Safety Tips & Alerts

Safety Tips and Alerts on USAdojo.com that will help our readers stay safe and alert to issues that are import to the safety of themselves or others.

Alex Haddox: Are You Aware

Hotel and Taxi Safety For Tourists

An unfortunate reality is that tourists are targets. From the cabby that takes the long way to the hotel to run up the tab...
Alex Haddox: Are You Aware

How Tourists Avoid Attack

From the continuing theme of travel protection over the past few articles, we are aware that tourists are selected as targets for criminal attacks....
Keep Your Kids Safe Online

Best Practices To Keep Your Kids Safe Online

As a 29-year law enforcement veteran with over seven year’s experience investigating unfortunate — and often preventable — incidents online, I have come to...

How Hackers Can Use Your Cell Phone Number To Steal Your Identity

Andrea Day reports on how your cell phone number could leave your personal information vulnerable to hackers. https://www.usadojo.com/phone-scammers-are-using-familiar-phone-numbers-to-steal-information/
Alex Haddox: Are You Aware

Parking Lot Safety, Part 1

Crime is an unfortunate reality in our increasingly compacted urban communities. Raising awareness about the methods used by criminals and equipping readers with the...

How To Escape A Car Trunk

A 25-year-old was able to escape a car trunk after a kidnapper allegedly forced her inside. She seized the opportunity to escape after her...

How to Escape From Quicksand

Would you know how to escape from quicksand if you found yourself sinking? It happened to Indiana Jones, and it could happen to you!...

Safety Tips To Survive a Campus Shooting

The most important lesson students ever learn in class may be how to survive a campus shooting. Security expert Bill Stanton is showing Inside...

How to Protect Yourself From Rape: A Guide

Rape is a serious problem. Hundreds and thousands of rapes and sexual assaults occur each year. This handy guide will help you stay safe....

LA County Sheriff Tells Us How to Survive an Active Shooter

The following video contains graphic content of a violent nature. Viewer discretion is advised. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has created this video to...

How to Survive a Fire in a High Rise Building

After a horrific blaze consumed a 24-story apartment building in London, How can you survive a fire in a high rise building when its...

Consent: It’s Simple As Tea

If you're still struggling with consent, just imagine that instead of initiating sex, you're making them a cup of tea. You say, "Oh my...

Phone Scammers Are Using Familiar Phone Numbers To Steal Information

Phone Scammers are making calls from numbers that look like they could be from a neighbor, or are strangely close to your own number....

How to Survive a Train Derailment

Would you know how to survive a train derailment? A tragedy struck in Washington state Monday as a brand new train crashed down from a...

You Think Technology is Safe? Top Hacker Shows Us It’s Not

You think your wireless and other technology is safe? From Blue Tooth to automobile remotes, PCs, and "secure" credit cards, Hacker extraordinaire shows how...

Holiday shopping: 5 tips to stay safe from self-defense expert

Retired Reno Police Lt. Joey Walker, a self-defense instructor, said muggings and burglaries are common holiday crimes and talks about how to be safe