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Crime Prevention

Austin Police Department Auto Theft and Burglary of Vehicle Prevention Programs

How to Avoid Being a Victim of Crime

Personal and Campus safety and security is a shared responsibility. You can help protect yourself, your community, and your property by taking a few common sense steps to decrease your exposure to risks.

  • Being aware of your surroundings and the people around you at all times is the first step in staying safe.
  • Using assertive body language to communicate that you are aware of your surroundings and in control, traveling at night with friends, classmates or contacting Campus Police for an escort, keeping doors and windows locked, and trusting your instincts and feelings will help you to feel safer and may deter an attacker.

Remember, a crime cannot occur if the opportunity for crime is not present.

There are many things you can do to help make the campus community safer. No police department can function effectively without the assistance of the community it serves.

If you stay aware of your surroundings and think ahead, your time at ACC will be safer and more enjoyable. Remember, in most cases, burglars and thieves are as successful as you allow them to be.

Don't give them a helping hand or become apathetic - it CAN happen to you.

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