Ph#: 513.244.8437
Email: security@CCUniversity.edu

Security Officers provide a vital service to the college community. They are responsible for the safety and security of the campus and its occupants. Therefore, complete cooperation is essential. After curfew, or when requested to do so, students must stop and identify themselves with their college I.D. card. Failure to cooperate fully and respectfully with safety officers will result in disciplinary action.

CCU is duly protected by the use of security cameras that monitor activity on campus, and by security personnel. A security officer will be on duty every night to help assure the safety of the CCU campus. These officers are trained in safety/first aid response.

Call “911″ in the case of an Emergency.

The campus of CCU is located in the heart of Cincinnati, OH. Campus crime and security issues are very minimal due to careful and thorough campus security measures. The campus is patrolled regularly by both campus security and Cincinnati Police officers. We have also taken careful measures to keep our dorms and buildings safe by installing security cameras and I.D. secured entrances. We also encourage our students to follow these general tips designed to help anyone protect themselves on campus, in town, at home, or while traveling. These are preventive tips and are designed to instruct you in crime prevention tactics.

How to Protect Yourself from Sexual Assault:

• Keep your doors locked when you are alone, night and day.
• Don’t let strangers into your room or apartment.
• Don’t leave a door unlocked for someone planning to come later.   Never leave a door propped open.
• Don’t pick up hitchhikers and don’t hitchhike!
• Park your car in well lighted areas if possible.
• Always check the back seat of your car before entering.
• Don’t walk alone.
• Don’t give out information or directions to strangers.
• Take a course in self-defense and personal empowerment.
• Report all suspicious activity on campus to the Campus Security (244.8437).

Theft Protection:

• Lock your room door, whether you’re inside sleeping or leaving for only a few seconds. This is the single greatest deterrent to theft.
• Draw your drapes, window curtains or shades at night.
• Avoid leaving a note on your door that says you are not in.
• Immediately report broken locks, doors, windows or light.
• Keep money and jewelry in a safe place, out of sight. Don’t carry a large amount of cash with you, and don’t flash money in public view.
• Don’t keep valuables in an unattended back-pack or in a locker at the gym (locked or unlocked).
• Respect and ensure the integrity of dorm security regulations. Don’t prop doors open or try to defeat the system by some other method. You not only place your personal safety and valuables in jeopardy, but that of your housemates.
• Inventory and engrave your valuables. Use your driver’s-license number followed by the state, or SSN if you do not have a license. This will make recovery easier and makes it easy to prove ownership.
• Always remove the keys from your car and lock it. If you have valuables in your car, place them in the truck or out of public view and park as near to a pole light as possible. When returning to your car, have your keys in hand and check the backseat for intruders before you get in. Once inside, relock the doors.
• Don’t put your name, address or phone number on key rings.

General Tips:

• Report harassing/obscene/or frequent hang-up calls to Security.
• Fire alarms are not an unusual occurrence on Campus, but you must evacuate a building upon the sounding of the alarm. Treat any alarm as an actual fire. If you are aware of the cause of the alarm, meet the responding Officers outside the building and relay the information to them.
• Inline skating is booming. Nationwide since 1990, 35 skaters have died, all of head injuries, all not wearing helmets. 105,000 skaters required medical attention. Wear a helmet, wrist guards, elbow and knee pads. Always wear protective gear, yield to pedestrians, stop at red lights and stop signs, skate on the right, and pass on the left. Anticipate the actions of others, don’t wear headphones. Poor navigation results in 40% of all falls. Avoid water, oil, sand, road debris, and sewer drains.
• Use a crosswalk if there is one within three hundred feet of you {720 CMR-9.09}. In 1995, 18.9% of all motor vehicle related fatalities were pedestrian versus a motor vehicle. 2,000 pedestrians were injured.
  
  The most frequent cause of these accidents is pedestrian error. Drivers are required to yield at intersections without traffic lights to pedestrians within a marked crosswalk within their immediate path of travel, not to pedestrians at the curb, not to pedestrians approaching the crosswalk, not even to pedestrians in the crosswalk in the on-coming lane. Stop at the corner, curb, or parked car. Look left, right, left again and if it is clear, begin to cross. Continue to check the traffic in all directions, make eye contact with drivers to ensure that they see you. Always use sidewalks. In areas without sidewalks, walk on the left side of the road, facing traffic. Watch for cars backing out of spaces and driveways. Wear retro-reflective stripes on your clothing and shoes if you are walking or jogging at night.
  
• Watch for suspicious behavior. Contact Security immediately if you see or hear suspicious or strange vehicles or people, screams, shattering glass, loud unusual noises.
• Be aware and be alert. You can prevent criminal opportunity; take responsibility for your own protection and that of your neighbors, and utilize the crime prevention services offered by the Security Office.

SAFETY & SECURITY SERVICES
If you need an escort across campus or from CCU operated housing, you may contact the Safety & Security office by calling 244.8437. If your vehicle battery needs a jump, Safety & Security will help you out, call 244.8437. If you accidentally lock your keys in your vehicle, contact Safety and Security at 244.8437.  Cincinnati Christian University will not be responsible for any personal or public liability as a result of the student’s use or possession of a motor vehicle on or off campus. CCU assumes no responsibility for any fire, theft, loss or damage of any kind to any vehicle or contents thereof while on campus property. The college administration expects cooperation of students in the use of motor vehicles.

SEVERE WEATHER
The city of Cincinnati operates a severe weather warning siren. In case of a severe weather warning, the siren sounds in a steady tone. If you hear a severe weather siren, be sure to seek shelter immediately (Except the test sirens every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month at noon). Move to the lowest floor of the building you are in, away from glass doors and windows. People in motor vehicles should pull off the side of the road, get out of their cars and seek shelter in a ditch or by lying flat on the ground, away from trees and vehicles.