Spring 2010 - Arizona Daily Wildcat - University of Arizona

The University of Arizona Spring 2010 25
UA provides safe campus community
First-ever
safety survey
yields positive
results
by Bethany Conway
After tallying the results of
the inaugural student safety
survey, offi cials at the Dean of
Students Offi ce validated and
confi rmed that the University
of Arizona is a safe place to live
and learn.
Of the students who were
randomly selected to participate,
roughly 600 fi lled out the
online survey, sharing their
views on safety at the U of A.
While students did express
some safety concerns, 86 percent
of those surveyed generally
feel safe on campus and 87
According to a recent survey, 86 percent of students agree the
University of Arizona provides a safe place to live and learn.
Bethany Conway photo
percent are satisfi ed with the
measures the university has
taken to ensure student safety.
“Th e majority of students
feel safe on campus,” said
Jason Casares, assistant dean
of students and campus safety
coordinator.
Th e results also show that
students are taking steps to
maintain their own personal
safety, Casares said. Seventy
fi ve percent stay in well-lit
areas while making their way
around campus at night and
69 percent walk in pairs. Th e
majority also reported that
they know how to identify a
risky situation.
“I think the fact that 96 percent
of our students know how
to recognize when a situation
is unsafe speaks to the parents
who have done a good job and
entrusted the university to
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