Karen Ellingson

In college, many young adults have to start thinking about personal safety for the first time. Whether it's deciding if it's safe to leave a computer unattended in the library to grab a snack or figuring out if a dating app match is trustworthy, students are faced with new safety dilemmas every day.

Each semester, tens of thousands of students flood BYU's 700-acre campus. At a school owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, safety isn’t just a priority — it’s a system.

Noteworthy statues on the Brigham Young University campus are wrapped in cellophane this week to prevent vandalism ahead of the annual football rivalry game against the University of Utah.

Upgraded bike locks and registration are students' first line of defense for preventing bicycle theft.