The University of Texas at Austin :: Security Awareness and A Drug Free University

CRIME PREVENTION AND REPORTING

University Police Department | Call 417-4441| Report A Crime
• Crime prevention tips to staff or students reporting a crime
• Security surveys for departments
• Crime Prevention Month activities (October)
• "COP" (Coed on Patrol)
• Loan of light timers during holidays
• Report inoperable exterior lights, overgrown shrubbery, and unsecured doors, lock and door problems
• After analysis of theft, recommendations sent to dept for upgrading security
• "Rip off" cards left when property is found unsecured
• Special patrols
• Campus Watch crime tips
• 22 Emergency Call Boxes around campus
• 911 lines connecting every phone to police
• Crime tips in various campus newsletters
• Monitoring and responding to alarm call
• Mobile patrols 24 hrs/day

Student Government | Call 471-3166
• Escorts to campus locations through SURE Walk Program (see Escort Programs)

Housing & Food Service | Call 471-3136
• Monitor and respond to residence hall system alarms
• Information in residence hall and apartment newsletters on crime prevention and safety tips
• Handbook for residents distributed at check-in, with special section on safety issues
• On-duty staff make nightly rounds of residence halls
• Safety programs offered throughout the year
• Background check of vendors, contractors, subcontractors working in residence halls.

Voices Against Violence | Call 471-3515 , call 471-2255 for 24-hr counseling
• Collects data from 9 on-campus and 4 off-campus partners regarding UT students victimized by sexual assault, relationship violence, and stalking
• Provides students with safety planning notebook
• Checklist of procedures and referrals for UT staff and faculty.