Update on our letter to Gov Newsom requesting state law enforcement assets for the City of Berkeley in light of recent gunfire near campus.

SafeBears is partnering with student government to offer (1) free and convenient personal safety classes and (2) safe and inclusive socializing after dark. Can you help?

SafeBears responds to recent gunfire near campus, calls on Governor Newsom to deploy CHP officers to the City of Berkeley.

Highlights of our fall '24 member meeting, including the slide deck.

Campus warned students about drug-facilitated sexual and aggravated assaults at a Southside residence. SafeBears has information and advice on predatory drugs.

Introducing the SafeBears SVSH Committee. Together, we can create a safer, more supportive community at UC Berkeley.

SafeBears is marking our one year anniversary! Read our detailed Year in Review for the latest on all our accomplishments as well as general safety developments, Jan. ‘23 - May ‘24.

SafeBears 2023-24 Highlights: YOU helped make Cal safer!

Read our quick overview of residence hall security — the measures in place as of May ‘24, as well as planned safety enhancements (Updated 5/14/24)

UC President Michael Drake downplayed crime concerns at Cal in his remarks during the April ‘24 Campus Conversation. Let’s take a look at the facts.

“Safety Ambassador Intervenes to Stop Attack” — just one of the headlines in the extensive media coverage of our private security program, which ran March 6-23, 2024

The UC Berkeley administration often points to a lack of funding to explain poor safety measures on and around campus. Let’s take a closer look.

No hot water. Moldy bathrooms. Empty emergency kits. These are some of the problems students face living in UC Berkeley residence halls. A student group formed in fall ‘23 is trying to change that.

Cal launched a dedicated safety fund in March ‘24. Things are changing!

Our private security pilot ran March 6 - 23, 2024! Get all the details here.

In case you missed it, the administration closed off People’s Park in January ‘24. The improvement to student safety is immense.

Protestors shut down a Feb. ‘24 event at Zellerbach with intimidation and violence. SafeBears calls for the administration to be transparent in its investigation into how to prevent a recurrence.

Think UC Berkeley can’t make students safer in the short run? Take a look at what San Francisco did to prepare for the APEC conference in November ‘23.

UC Berkeley’s failure to keep students safe is now showing up in college rankings. Here’s what we’re doing about it.

Cal families have had enough with violent crime. It’s time to bring in private security, and we need your help.