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UA safety update: Potential active shooter trainings, lighting improvements

Friday, September 13, 2024
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The University of Arizona says multiple focus groups are meeting to improve campus safety following the results of a campus-wide survey. The Office of Public Safety survey was conducted this spring as part of the university’s ongoing effort to increase security following the on-campus shooting of Thomas Meixner two years ago. 41% of respondents overall said there was at least one place they felt unsafe on campus. That number increases to 57% when looking specifically at students’ responses. Most identified parking garages and the three underpasses below Speedway Boulevard as the areas they felt the least safe. According to the report, the most reported reasons for feeling unsafe in these areas included insufficient lighting and concerns about unfamiliar people. 44% said observing suspicious activity in these areas made them feel unsafe. 

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