Violent crime @ UChicago

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I now know why Im bombarded by UChicago emails for my DD. I used to live in ChiTown and at that time it was my favorite place in the US, however we will not be applying to any Chicago schools, not even Northwestern, it is just too risky.

Why not Northwestern? Do you think that the Northwestern campus itself is not safe or are you concerned about students going off-campus into Chicago on the weekend?

I fear my DD going off campus and accidentally getting into a bad area without her knowledge. I am more comfortable with Penn (not that she is likely to get in) as I know Philly very well and could educate her on where she can and cannot go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I now know why Im bombarded by UChicago emails for my DD. I used to live in ChiTown and at that time it was my favorite place in the US, however we will not be applying to any Chicago schools, not even Northwestern, it is just too risky.

Why not Northwestern? Do you think that the Northwestern campus itself is not safe or are you concerned about students going off-campus into Chicago on the weekend?

Look at the increase in crime lately. Data speaks.
Migrants have been bussed to Evanston and Wilmette ; tent cities/homelessness everywhere

Data shows that migrants are responsible for less crime than Americans. I feel pretty confident in guessing the people robbing UofC kids are Americans.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I now know why Im bombarded by UChicago emails for my DD. I used to live in ChiTown and at that time it was my favorite place in the US, however we will not be applying to any Chicago schools, not even Northwestern, it is just too risky.

Why not Northwestern? Do you think that the Northwestern campus itself is not safe or are you concerned about students going off-campus into Chicago on the weekend?

I fear my DD going off campus and accidentally getting into a bad area without her knowledge. I am more comfortable with Penn (not that she is likely to get in) as I know Philly very well and could educate her on where she can and cannot go.

Anyone who asserts that Penn's campus & area of town is safer than Evanston, Illinois is not telling the truth. Please don't believe this lie as the poster clearly has an agenda to promote U Penn.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I now know why Im bombarded by UChicago emails for my DD. I used to live in ChiTown and at that time it was my favorite place in the US, however we will not be applying to any Chicago schools, not even Northwestern, it is just too risky.

Why not Northwestern? Do you think that the Northwestern campus itself is not safe or are you concerned about students going off-campus into Chicago on the weekend?

I fear my DD going off campus and accidentally getting into a bad area without her knowledge. I am more comfortable with Penn (not that she is likely to get in) as I know Philly very well and could educate her on where she can and cannot go.

Do your own research. There’s a lot of stats out there.

https://www.northwestern.edu/up/facts-and-figures/campus-crime/daily-blotter/

[Anonymous]

They arrested two teenage boys in Hyde park in connection with several robberies yesterday and charged with felony charges.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:More incidents today. Wtf

The local news reported that 5 minutes after this girl was robbed, 2 separate students on campus walking on opposite sides of the street were robbed at gunpoint by 4 thugs in a black Infiniti.

It sounds like the local gangs and thuggery have figured out that a location of concentrated upper class kids walking around with earbuds in, not paying attention, carrying expensive devices, is easy pickings for the criminally inclined. It reminds me of when the DC crime rings make their annual rounds through the wealthy, safe Fairfax neighborhoods stealing money from unlocked cars. They are just picking the easy victims.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I now know why Im bombarded by UChicago emails for my DD. I used to live in ChiTown and at that time it was my favorite place in the US, however we will not be applying to any Chicago schools, not even Northwestern, it is just too risky.

Why not Northwestern? Do you think that the Northwestern campus itself is not safe or are you concerned about students going off-campus into Chicago on the weekend?

Look at the increase in crime lately. Data speaks.
Migrants have been bussed to Evanston and Wilmette ; tent cities/homelessness everywhere

There are not tent cities in Evanston. There is nary a homeless person begging on the sidewalk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:More incidents today. Wtf

The local news reported that 5 minutes after this girl was robbed, 2 separate students on campus walking on opposite sides of the street were robbed at gunpoint by 4 thugs in a black Infiniti.

It sounds like the local gangs and thuggery have figured out that a location of concentrated upper class kids walking around with earbuds in, not paying attention, carrying expensive devices, is easy pickings for the criminally inclined. It reminds me of when the DC crime rings make their annual rounds through the wealthy, safe Fairfax neighborhoods stealing money from unlocked cars. They are just picking the easy victims.

+1. This. Word spreads like wildfire in the community, and the hot area is where the perps assume that the college students are "rich". They equate college kids with money (instead of you know, getting an actual job).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I now know why Im bombarded by UChicago emails for my DD. I used to live in ChiTown and at that time it was my favorite place in the US, however we will not be applying to any Chicago schools, not even Northwestern, it is just too risky.

Why not Northwestern? Do you think that the Northwestern campus itself is not safe or are you concerned about students going off-campus into Chicago on the weekend?

