Re: Case Safety
What is Campus Safety at CWRU like?
Case Western Reserve University is an urban school nestled in the University Circle, a square mile of Cultural, Academic and Health Institutions. Cutting through campus is Euclid Avenue, one of the main streets in Cleveland that houses University Hospital, as well as the Cleveland Clinic, so like in any city, you need to be careful. Of course Cleveland has its bad areas-- there are areas not far from campus that I would consider very urban and less safe, but it is like that in any urban school
The University Circle includes:
University Hospitals
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland Institute of Art
Cleveland Institute of Music
Cleveland Orchestra
Little Italy
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland Botanical Gardens
As far as safety goes, you will be very safe so long as you’re in the UC neighborhood.
Case provides a number of safety measures:
Personal Safety:
At Case Western Reserve University, they offer a number of important crime-prevention measures, such as:
Safe Ride , an after-hours door to door on campus shuttle service from 6pm to 3am;
Walking escorts, who will escort you safely to your destination at any time of day;
On-campus shuttles, which take you around campus and to nearby neighborhoods for free;
Emergency Blue Light Phones allows you to contact Campus Police
Rave Guardian App allows you to be notified of campus security issues and other features
Dorm Security:
The Residential Communities are defined by the Office of Residence Life. During the daytime hours, a resident of one building in a residential community can use their student ID to enter the other buildings in their community. Community access is shut off during the night time hours. This allows all of the residents in a community to interact with their peers and use the different building amenities, such as game tables, within their cluster of buildings.
https://case.edu/housing/facilities/first-year-buildings
Theft Prevension Tips:
Cellphone :
Don’t talk on the cellphone while walking, especially at night… And, keep those headphones off while walking alone, especially at night. You are oblivious to everything around you w. those headphones, blasting away
Electronics :
Don’t leave personal items (phones, laptops) unattended in public spaces, even in your dorm.
Document serial numbers of your electronics and take photos of your valuables.
Bikes
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Secure your bicycle using a U-Lock. Cable locks can be cut easier than you think. A good-quality U-Lock is often unbreakable or requires a lot of time and effort to break. (Undergraduate students get a free U-Lock when they register their bikes with Case Western Reserve police.)
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Secure your frame and wheels. U-Locks can also be used to secure both your bicycle frame and wheels. If you cannot secure your wheels using a U-Lock, consider using a secondary cable.
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Always secure your bike to a bike rack. Other objects may be easier to manipulate to free your bicycle.
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Register your bicycle with Case Western Reserve police. By registering your bicycle, it makes stolen bicycles harder to sell and easier to recover. Members of the Case Western Reserve community should register their bikes—for free—with CWRU police. Individuals also can register with their local police department.
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Keep a photograph and serial number for your bicycle. This includes the registration number, if registered with your local police. This information will come in handy when reporting a stolen bicycle.
From @jujumak: Campus safety - #4 by jujumak
Most crimes, seem to be bike theft even if they are bolted and locked. Bikes have been stolen from racks in front of the Library, as well as dorms and even inside the dorm storage rooms. more people call, the more they know they are accountable to do something about it.
Case police # 216 368 3333. Make sure your kids have this # in their cell phones.
University Circle Police # 216 368 2222,
Safe ride: 216 368 3000.
Also, North of 116th Street, the area turns really bad, as well as the area behind the baseball field, near the North Residential Village (NRV). There is one of those elevated police patrol towers near the NRV. Use this site to keep abreast of the crime via the Crime Log . Click on Crime log and then the month, and you will see al the crimes reported. I would also advise not to leave your laptop or cell phone unattended, even in common rooms. One kid had his laptop stolen in the common room of a dorm, while he napped right next to it. Also, tell your kids to not buzz kids in that look like they don’t belong. They’ll soon recognize who belongs and who doesn’t. Report any suspicious wanderers in dorms. I’ve seen kids, around the ages of 14-18 biking around campus who are looking for opportunities to rip you off. I’ve also seen kids leaving their cellphones in the dining hall on the tables to reserve their seats. Not too smart.
Also, tell your kids not to talk on the cellphone while walking, especially at night. Cellphone robbery is big. And, keep those headphones off while walking alone, especially at night. You are oblivious to everything around you w. those headphones, blasting away. And lastly, if someone comes up to you and says, give me your cellphone or wallet or whatever, tell your kids to give it up. it’s not worth the potential dire consequences.
