We also can be the best crime-preventers, says UAB Police Department Capt. Roderick Wilkins. That's the central message of the new UAB Police program S.W.E.E.P. - Security, Watchfulness, Education, Encouragement and Preparation.

Wilkins says statistics show that UAB is one of the safest campuses in the state and the country, and that is due in large part to the employees and students who take precautionary steps and watch out for one another. "Our campus community does an excellent job,"  he says. "We want them to know we're here for them.