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UCPD Recommends CAL-B-SAFE STRATEGIES		UCPD Safety Services TAKE PRECAUTIONS
It's important to realize that the campus and its environs are not immune from crime. A good first step is to review UCPD's Campus Safety Guidelines. Call BearWALK after dark and a UCPD Community Service Officer (CSO) will meet you and walk with you to your destination within a four to five block radius of the campus. CSO's are uniformed, trained, and carry a police radio. Statistics show that CSO presence makes a difference. Or use the Night Safety Shuttle to travel to BART or the southside residence halls. Ride To-Your-Door lines and catch a ride all the way home, or, after 3am, have the Owl Service van pick you up and drop you off where you need to go. All safety services are offered free of charge to UC Berkeley staff and students as well as the general public. Service areas extend as far as Hopkins/Yolo/Eunice, Sacramento, and Ashby Streets. Call (510) 64B-SAFE (7233) to learn more about BearWALK, Owl Service and the Night Safety Shuttles. Or click on "Programs and Services" in the top menu bar and choose Campus Safety Programs from the list of services. Questions about safety on campus or any of the night safety services? We want to hear from you. Call the non-emergency line 642-6760 or email us at police@berkeley.edu.		Working late on campus? Call UCPD for a safe trip home. UCPD offers a few different ways to ensure the safety of you and your belongings when you're leaving campus late at night. Choose one of the following ways of getting home safely: BearWALK Call (510) 642-WALK (9255) after dusk and before 1:45am, 15 minutes before you need pick up. Night Safety Shuttles Call (510) 642-WALK to find out when the next shuttle stops near you. Owl Service After 3am, UCPD offers van pick up and drop off service from door to door. Call (510) 642-6760 before 5:45am. Or Walk Safely: Download the Night Safety Map for recommended night walking routes.
Campus Safety Info BE INFORMED		Other Safety Info KNOW MORE
UC Police has developed the Safety, Threats & Alerts Report (ST&AR) using the same technology employed by the BBC, the Wall Street Journal, CNN and others. Campus community members and others may download the small ST&AR program and start getting important alerts delivered to their desktop as a pop up ST&AR. This is a dynamic alternative to the UC Police Mailing list and will give users instant access to our Crime Alerts. Available to PC users. Read more.		In 1998, the federal government passed the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. This law requires colleges and universities to disclose the reported instances of criminal activity on their campuses. Read more.
Our crime alerts give comprehensive information on an incident in our jurisdiction within days of the event. Receive them in one of three ways: See the most recent alerts. Browse the Crime Alert archive online. Join the UCPD Mailing List and have crime alerts sent to your inbox. Download ST&AR and access alerts with one click. Reference a Night Map to see crime locations referenced in our alerts, and to find best night walking routes and see shuttle routes.		The Crime map section of the Berkeley Police Department web site allows the public to see crimes that have been reported in the city within a few days of their occurrence.
The UCPD Daily Activity Bulletin provides case numbers, incident classification, names of assigned officers, and incident synopses for the day's activity. Updated daily during regular business hours, before end of day Mondays for weekend activity. Read more		California Department of Justice's Internet web site provides you with access to information on more than 63,000 persons required to register in California as sex offenders.
Refer to the B-Safe Bulletins for particular subjects on safety. PDFs are available for download at our Forms and Publications page.		The primary reason for the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security was to unify the vast national network of organizations and institutions involved in efforts to secure the nation from terrorist attacks following the passage of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.
The definitive guide to crime prevention on campus, full of safety tips, emergency and other support contact information, emergency preparedness tips and the most recent Clery-reportable campus crime statistics. 2007-2008 issue was delivered to campus community members and is now available online. It contains new information about emergency preparedness and updated campus crime reporting maps. Read more		Color-coded Threat Level System is used to communicate with public safety officials and the public at-large through a threat-based, color-coded system so that protective measures can be implemented to reduce the likelihood or impact of an attack.
Crime Reporting LET US KNOW		Current Trends WE WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT
Do you have information concerning a crime that has already occurred or an ongoing crime problem in and around the campus? If so, you can send us confidential information with this online form. Read more For a more immediate crime-in-progress report, do not hesitate to call our emergency line at (510) 642-3333 from your cell phone. The line goes directly to our dispatch center, just as dialing 9-1-1 from any landline phone will do. Read more about How to Report a Crime Read more about contacting UCPD		UCPD occasionally posts news items on its homepage. Catch up with What's New at UCPD here: UCPD News Archive

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