.
• Don’t open the door for someone if you don’t already know who they are.
• Always lock your door when you’re asleep or not in the room, even if you’re only gone for a moment.
• Avoid isolated areas in your building if you can help it, especially at night.
• Never indicate to someone that you are alone.
• Use well-lit entrances to your building. Report any burnt out lights to Management.
• If anything seems unsafe or out of the ordinary at your residence, go to a safe place and call the police.

Online Social Networking:

• Remember that anything you put on social media, or any other site can be seen by anyone with an internet connection.
• Do not put your address, residence hall, room number, contact information, etc. on your personal page.
• Do not put anything you would not want your family or boss seeing on your personal page.
• Read ASU’s suggestions on Online Social Networking Guidelines