Lot 16 is located on the Northwest corner of campus at University and Mill. It is generally allocated for use by Parking and Transit Services primarily for faculty and staff that work in buildings around that section of campus which include (but are not limited to): Coor Hall, Stauffer, and Architecture & Environmental Studies. The cost per decal is $225 – the same as a parking structure. While some students do have decals for this lot, a majority of those who use this lot heavily during cross park times in the evening (4-7pm) by those who take night classes. This lot also serves as a public lot 12 hours each weekday (7pm-7am) and on the weekends.

This lot, in particular, is located in a rather busy area of Tempe in terms of both vehicular and foot traffic. Additionally, a lot of transients in the area frequent this section of Tempe both day and night. Both of these factors would give cause for concern with regard to the safety of those who park in this area, especially after dark. However, in actuality it appears as though no real efforts have been taken to provide a sense of security or safety. There are not even "blue light" emergency phones in place within reasonable proximity to the area.

Within the past month, there was an instance where an attempted theft of a student's vehicle from the lot in the middle of the day occurred. Police were called to respond to the crime-in-progress by not surveillance, but by a fellow student who had noticed an individual breaking the window to a car. Without that intervention, the thief would have had the ability to either successfully steal the vehicle or to leave unnoticed and unreported.

There are no visible deterrents to theft or crime in the area, the lot has varied usage and use regulation that ranges from restricted to decal-holders to open/public, and there are a total of four different entrances from three different streets to this lot in addition to a bus stop. While the lot is relatively well lit at nighttime, this does not change the overall lack of security for this lot. Lot 16 fails in meeting any reasonable expections of safety and security.