How You Can Be Safe - Walking Alone

• There are numerous Blue Light emergency phones across the GGC campus. If you need police assistance, push the button. It establishes an immediate phone connection to the Public Safety. Officers will know which phone you are calling from, so they will know where you are located.
• If your purse or backpack is snatched, don’t fight it. There is nothing in it that can’t be replaced. It is not worth getting hurt over.
• Avoid walking alone as much as possible. Having other people nearby is a great defense.
• Be alert when you’re alone. Be aware of who is around you.
• Walk confidently, directly and at a steady pace. Attackers look for someone who appears vulnerable.
• Walk near the curb; avoid shrubbery or other places of concealment.
• Avoid isolated or poorly-lit places and unpopulated areas, alleys, vacant lots or buildings.
• Do not hitchhike.
• Be careful when people in a car stop and ask you for directions. Always reply from a distance; never get too close to the car.

 Leaving late? If you would like an escort on campus, please call 678.407.5333.