I fear my DD going off campus and accidentally getting into a bad area without her knowledge. I am more comfortable with Penn (not that she is likely to get in) as I know Philly very well and could educate her on where she can and cannot go.

Do your own research. There’s a lot of stats out there.

https://www.northwestern.edu/up/facts-and-figures/campus-crime/daily-blotter/

Which illustrates how safe Northwestern's Evanston campus is if you read the police reports: "unsecured building", "medical attention", & "suspicious circumstances".

If anyone thinks that Penn's campus and Penn's area of Philly is safer than NU & Evanston, you are either deliberately trying to mislead readers or you have never been to Northwestern & Evanston.

[Anonymous]

https://abc7chicago.com/armed-robbery-uchicago-hyde-park-chicago-police/14707257/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Things are going extremely well in Chicago and all cities for that matter.

based on what? Chicago crime is not good.

Sarcasm. Cities in this country are warzones. When your beloved child gets robbed or smoked people need not act surprised.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I now know why Im bombarded by UChicago emails for my DD. I used to live in ChiTown and at that time it was my favorite place in the US, however we will not be applying to any Chicago schools, not even Northwestern, it is just too risky.

Why not Northwestern? Do you think that the Northwestern campus itself is not safe or are you concerned about students going off-campus into Chicago on the weekend?

Look at the increase in crime lately. Data speaks.
Migrants have been bussed to Evanston and Wilmette ; tent cities/homelessness everywhere

There are not tent cities in Evanston. There is nary a homeless person begging on the sidewalk.

But that is what he heard on Fox News 🤔

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I now know why Im bombarded by UChicago emails for my DD. I used to live in ChiTown and at that time it was my favorite place in the US, however we will not be applying to any Chicago schools, not even Northwestern, it is just too risky.

Why not Northwestern? Do you think that the Northwestern campus itself is not safe or are you concerned about students going off-campus into Chicago on the weekend?

I fear my DD going off campus and accidentally getting into a bad area without her knowledge. I am more comfortable with Penn (not that she is likely to get in) as I know Philly very well and could educate her on where she can and cannot go.

How far from NU campus would a student need to go before getting into a bad area?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I now know why Im bombarded by UChicago emails for my DD. I used to live in ChiTown and at that time it was my favorite place in the US, however we will not be applying to any Chicago schools, not even Northwestern, it is just too risky.

Why not Northwestern? Do you think that the Northwestern campus itself is not safe or are you concerned about students going off-campus into Chicago on the weekend?

I fear my DD going off campus and accidentally getting into a bad area without her knowledge. I am more comfortable with Penn (not that she is likely to get in) as I know Philly very well and could educate her on where she can and cannot go.

Do your own research. There’s a lot of stats out there.

https://www.northwestern.edu/up/facts-and-figures/campus-crime/daily-blotter/

Which illustrates how safe Northwestern's Evanston campus is if you read the police reports: "unsecured building", "medical attention", & "suspicious circumstances".

If anyone thinks that Penn's campus and Penn's area of Philly is safer than NU & Evanston, you are either deliberately trying to mislead readers or you have never been to Northwestern & Evanston.

I am not saying Evanston is dangerous, its a great area, I am just saying what if there is a party at u Ch or another part of Chicago--is my kid going to know to say no. When I was 20 I didnt exclusively hang out where my school is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I now know why Im bombarded by UChicago emails for my DD. I used to live in ChiTown and at that time it was my favorite place in the US, however we will not be applying to any Chicago schools, not even Northwestern, it is just too risky.

Why not Northwestern? Do you think that the Northwestern campus itself is not safe or are you concerned about students going off-campus into Chicago on the weekend?

I fear my DD going off campus and accidentally getting into a bad area without her knowledge. I am more comfortable with Penn (not that she is likely to get in) as I know Philly very well and could educate her on where she can and cannot go.

Do your own research. There’s a lot of stats out there.

https://www.northwestern.edu/up/facts-and-figures/campus-crime/daily-blotter/

Which illustrates how safe Northwestern's Evanston campus is if you read the police reports: "unsecured building", "medical attention", & "suspicious circumstances".

If anyone thinks that Penn's campus and Penn's area of Philly is safer than NU & Evanston, you are either deliberately trying to mislead readers or you have never been to Northwestern & Evanston.

It has been decades, and it was Wharton's old building, but one of the reasons I found Penn really skeezy was because there was a panic button in the women's room basement bathroom downstairs from the admissions office. Plus a mirror system for looking around corners in the same bathroom. And, just like NYC at the time, there were barbed wire coils on building entrance awnings on a few nearby buildings. I went somewhere else for my MBA. I'm city smart but I don't like having to have my radar on max alert all the time.