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Quick StatsNumber of Public Safety Officers
48
Safety Services
- Bike and/or electronics registration
- Campus alarms
- Citizen's Academy
- Domestic/relationship violence
- Fingerprinting
- Husky NightWalk
- ID theft support
- Lost & found
- Police Ride-along
- SafeCampus hotline
- Sex offender information
- UW Alert
- UW WatchDawg
Health Services
- After-hours nurse consultation line
- Assessment of chronic conditions
- Consultation/treatment for sports-related injuries
- Counseling and therapy for mental health concerns
- Dermatology
- Immunization services
- Online access to health professionals
- Pediatric care
- Pharmacy
- Physical therapy
- Preventive care
- Recreational scuba diving medical exams
- STD counseling
- Study Abroad assessments and physicals
- Treatment for illness or injury
- Wellness resource center
- Women's health care
College Prowler Take
The UW creates and supports reliable and effective services, like Night Ride, a shuttle service that offers rides to students going to and from campus. Despite the precautions in place, however, there have been rare incidents of attack, rape, and other forms of violence reported around campus, and the homeless population on the Avenue concerns some students. The UWPD are a pretty dependable group, but UW’s location in the middle of a well-populated city makes it a more dangerous place, and nightfall exposes campus to some of the same dangers city dwellers experience. Much of the school grounds light up at night for the protection of any night wanderers, the dorms are locked and secured so that only those with keys have access, and emergency phone booths are scattered throughout campus. Certainly campus efforts cannot make students immune to violence and victimization, but there are fair precautions taken against dangers, and for the most part, students have many resources to protect themselves from danger. Students Speak Out
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UWBF says: University of Washington 2016 Communication and Journalism  |
Security on campus is good, yet...
Security on campus is good, yet considering there is no way to separate students from the rest of the world, there is a lot of crime. It's more important to not put youself in a postion to be one of these victims. I would not recommend walking about campus alone or after dark. There are blue safety call boxes around campus with help buttons, and the UW police promises to be there within two minutes if it is pushed. Keep your doors locked to avoid theft.
Safety & Security: April 03, 2009
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UWPW says: University of Washington 2014 Other |
Lately there has been a lot of...
Lately there has been a lot of crime near campus, although mostly coming from people outside of the student population. On campus, I feel pretty safe, though some of the surrounding areas are a bit more sketchy. The UW police department and SPD have increased their patrols of the area.
Safety & Security: February 19, 2009
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simplynikita says: University of Washington 2016 Undecided |
I feel like there is quite a bit...
I feel like there is quite a bit of crime, but no more than the normal college campus. We have blue emergency lights that a student can walk to if they feel threatened in any way. Also, late at night we have the Husky Night Ride and Night Walk. This ensures that individuals do not walk home late at night by themselves, and it is free of charge.
Safety & Security: April 03, 2009
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Anonymous says: |
Well, I can only speak from...
Well, I can only speak from experience, but I’ve never had any problems. After late-night study sessions, partying, or anything else, I’ve never had any issues. I have heard from some of my female friends that the homeless on the Ave. are more apt to harass them. |
Anonymous says: |
I personally have always felt very...
I personally have always felt very safe on campus. There are emergency booths all over the place with big blue emergency buttons you can push, and the atmosphere surrounding the school is not threatening or eerie, but very calming. That’s not to say that crimes don’t happen, that strange men don’t follow freshmen into their halls at 1 a.m., and that people don’t get attacked, but there is definitely a police presence. I think the community as a whole is rather alert. If somebody screams for help, he or she won’t be ignored. |
Health Center
Hall Health Primary Care Center
1552 University Ave.
(206) 685-1011 (information), (206) 616-2495 (appointments)
www.depts.washington.edu/hhpccweb
Monday 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Wednesday–Friday 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Did You Know?The University has an emergency message system called UW Alert for students, staff, and faculty. E-mails and text messages are sent out to subscribed members with health and/or safety alerts happening on campus.
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