While Flagstaff and our campus tend to be a quiet community where violent crime is a rare event, no community is completely crime-free. It is always wise to use common sense precautions regarding personal safety no matter where you live. Encourage your student to be aware of their surroundings and to take advantage of the safety escort service provided by the NAU Police Department (NAUPD) by calling 523-3611. The campus has "blue phones" or emergency phones with a direct push-button line to the police dispatchers. Students can push the button on one phone, run to the next and push the button and so on. The police will be able to trace the route and meet the student.
Are the residence halls safe?
Freshman Connection residence halls each have a staff person working the front desk on a 24-hour basis. Upperclass halls have varying front-desk hours. Each hall, with the exception of apartment style and family housing require NAUCard access for all exterior doors. Remind your student not to prop open any exterior doors. Resident assistants make rounds on the floors, and the NAUPD officers patrol the common areas of the residence halls as part of the campus patrol duties. Given these safety measures, the residence halls are reasonably safe places to live. The NAU Police Department web site nau.edu/police contains a number of tip sheets on issues from residence hall room safety to identity theft tips. Please take a look at this valuable information and share it with your student.
