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Office Location
University Oaks Apartments Phase III Clubhouse

Office Hours
Monday through Friday; 8:00am to 5:00 pm unless otherwise posted

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General Information
Crime Prevention is defined as “the anticipation, recognition and appraisal of a crime risk and the initiation of some action to remove or reduce it”. UTSA strives to prevent crimes from occurring rather than react to crimes after the fact. The University Police Department has a comprehensive crime prevention program that assists community members to reduce their risk of becoming a victim of crime. The Crime Prevention Unit of the University Police Department has certified Crime Prevention Officers on staff that has received numerous hours of training in crime prevention and physical security. Programming and presentations that are taught include self-defense, alcohol awareness and sexual assault prevention. Other duties include security surveys of resident areas or office areas and threat assessment.

Safety Escort Program
Safety escorts are provided to locations on campus during hours of darkness. Call 210.458.4242.

Whistle Defense Program
The University of Texas at San Antonio Police Department has available FREE key chain safety whistles for FEMALE UTSA STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF as a new personal defense system for our Tri-Campus Community. The Whistle Defense Program is a campus safety program based on the use of whistles to alert patrol officers, students, faculty and staff that an offense or incident has occurred or is about to occur.

Crime Prevention Presentations
Crime prevention presentations pertaining to personal safety, sexual assault prevention, acquaintance rape, women’s self-defense, alcohol and drug awareness, burglary and theft prevention and office safety are conducted as needed for faculty, staff and students. The Crime Prevention Unit works closely with