We recommend that all students (who are US citizens) register at the Embassy of the United States in Spain<\/a> during the first days of their arrival. Information about\u00a0STEP<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Madrid is overall a very safe city but there are some safety tips and measures to take into consideration.<\/p>\n Important<\/span>: In very touristic places and with many people, be very attentive to your belongings.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The most common crime in Spain is pick pocketing so places in Madrid to be extra careful with your personal belongings are:<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Students must report any robbery or incident to the BU Madrid staff who will then help the student report it to the police.<\/p>\n Reports can be done by Internet<\/a><\/p>\n Or at the Foreign Tourist Complaint Office in Madrid:<\/p>\n BU Madrid Staff, along with the help of the student, will also then fill out and send an incident report to BU.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a>The Spanish Ministry of Equality provides this telephone service for information, legal advice and immediate psychosocial care by specialized personnel for all forms of violence against women. Is a confidential and free service for attention.<\/p>\n Violence & Sexual Assault. <\/span>A comprehensive international directory of sexual violence hotlines, support services, and resources.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We recommend that all students (who are US citizens) register at the Embassy of the United States in Spain during the first days of their arrival. Information about\u00a0STEP. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2304,"featured_media":0,"parent":14903,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/madrid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1414"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/madrid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/madrid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/madrid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2304"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/madrid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1414"}],"version-history":[{"count":51,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/madrid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1414\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25873,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/madrid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1414\/revisions\/25873"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/madrid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/madrid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nImportant phone numbers in Spain<\/h4>
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Emergencies: 112<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Local Police: 092<\/strong><\/h5>\n
National Police: 091<\/strong><\/h5>\n
\nSafety in the City<\/h4>
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\nViolence & Sexual Assault<\/span><\/h4>
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Telephone 016<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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No More Directory\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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