VIOLENT CRIMINAL ACTIVITY

Call 911

Everyone on campus is asked to assist in providing a safe environment by being alert to suspicious behavior and promptly reporting the situation to Campus Safety Services at x4600 or University Heights Police at 911.

If you are faced with an armed intruder:

1. Don’t panic.  Alert Campus Safety Services.  Consider having a code word or signal to alert colleagues of the danger.  Building Coordinators should work this system out beforehand and refresh everyone’s memory of the signal on a yearly basis.

2. Be observant, as the more information you can provide, the better the chance the criminal will be apprehended.

3. While a crime is being committed, you have three options:    

   1. Submit to suspect

   2. Passive resistance (talking or reasoning with suspect)

   3. Active resistance (physical intervention).  Remember, whatever you decide to do, you must be prepared both mentally and physically.  Your safety is the most important thing to remember during any attack.

4. As soon as possible get to a safe place and notify Campus Safety Services at x4600 or University Heights Police at 911.  Advise the police of the nature of the incident, location, if medical assistance is needed, and a description of the person(s) involved.

If you are the victim of a crime, observe a criminal act, or observe a suspicious person on campus:

Call Campus Safety Services: x4600

1. Immediately notify Campus Safety Services at 4600 and report the incident, including the following:

   1. Your name.

   2. Nature of the incident.

   3. Location, date, and time of the incident.

   4. Description of person(s) involved.

   5. Description of property involved

2. Assist the officers when they arrive.  Provide additional information upon request.

What to do if you are the victim of a property crime:

1. Go to a safe place and notify Campus Safety Services x4600.

2. Do not touch anything.

3. Meet with the officer at the location the officer requests.

4. Explain to the officer everything you observed, including telling the officer if you touched or moved anything.  Follow the officer’s instructions.

What to do if you are the victim of a violent/personal crime:  

1. Be observant, as the more information you can provide, the better the chance the criminal will be apprehended.

2. While a crime is being committed, you have three options:

   1. Submit to suspect.

   2. Passive resistance (talking or reasoning with suspect).

   3. Active resistance (physical intervention).  Remember, whatever you decide to do, you must be prepared mentally and physically.  Your safety is the most important thing to remember during an attack.

3. As soon as possible, get to a safe place and notify Campus Safety Services at x4600.  Advise the police of the nature of the incident, location, if medical assistance is needed, and a description of the person(s) involved.  Meet with the officer, follow his/her instructions.