PERSONAL SAFETY TIPS

These personal safety tips, compiled by the University Police, apply when on campus as well as in the Salisbury area or wherever one resides.  The precautions may lessen the likelihood of becoming a victim.  Increasing awareness of crime prevention techniques may decrease the opportunity for a person to commit a criminal offense.

• You are your own best protection.
• Keep your door locked at all times.  Don’t unlock the door for strangers. Keep first floor windows locked.
• Walk in well-lit areas and stay near the curb, away from alleys, entryways and bushes where someone could be hiding.
• Do not walk or jog alone after dark.
• Avoid short cuts.  Walk where there are other people present.
• Do not hitchhike or accept rides from strangers.  If a driver asks you for directions, stay far enough away so that you cannot be pulled into the car.  Do not pick up strangers.
• If you are being followed when walking, change directions, vary speed.  Go to a well-lit area where there are other people.  If followed by someone in a car, turn and walk in the other direction.  Record the license number.
• Park your car in a well-lit area and lock the doors.
• If you need an escort to or from your car, call the University Police, 410-543-6222.
• Report any suspicious activity or crimes to the University Police, 410-543-6222.