EXCERPTS for the Safety Audit Committee Preliminary Summary Report Campus Safety Awareness: Engaging Students to Create the Safest Campus Community Possible Lucia Yiu, BSc, BA, MScN Faculty of Nursing University of Windsor Windsor, Ontario November 2011

Project Overview: Purpose, participants, methods, & responses - 7 in CAW, 6 in Vanier, 2 Health fairs

Table 2 (N = 467)

Total Felt unsafe on219 (80.5%)122 (78.2%) 7 (70.0%)21 (72.4%)369 (79.0%) No response 53 (19.5%) 34 (21.8%) 3 (30.0%) 8 (27.6%) 98 (21.0%) Total272 (100%)156 (100%)10 (100%)29 (100%)100% Table 10.1 No. of Female Students Feeling Unsafe on Weekdays by Age (N=467) (Adjusted) 17-21%22-29%30-34%35+%Total% Yes3111.4% % % No % % % Total272100%156100%10100%29100%467100% Table 10.3 No. of female students reported they felt their safety has been compromised while you were on or around campus in the past 12 months, by age (N=467)

17-21%22-29%30-34%35+%Total% Yes 825.8%423.5%00240% % No2374.2%1376.5%00360% % Total31100%17100% % Table No. of female students who reported to the appropriate authority when their safety was compromised? (N=53) Reasons for not reporting: - Did not want to bother police officers - felt voiced complaints were minimized

Feeling Unsafe Feeling Safe Total % 100% 22 and older % 100% Table 10.5 Phase I - Perceived Safety on campus during the past 12 months: Comparison of Younger (17-21) to Older (22+) students (N=467) Feeling unsafe Feeling safe Total On- campus %6%100% Off- campus %94%100% Total Table 10.6 Phase I - Perceived Safety on campus during the past 12 months: Comparison of on campus and off campus students (N=467)

Strongly Agree n % Agree n % Neutral n % Disagree n % Strongly Disagree n % Parking lots are sufficiently lit Hallways inside buildings are sufficiently lit Hallways inside buildings are sufficiently lit Emergency phones are sufficient and visibly marked Emergency "Blue Light" phones are sufficient and visibly marked Overall, I feel safe when I am on campus at the University of Windsor Table 12.1Age (N = 272)

Strongly Agree n % Agree n % Neutral n % Disagree n % Strongly Disagree n % Parking lots are sufficiently lit Hallways inside buildings are sufficiently lit Hallways inside buildings are sufficiently lit Emergency phones are sufficient and visibly marked Emergency "Blue Light" phones are sufficient and visibly marked Overall, I feel safe when I am on campus at the University of Windsor Table 12.2 Age (N = 156)

Table 17.2 Two Things the University Should Do To Improve Safety on Campus (N=93) Multiple responses from 93 of 95 (97.9%) students who completed the questionnaire

How to improve safety needs? What students said… More visible emergency lights (e.g., flashing lights, visible location). Place emergency number on campus phone at CAW Road safety - Improve safety at intersection for visually impaired students, and control speed on California Walksafe program – extend p.m. hours, phone number on key chain, revise pick up locations Training for RAs to deal with emergencies and counselling distressed students during off hours Campus safety promotion is important – use multiple means – both traditional and digital

Summary Most unsafe time – 6 p.m. – 10 p.m. Priority groups for campus promotion – young and on campus students More on campus students than on campus students were aware of campus services and were feeling unsafe More off campus than on campus students perceived safety is a concern. Only 26% (n=53) reported safety incidents to campus police. Brief interventions (safety displays & slogan contest) did not yield significance in safety knowledge gained. Need ongoing and multiple way to instill safety culture on campus Collaboration among campus partners to promote safety for all students Ongoing monitoring and evaluation needed