Safety Tips to Help you Take Charge of Your Own Safety
Be alert and walk purposefully. Stay alert to what is going on around you.
Travel, walk or park in well-lit areas and with a companion whenever possible. Avoid lonely or gloomy places,especially at night. Whenever possible try to walk facing traffic. Exercise with a friend. Use the Safety and Security Escort Service (646-2234). Ask anyone that gives you a ride to wait until you have safely entered your building.
Respect your intuition. Don't allow rationality to override your "gut feeling" - it could protect you from danger. Call the Safety and Security Department immediately if you feel something is just not right.
Be wary of strangers, on foot or in cars, asking directions - it's better to be rude than to be in trouble.
If someone follows you, go to a place where there are other people, and call the Department of Safety and Security immediately.
When someone knocks on your door always ask "who is it" before opening the door.
Be careful about giving out information concerning yourself and where you live.
Be cautious when using elevators. Stand near the buttons and get off immediately if you are suspicious of other occupants.
Take a self-defense course. For details of courses available on the Dartmouth Campus, contact the following sergeants for more information on course schedules:
Lock your door when you are at home, lock your door when you are away, please lock your door always!
Report any suspicious activity immediately, including anyone that makes you feel uncomfortable.
Pull the shades to your room at night and lock your windows.
Watch out for each other! Report any sign of forced entry. Do not go in. Instead, go to a safe place and call the Safety and Security Department (646-2234)
Remember that there are thirty-one-emergency exterior telephones on campus. Please use them if you need them.
During book buy-back time, your books are like cash. Don't leave them unattended.
You can engrave items of value: computers, printers, vcrs, stereos, cameras, TV's etc. Borrow an engraver from the Safety and Security Department.
Attend a Crime Prevention Program - for details contact Sergeant Rebel Roberts by email or call 646-2234.
Make a copy of your I.D., license and credit cards and keep in a safe place.
If stolen, immediately notify Safety and Security at 646-2234, the Hanover Police Department at 643-2222 and the appropriate credit card companies.
Warm coats are targets for thieves at the parties and dining halls during winter months.
