The Building Watch Program provides detailed information to Building Coordinators and the UW Community about the number and types of crimes occurring. It is invaluable for members of the community to be aware of the occurrences in and around their buildings, including parking lots. The Building Watch Program is sent via email on a monthly basis.
For further information go to
http://www.washington.edu/admin/police/prevention/buildingwatch.html
Crime-Watch is a quarterly bulletin sent via email by the University of Washington Police Department's Crime Prevention Unit. A Crime-Watch bulletin, entitled "Timely Warning," is also sent out when there are crimes reported that may affect the safety and security of the university community.
http://www.washington.edu/admin/police/prevention/crimewatch.html
The University of Washington, in cooperation with the Seattle Police Department, has established a new method to advise the surrounding campus community about timely crime issues, called WatchDawg. The WatchDawg notification system is open to any individual, business or group who would like to receive information regarding crime issues, safety tips, and security issues affecting the community surrounding the UW campus.
If you wish to subscribe to WatchDawg, simply visit:
http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/watchdawg/
The UWPD Crime Prevention Unit provides a number of services to the campus community. To contact the Crime Prevention Unit, call 543-9338, write, or use the Online Service Request Form.
A 10-week program designed to create greater awareness and understanding between citizens and police. Policing is a collaborative effort that requires an informed citizenry. Citizen's Academy participants learn first-hand about law enforcement at the University of Washington.
http://www.washington.edu/admin/police/citizen_academy/
The new Husky NightWalk Program that started May 29, 2007 is a uniformed guard assistance program that uses full-time security guards to assist students, staff, and faculty members to various locations on campus and within a one-mile radius off campus. Although aiding primarily on foot, the guards have a mini van available to assist personnel via vehicle when needed. In addition, they are equipped to lend a hand to people, with proper identification, who cannot get into their offices, areas, or vehicles for one reason or another. They also can assist with jump starts for dead batteries, and are extra eyes and ears in parking lots and other UW facilities. When members from the campus community need help, call 685-WALK.
http://www.washington.edu/admin/police/security/
The SafeCampus Program's mission is to educate the campus community about dealing with violence and to provide a resource for workplace violence issues campus-wide. New as of June 2007 are SafeCampus phone lines for reporting any concern about potential or emerging threats of violence and a new Web page gathering together information and resources from campus and beyond.
SafeCampus phone lines are: