Old Dominion University - Health & Safety - Health & Safety

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Number of Public Safety Officers		41 sworn police officers 45 security officers assigned to the ODU campus 70 security officers
Crimes on Campus		Aggravated Assault: 4 Arson: 2 Burglary: 30 Murder/Manslaughter: 0 Robbery: 5 Sex Offenses: 2 Vehicle Theft: 7
Safety Services		Campus call-boxes Crime Alerts Emergency phones Safety Lectures and Seminars Shuttle/escort service
Health Services		Alcohol and substance abuse prevention programs Allergy and flu shots Basic medical services Emergency contraception Family planning classes Gynecology clinic HIV/AIDS prevention courses On-site laboratory Stress management Vaccines
Day Care Services?		No

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At the beginning of the 2008-2009 school year, there were a rash of muggings and violent crimes on Killam Street, and from time to time you still hear about someone getting robbed. Only one of these was a break-in, however, and though it is scary, that sort of thing is fairly uncommon. Muggings sometimes happen, but they generally happen late at night to students who are walking alone or are unaware of their surroundings. Though these things are always going to be uncontrollable to a degree, simple safety tips like walking in groups and being aware of their surroundings (i.e. not walking around loud and drunk) can really help in terms of insuring your safety.

Since then, however, ODU and Norfolk Police have been really proactive in protecting the campus, and the acting president holds periodic meetings to discuss and devise safety strategies with the campus community. Students who leave their GPS sitting out on their dashboard might come back to a broken window and no GPS, but at the same time, Nofolk is a city, and in any city setting it might be a good idea to just go ahead and throw the GPS in your glove compartment. Things like bikes and laptops are the most common things that come up missing, according to the ODU police department, but there are programs in place to at least track and identify your stuff if the crime can’t always be prevented. Again, though, if there are computer labs on campus, maybe it’s not such a good idea to walk around at night carrying a $1400 piece of equipment. And always remember to chain up your bicycle. Common sense can really go a long way toward protecting yourself and your property.

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cthom125

Nursing '13

B

Though Theres Been Past Crimes, Security and Safety Is Improving

ODU's crime rate has been highly publicized in the last year due to shootings, robbery, drugs, etc. Throughout the year, mass e-mails have been sent out explaining plans of increasing both the safety and security of the campus. Follow up e-mails have also shown that ODU is taking the crimes very seriously, and report extra measures that have been taken to decrease the occurrences. The reality is, ODU's crime rates is a direct reflection upon the city it is in. Unfortunately, ODU is placed within a major city (Norfolk) that has its own set of crime problems. I have been at ODU for a year now and feel safe due to the additional lighting, cameras, and increased security personnel. I see a campus cop car everyday I'm on campus (5X a week). The crime rates do alarm me, but knowing where the location of these crimes are has helped ease my mind. The majority of them occur late at night on poorly-lighted streets on the edges of campus, or they are in the neighborhoods that surround ODU but are not apart of the campus. I believe in future months, the safety and security will continue to improve.

May 23, 2012

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ODU2BE

Pre-Medicine Studies '16

C+

Tragic Events

While the school has begun to take procautions to ensure the safety of their students, their has been some incidents that make some uneasy. I am not afraid to attend Old Dominion but I do not feel comfortable walking around campus at night. With that being said, the college does offer escorts at night for free.

Apr 30, 2012

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Goronto19

Economics and Econometrics '15

D

watch your back

the security here at old dominion is terrible. i do not feel safe at all and walk around with a knife in my pocket because of it. i often get alerts every week about a robbery near campus or another violent crime. the cops are always busting parties instead of doing there jobs of being keepers of the peace, they should be looking for criminals. many of my friends have been assaulted on the streets surrounding campus, one of them being pistol whipped. you can believe it or not but if you come to odu brush up on your street smarts

Apr 18, 2012

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Old Dominion University Police Department
4516 Monarch Way
(757) 683-4000 (emergencies) (757) 683-4003 (non-emergencies)
www.odu.edu/af/police

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Student Health Services
1007 Webb Center
(757) 683-3132
studentaffairs.odu.edu/healthservices
Monday–Tuesday 8 a.m.–5 p.m., Wednesday 8 a.m.–7 p.m., Thursday–Friday 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

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Studies have shown that the cleaner the city, the less susceptible it is to crime. Norfolk has followed up accordingly, instating several city clean-up projects. Many of them are on Old Dominion's main campus.

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