To: All Faculty & All Academic Professionals & All Civil Service Staff &
           All Undergrad Students & All Grad Students <everybody@illinois.edu> 
    From: "Chancellor Nancy Cantor" <chancellor@uiuc.edu>

Reply-To: chancellor@uiuc.edu
 Subject: MASSMAIL - Increase in Crimes Against Women

Message from the Chancellor:

To the campus community:

I am sending this email to bring to your attention an increase in crimes 
against women in the neighborhoods near campus.

We are one community. When any member is at risk, we are all at risk. When 
we are warned that there is danger to any group within this community, it 
is a call for all of us to be on alert.  We are individually responsible 
for our own safety, but we are also interdependent members of the same 
community. We must condemn attacks on any members of this community and do 
our best to ensure everyone's safety.

A task group within the University Police is giving focused attention to 
these crimes.  Chief Clark has additional information and advice to share 
about these crimes.  I ask you to pay close attention to his message and 
to cooperate in any way that you can.

Thank you.

Nancy Cantor
Chancellor


Message from Chief Clark:

There have been seven "crimes-against-persons" committed against 
University women since the beginning of September.  This is a message to 
all members of the campus community to be on the alert.  You may be able 
to avoid being a victim yourself or help prevent a crime against someone 
else.

The crimes have included one sexual assault, one attempted abduction and a 
number of robberies and purse-snatchings.  The victims have been women 
from a variety of racial and ethnic backgrounds.  (During the month of 
July, there were an additional five robberies against Asian or Asian-
American women.)  Details about these crimes can be found at 
http://www.uiuc.edu/safety/crime_report11-1.html. 

If you see suspicious activity, please call the University Police from a 
blue emergency phone or dial 911.  If you're in doubt, make the call.  We 
would much rather answer a call about harmless activity than not be called 
about a crime in progress.

Women-and men- should always try to walk in groups, especially after 
dark.  Be alert to your surroundings; be aware of the location of blue 
emergency phones; stay in well-lighted areas; blow your WhistleStop 
whistle if you feel threatened.

SafeRides offers rides in two ways from 9 p.m. until 3 a.m. Riders may 
board at Illini Union, the Main Library, and Illinois Residence Halls, or 
they may call 265-7433 for pickup and delivery within the SafeRides zone.  
Between 3 a.m. and 6:15 a.m., passengers are picked up and dropped off 
within the SafeRides area.  See www.cumtd.com/schedules/saferides.html for 
maps and further details.

SafeWalks escort service is available between 9 p.m. and 1:30 a.m.  Call 
333-1216 or contact the University Police via a blue emergency phone.

The University Police are taking measures to deal with these crimes, but 
your best protection is to be alert, take precautions, and not walk alone 
at night.

There is other useful safety and security information at 
http://www.uiuc.edu/safety/, or from the University Police at 333-1216.  
If  you have any information that may be useful in the investigation, 
please call us at 333-1216.


O. J. Clark
Chief of University Police
Director of Public Safety

This mailing approved by:
The Office of the Chancellor

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