Is the USC Campus a safe and secure area or has there been crimes committed on campus?
The campus itself is very secure, and all of the freshman dorms are right on campus. Students roam freely day and night on campus with little to zero worry. However, crimes occur outside the main campus.
These crimes typically occur at night and usually involve theft. For example, two young men will approach a student who is walking alone away from campus (most of the time it's 4-6 blocks away). The men will threaten the student and demand his/her property, then flee.
DPS is the on campus security, and they send reports every time incidents like these occur. Events like this rarely, if ever, involve the student being injured. However, the 2008-2009 school year experienced an increase in serious crime, including rape and two murders.
The rape victim was a female student walking alone between 1-3am. One murder was a male student walking home with friends from the local bar at 2am; he got into a confrontation with a local man, ending when the local man stabbed the student. The second murder was a female student crossing a popular intersection one night by campus when a car failed to stop at a red light and fatally hit her.
These are all extremely rare and tragic incidents. These crimes resulted in USC increasing the security in the areas surrounding campus. Now, there are numerous guards that stand watch around the streets 24-7.
This past school year, 2009-2010, saw a major decrease in crime. The majority of students do not feel threatened or unsafe at USC. Most crimes occur because the student made a wrong choice by walking alone at night while on a phone or ipod.
Bikes are suggested, especially when students know they will be on campus late. Going home with friends, or walking or biking near other students is recommended. Or, even better, take a USC tram.
There is even an after-hours car service called Campus Cruiser that will pick students up and take them where they need to go, free of charge. In the case of an emergency, students can call DPS for anything from a ride, to removing unwanted guests from an event, to an injury. Like any university in a major city, it is as safe as you make it.
USC does everything it can to protect its students; the students just have to be smart and take advantage of the security measures available.
If you ask USC students who live on campus, a majority will tell you that they feel safe. However, this does not mean crimes do not happen on campus. Like with any school, safety is partly in your hands.
USC provides an escort to walk with you for free so you do not have to walk alone. Make sure you use common sense to make responsible decisions and take safety precautions. For example, do not wonder off alone late at night.
February 23, 2009 - As a result of increased thefts from vehicles throughout the city Campus Police are stepping up parking lot patrols at Western. We have had success in the past with deterrents and arrests. Laptop computers, GPS units and iPods are some of the items being targeted.
Report suspicious persons or activities to Campus Police at 519-66February 23, 20090 or Campus 911. January 29, 2009 - At the request of The University of Western Ontario Bank Card Committee, Campus Police recently assisted in the completion of a security audit. Our role focused specifically of the physical security of all Point of sale machines located on Campus. Campus Police, in cooperation with our community partners from the Bank Card Committee, have formulated what will be an ongoing two pronged strategy to tackle the physical security challenges facing Point of Sale machine security in today's world of high tech fraud.
The goal of this strategy is to ensure that all members of the university community including retailers and consumers can continue to safely and securely conduct their financial transactions behind this additional layer of prevention. This ongoing initiative consists of combining the most modern security features with a strong educational component directed towards those staff members and retailers who utilize Point of Sale machines as part of their daily operations. Training sessions with the London Police Service Fraud Division, Detective Sergeant Stu Ewing, is an example of this enhanced educational component.
It is important for members of The University of Western Ontario Campus Community to know that they can be confident that when using Point of Sale machines on Campus they are doing so safely and securely. January 9, 2009 - Break and Enters at Western are at a four year low. We hope the Safe Campus Community initiatives throughout the university combined with security guards in buildings and campus police patrols have been a contributing factor to this substantial decrease.
Western experienced 79 break and enters in February 23, 2009, 20097 which jumped to nearly 100 in February 23, 2009, 20098. There was a reduction to 56 in February 23, 2009 and this dropped to a total of 30 in February 23, 2009. There has been on-going education across campus focusing on the importance of individual contributions to a Safe Campus.
Community members are encouraged to monitor suspicious persons and report to Campus Police for an immediate response. The CPTED and Basic Emergency Management training programs have been well attended. Within our facilities we have nearly 300 Building Emergency Team volunteers that are trained in evacuation procedures.
Over 200 Foot Patrol volunteers conduct Safe Walk and Work Safe programs at night. CPTED/ Safety audits have resulted in additional dead bolts being installed in doors and our electronic card access system is designed to limit after hours access to only authorized users. The use of video monitoring equipment is also expanding as has technology within the Campus Police Communications Centre.
While there are many proactive measures in place, the prevention model can only be successful through individual contributions by caring people across campus working together in the protection of people and property, and for this at Western there is great support. February 23, 2009 - On Friday, January 9, 2009 members of the London Police Service Sexual Assault & Child Abuse Section arrested and charged Timothy Stephen Griffin, 28 years, with one count of break and enter and one count of voyeurism. This arrest was the result of the ongoing investigation into an unknown male entering females residences and watching them.
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