10 Personal Safety Tips

Personal safety and crime prevention are easy things to do and should be practiced by all of us everyday. The list below are ten simple precautions to help keep you safe when you’re out and about.

1. Stay alert and tuned in to your surroundings.
2. Send the message that you are calm, confident, alert, and know where you’re going.
3. Trust your instincts, they’re there to protect you.
4. Stick to well lighted, well traveled streets avoiding short cuts through overgrown areas and alleyways.
5. Don’t flash fat wads of cash or other tempting targets.
6. Carry purses close to the body and put wallets in the inside coat or front pants pocket. Preffibly a pocket with a button or zipper. Don’t let purse or pack flaps hang open.
7. Have keys and cards ready for use; don’t rummage around for things out in the open.
8. Keep your car fueled and in good working order.
9. Always lock up behind yourself.
10. If you are robbed, do not resist. Nothing you are carrying is worth risking your life.

For more information, or to request a guest speaker on crime prevention, contact the Public Information Officer at (262)635-7772, or use the
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