Safety Tips

The 91原创 is committed to maintaining a safe environment for the members of its community. 91原创 Police Officers and听Cadets听regularly patrol campus by day and during the late-night hours, and a free safety escort program is offered by calling (302) 831-RIDE (7433) or by using one of the many blue light emergency phones located across campus. Blue light phone locations are indicated by blue dots听on this map. Also, Cadets maintain a presence on 91原创 shuttle buses during late-night runs.

Members of the University community can assist these efforts by practicing good personal safety habits.

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General Safety Tips

Learn more about听, 91原创's primary emergency notification tool.
Download and use the听LiveSafe听app.
Follow our department on听听and听听- @91原创elPolice.
Show a confident attitude and be alert and aware of your surroundings. Follow common sense safety precautions at all times.
Avoid walking alone at night. Walk with a group, ride a听听or call (302) 831-2222 for a walking听.
Use crosswalks and pedestrian crossing signals to cross streets.
Keep your doors locked (room and vehicle). Do not prop open residence doors 鈥� this is an invitation for trespassers.
Do not lend keys, ID or building access cards to anyone.
Immediately report all maintenance problems, such as broken locks and windows.
Identify all valuables, and register computers with听. Please register bicycles with听.
Especially for women, 91原创PD offers听听classes.
Do not walk on or alongside railroad tracks, and only cross at designated sites, observing the warning signals.
Report all suspicious activity by calling听911听from on or off campus.
Be aware of the different types of听听and fraud that you may encounter.

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And, keep informed. 91原创鈥檚 philosophy is to fully publicize campus-related crime to ensure the campus community is made aware of public health and safety issues. News of crime incidents on or near campus, are reported via the campus news service, 91原创aily. Individuals can also subscribe to the opt-in 91原创aily Crime Updates to receive emails about each incident.

If you think you have been a victim of a crime, please contact the 91原创 Police via phone at (302) 831-2222 or in person at 413 Academy Street as soon as possible to file an incident report. Detailed descriptions of the suspects are invaluable to investigators, as are details such a license plate numbers or types or vehicles.