How safe is UA’s campus?
The University of Akron has taken many steps to ensure the safety of its students. We have our own campus police department, along with the City of Akron’s police department patrolling our campus. Emergency phones that have a 2-minute response time in case trouble arises are placed in strategic areas all across campus. Despite the many safety precautions in place, however, students need to be smart when they are on campus, especially after dark and in more secluded areas of campus. Students are cautioned to walk in groups. If students need to be on campus alone, they can call UA’s police department for a campus escort to walk them to their cars or residence hall rooms. The Campus Escort service is available until midnight every night. Students should use caution at all times, just as they would in any city at night.
