• Be observant of things around you. If someone is following you, go to the nearest house or store.
•  Walk near the curb and avoid passing close to shrubbery, dark doorways and other places of concealment.
•  DO NOT HITCHHIKE
•  Avoid short cuts through parking lots and alleys.
•  Walk with a friend if at all possible. Don't walk alone.
•  If a car approaches you and you feel threatened, scream and run in the direction opposite of the one the car is going.
•  When arriving home by taxi or private auto, ask the driver to wait until you are inside.
•  Don't jog in secluded areas.
•  Don't walk around at night wearing headphones.
•  If you are on campus, know the location of the special emergency phones.

*some of these taken from a U of I pamphlet