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  • Increased Off-Campus Police Patrols

    March 8, 2021
    The safety of our campus community continues to be our top priority. The Task Force on Community Safety and Well-Being has implemented some immediate, short-term recommendations including increased Community Crime Patrols, improved lighting, and expanded discounted ridesharing hours as part of Lyft Ride Smart at Ohio State. In addition to these steps, the university has once again increased police...
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  • Safety Enhancements Follow Task Force Recommendations

    March 1, 2021
    The following message is an update on the work of the Task Force on Community Safety and Well-Being from its co-chairs: The safety and well-being of our campus and neighboring communities is our top priority, and we are currently implementing a series of recommendations that were made as part of our recent Task Force on Community Safety and Well-Being. Since the creation of the task force in the...
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  • In the News: NBC4 Features Safety Spotlight

    January 28, 2021
    This week, The Ohio State University Police Division released a 10-part video series called the Safety Spotlight. It's a new outreach method as police try to connect with the campus community despite remote working and learning limiting in-person interactions. OSUPD Detective Cassandra Shaffer told NBC4 the videos have been popular accross campus: “Everybody from nurses in the medical center to...
    Graphics for Safety Spotlight video series.

  • Updated Public Safety Resources Webpage

    January 21, 2021
    Welcome back, Buckeyes. Ohio State's Department of Public Safety recognizes that safety has many different meanings and may include someone's physical security, their overall well-being, having a sense of belonging and more. With that in mind, we are unveiling an updated and more comprehensive safety resources webpage that includes apps, classes and other tools from across the university and...
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  • Expanded Hours for Lyft Ride Smart

    January 20, 2021
    Effective Thursday (1/14), Lyft Ride Smart at Ohio State is expanding its hours of operation, offering eligible students four additional hours to utilize discounted rides. Service now runs from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. inside the university designated service area. These changes support recommendations from the Community Safety and Well-Being Task Force. For students new to the program, each month 10,000...
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