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2026 University Safety Survey

Thank you for your participation. The survey closed at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 8.

About the Survey

The Office of Public Safety and Institutional Policy and Projects have collaborated in spring 2026 to administer the university's second safety survey, aimed at gaining insights into the experiences of students, staff and faculty regarding campus safety and security. Survey findings will be used to guide institutional initiatives aimed at improving campus safety and security.

The survey invites participants to address topics including:

  • Sense of safety on campus.
  • Thoughts about future safety initiatives.
  • View of and preferences for receiving safety-related communications.

Completing the survey should take 10-15 minutes of your time. You can save your progress and return later at your convenience. Your participation is confidential and results will only be reported in aggregate. The survey closed at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 8.

Goals

  1. Identify campus safety strengths and opportunities for improvement.  
  2. Better understand the community’s feeling of physical safety and awareness levels.
  3. Use results to make data-informed decisions that will continually improve campus safety.
  4. Collect longitudinal data through regular administration of the survey that will allow the university to identify trends and track progress over time. 

Findings

The summary results will be shared with the university community. Data analysis will take place during spring and summer 2026. Summary reports will be shared in fall 2026.    

FAQ

Survey results will be used to gain a deeper understanding of the university community’s feeling of physical safety and awareness levels. In particular, data-informed insights will guide institutional initiatives aimed at improving safety. In addition to sharing a summary report of institution-wide data, the Office of Public Safety may create more detailed reports to better understand specific issues and experiences. All reports will be in the aggregate, using de-identified data.

The survey contains many general safety topics that are applicable to any University of Arizona location. It also contains specific questions related to the main campus in Tucson and the Health Sciences campus. In future years, the survey may also include more specific questions for additional locations such as Phoenix Bioscience Core. Respondents are welcome to add specific concerns/recommendations in the open-ended response field at the end of the survey.

Yes, responses to the survey will remain confidential. Individual responses will not be available to anyone other than the the survey project team. For analysis purposes, institutional data (e.g., college or division, demographics) will be included but all individually identifiable information will be excluded from the dataset. De-identified data, in the form of aggregate reports, will be shared with the entire university community, including senior leadership, in order to strengthen campus safety. Results for subgroups of respondents smaller than 10 people will not be reported in order to maintain confidentiality.

All personally identifiable information will be stored in secure systems and will only be used in ways that adhere to the university’s stringent privacy and security policies. Visit the university’s Privacy website to learn more.

Data analysis will take place during spring and summer 2026. Summary reports will be shared with the university community in fall 2026.

The University Safety Survey will be sent to all University of Arizona students, staff and faculty. The survey is open to those with NetID.

The survey takes approximately 10-15 minutes to complete, though you can take a break and return to the survey at any time before the deadline.

No. Participation in the University Safety Survey is voluntary. Your participation is an opportunity to share your experiences. Your perspectives and opinions matter to us.

All survey questions are optional. However, we encourage respondents to answer as many questions as possible so that we can better understand your experiences.

Undergraduate and graduate students who complete the survey by Friday, April 3, at 5 p.m. may opt in to a drawing for one of 40 scholarships worth $50 each, which will be applied to your bursar's account. You must be a current U of A student to be eligible to win a scholarship.

In 2024, the university launched its first safety survey, gathering invaluable feedback and ideas from thousands of students, faculty and staff members. You can review progress highlights on the Office of Public Safety website to learn how feedback from the 2024 survey led to improvements.  

Questions can be directed to the Office of Public Safety at publicsafety@arizona.edu.