Each winter, Facilities Management, Environment, Health & Safety and the UC San Diego Police Department partner with CARE at the Sexual Assault Resource Center to conduct campus lighting survey tours, assessing issues that can be improved to create a safer environment for our community. Representatives from Parking and Commuter Services, Residential Life, Residential, Retail & Supply Chain Services (RRSS), Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Campus Planning and libraries also participate in the annual lighting survey.
During the 2025 Annual Campus Lighting and Safety Survey, volunteers met on three Thursday evenings in February to search for potential safety hazards and other concerns. Participants used an app to record areas that need improvement. This information is shared with the campus teams equipped to address these issues by making repairs, adding signage/lighting or implementing other improvements.
The Facilities Management lighting team is systematically replacing all low-pressure sodium (yellow) street, walkway and parking lot lighting in areas it maintains with LED fixtures—anticipated completion December 2026. LEDs provide white light for increased safety and security at night in addition to using less energy, lasting longer and requiring less maintenance.
UC San Diego works diligently to conserve energy by limiting interior building lighting at night. However, during the Coronavirus pandemic, interior lighting remains on in many buildings to help ensure public safety and security.
We ask that all concerns include specific information about the location. The walks will address only exterior concerns, and we review all submitted comments during the walks.
You can report lighting concerns by: