University police offer safety services to students

August 19, 2010

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — With the start of the fall semester next week, the University of Florida Police Department offers everyone a few basic safety reminders.

Students should avoid walking alone on campus at night. The Student Nighttime Auxiliary Patrol service, known as SNAP, operates from 6:30 p.m. until 3 a.m. seven days a week. SNAP can be reached at 392-SNAP.

There are more than 250 emergency blue phones located across UF. These phones provide a direct link between the caller and the University Police Department. Students are encouraged to use these phones to notify police of an emergency on campus.

The UFPD continues to offer the Rape Aggression Defense, or RAD, class to female students. This 12-hour self-defense class is a personal empowerment education class designed to provide students with information and tactics to be used in the case of a personal attack.

UFPD also reminds students they can check campus crimes that are reported daily on the UFPD website. By visiting the UFPD website and clicking on the CrimeReports link, they can view what and where crimes were reported on the UF campus.

For additional information on all of these programs and to learn about more programs, please visit the UFPD website at www.police.ufl.edu.