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CRIME PREVENTION TIPS
VEHICLE SECURITY

Those who engage in crime are always searching for a soft or easy target. The easiest method to foil their attempts is to practice good, common sense crime prevention habits.

Always be aware of your surroundings and report suspicious persons or activity on campus to SECURITY as soon as possible.
  • Keep your car in good running condition. Make sure there’s enough gas to get where you’re going and back.

  • Have your keys ready before getting into your vehicle.
    • Check inside and out before getting in the vehicle.
    • Lock the doors immediately upon entering your vehicle.

  • Always roll up the windows and lock car doors when leaving your vehicle, even if you’re coming right back.

  • Avoid parking in isolated areas.
  • If you think someone is following you home, drive to the nearest police or fire station, gas station or other open business to get help.

  • If your vehicle breaks down, call for help on the cell phone, lock all windows and doors on the vehicle and don’t open the vehicle for anyone until help arrives.

  • Never leave your credit cards or other important papers in the glove department.

  • Never leave any objects in plain view. Lock all valuables in the trunk and do so before reaching your final destination if at all possible to avoid observation of any would-be theives who might take notice.

  • Do not mark your key chain with your name, address, and license
    number. Lost keys can lead a thief to your car or home.

  • Do not leave your house and car keys together with an attendant at a public parking lot. Your house key can be quickly duplicated and your address obtained from your plate number.

  • Use the “Club” or other auto theft prevention tools.

  • Never pick up hitchhikers
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*On-campus parking lots and garages at Johns Hopkins' East Baltimore campus and Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center are equipped with emergency blue light phones to call for Security or Emergency assistance. The emergency blue light phones are easily seen on the parking lots, and are posted by stairwells, elevators and entrance/exit ramps in the parking garages.

PARKING AT:
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions (East Baltimore Campus)
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
(Online Parking Information for Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center is currently only accessible via JH Intranet Pages. A link will be available soon for public/Internet access and will be provided on this page.)
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