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CRIME PREVENTION

Our employees and students are the eyes and ears of the Security Department, and together we can make our campuses a secure environment. Please remember, the easiest way to prevent crime is to avoid it. Help us help you by making a conscientious effort to practice these crime prevention tips, and by using the security services offered on campus.

Start doing your part today by implementing the following crime prevention strategies...

Inside Hopkins:

• Report suspicious activity immediately to the Security Communications Center on site.

• Wear your ID visibly displayed at all times. Replace it immediately if it is lost or stolen. Remember, Identification Badges and passes assist us in determining who belongs in the Institutions and who does not. Individuals walking around without an ID or a pass should be everyone's concern. Do not allow anyone to gain access to a controlled area by granting unauthorized double entrance from your ID. Access is granted to certain areas based on security clearances.

• Do not leave your personal valuables unsecured. If at all possible, do not bring large sums of money or credit cards into the Institutions. If this is necessary, keep them on your person at all times. Remind our patients and visitors to keep their property with them, or under the care of a family member, while in the Institutions.

• All areas, including labs and offices, should be secured when unoccupied. Doors should never be left unlocked or propped open.

• When removing property from the Institutions, obtain a property pass from your supervisor. All packages, bags, boxes, etc. are subject to inspection by Security when leaving the Institutions.
  
  
• When using ATM machines, use those machines which are located on campus, or complete transactions inside the bank. ATMs are located outside the Gift Shop in the Hospital, The Bloomberg School of Public Health, and in The Outpatient Center.

Outside Hopkins:

• Do not leave anything that appears to be of value visibly displayed in your vehicle. If you have a vehicle anti-theft device such as "The Club" or a car alarm, use it.

• Stay alert to your surroundings. If you are walking to the bus stop or your car, watch people as they approach you. If you feel uncomfortable, walk across the street. Try to walk in a confident, relaxed manner. Make brief eye contact when approaching strangers.

• Trust your instincts. If you feel uncomfortable in a place or situation, seek help. Know the location of safe havens in your route of travel.

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