OFFICE OF SAFETY AND SECURITY
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About
The Office of Safety and Security strives to provide the College
community with the highest possible degree of public safety and
security services.
Included are general support and emergency response services, life and property
protection, as well as educational programs and public information. As the
only twenty-four hour office on-campus, the Safety and Security staff alerts
appropriate representatives of the College when they are needed after regular
business hours.
Campus Safety
The issue of safety on college campuses has become an increasingly important
concern in the last ten years. Oberlin College and the town of Oberlin are
relatively safe environments. However, it is important for students to know
that crimes do occur within the town of Oberlin and on-campus, very occasionally
including assaults.
Safety and Security officers are not sworn police officers, but work closely
with Oberlin City Police and Fire Departments to carry out their responsibilities
in a diligent and courteous manner. Safety and Security officers patrol buildings,
residence halls, and grounds by foot, vehicle, and bicycle; provide walking
safety escorts; work with the shuttle service; and offer crime prevention
programs in the residence halls throughout the year. Personal property and
bicycle thefts are the most common type of crime report received by the department.
The Oberlin College annual security report includes statistics for the previous
three years concerning reported crimes that occurred on-campus; in certain
off-campus buildings owned or controlled by Oberlin College; and on public
property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus.
The report includes institutional policies concerning campus security, alcohol
and drug use, crime prevention, the reporting of crimes, sexual assault,
and other matters. You can obtain a copy of this report by contacting the
Safety and Security Office.
Emergency Phone System
Emergency Phone System provides highly visible "Blue
Light" and residential entrance phones that provide direct contact
with Safety and Security. By pushing the red button on the face of the phone
front panel a caller may report suspicious circumstances or request assistance.
All members of the campus community should become familiar with the location
of these phones.
Services
For a complete list of services and resources, visit www.oberlin.edu/security/.
Pamphlets detailing services are also available at the Safety & Security
office.
campus alerts and weekly media reports
Community Action Makes Public Safety programming
community education programs
annual lighting walk
fire safety
American Red Cross First Aid/CPR
walking safety escorts
shuttle services
parking policies
bicycle registration
crime policies
emergency
phone system (location map)
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