SAFEwalk provides walking escorts throughout the entire campus except the far west side (UW Hospital and Eagle Heights). Students work in two-person escort teams throughout campus to:

• Respond to requests for walks.
• Watch for suspicious situations around campus.
• Answer transportation/safety-related questions

All SAFEwalkers undergo training with UW Police and are able to assist in a variety of situations. Each team carries a two-way radio and is able to act as a mobile emergency phone between UW Police and SAFEwalk dispatchers.

7 p.m. to 1 a.m. (October 1 - March 31)
8 p.m. to 1 a.m. (April 1 - September 30)

Click here to view SAFE service boundaries.

SAFEwalk Escort and SAFEride Cab services are not available on holidays when Transportation Services is closed. These days include:

• New Year’s Day
• Martin Luther King Jr Day
• Memorial Day
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Thanksgiving
• Christmas Eve
• Christmas Day
• New Year’s Eve

SAFEwalk escorts make presentations about safe campus travel. If you are interested in scheduling a presentation, contact the SAFE coordinator at 262-9798.

• Call 262-5000.
• Give your first name and ID number to the dispatcher.
• Depending upon your location and destination, the dispatcher will determine whether you are eligible for SAFEwalk or SAFEride services.
• Tell the dispatcher the phone number you are calling from and be available to answer calls.
• Dispatcher will send a SAFEwalk team to your location.