Safety and security tips
New Travel Safe guide: Are you a traveller from overseas lookin’ to go bush, do some hard yakka or gettin’ a lift? Then SAPOL has a new travel friendly guide to help with the 'local lingo' and tips to stay safe.
Download the handy Travel Safe guide
Download the Travel Safe poster
Safety and security booklets and fact sheets
These are some less obvious tips police recommend you consider to keep your home safe and secure.
You don't have to go to the extremes of wrapping up your home to make it secure, simply locking doors and windows is a great place to start.
are you covered - Home security tips
are you covered - Home security poster
Arson prevention for home and business owners
Arson prevention for retailers
Arson prevention for rural property owners
Arson prevention for the urban fringe
Operation Nomad campaign materials - Overall campaign poster; Report reckless behaviour poster; Report suspicious behaviour poster
Aggressive clients and customers
Armed robbery prevention booklet (contact your local police station for the full Armed robbery prevention toolkit)
Beware of tap and go fraud
Closed circuit television: A guide for business (booklet)
Crime prevention through environmental design
Crime prevention though environmental design strategies
Bicycle security fact sheet
Bicycle security flyer: Don't lose it - Lock it
Bike passport: a guide to keeping your bike safe
Daily steals - help find your stolen property
Home assist - Is your home secure?
Home assist program in English
Home assist program in Italian
Home assist program in Vietnamese
Motorcycle and scooter theft prevention
Property marking
Property marking for tradies
Vehicle security - Hands Off
Vehicle security - number plate theft prevention
Vehicle security - making secure choices
Identity theft: When bad things happen to your good name
Protect yourself. Know the scam
Scams
Shopping online
See also Internet safety and security for further information.
Visit the Office of the eSafety Commissioner, a one-stop-shop providing:
- information and resources on how to stay safe online
- a complaints process to assist children who experience cyberbullying
- online reporting of offensive or illegal online content.
Visit Think you know for cyber safety resources and information including:
- factsheets and guides for parents and youth on cyber safety issues and apps
- information on the ThinkUKnow program and on parent, carer, teacher and youth presentations delivered by SA Police members and partners of the ThinkUKnow program.
To book a youth presentation contact your local police station and ask for the Crime Prevention Section. To book an adult presentation book online via the ThinkUKnow website.
See also Scams and cybercrime above for further information.
Alcohol fuelled violence - A great night out is a safe night out - Fact sheet
Alcohol fuelled violence - A great night out is a safe night out - Poster 1
Alcohol fuelled violence - A great night out is a safe night out - Poster 2
Binge drinking and drink spiking
Antisocial behaviour – Wasted! So is your life!
Cyber safety – Surfing? Avoid the online sharks!
Graffiti – Art? Hang it on your own wall
School vandalism – School break? From it not to it
Sexting – Think before you send
Shop theft – Want a label? Don't get one as a thief!
Rock throwing- must have rocks in your head
Social Inclusion-Together we are better
You can download SAPOL’s app to access some of the youth safety posters on your mobile device.
Find out more about Triple Zero
Play the Triple Zero kids challenge online
Order a free CD of the Triple Zero kids challenge with extras from the Band of South Australia Police
Halloween safety tips fact sheet
Trick-or-treaters welcome sign
Crime prevention presentations
South Australia Police offers crime prevention and safety presentations on:
- personal safety
- home security
- safety online
- business security
- armed robbery prevention.
Contact the Crime Prevention Section at your local police station to find out more or to book a free presentation.