Worried about crime on campus

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We were just at UGA this past weekend checking out the campus, as DD has been admitted and strongly considering. We drove by the IM fields and lake. They are both at a far end of campus and felt pretty isolated. The thing that surprised me most about the UGA campus is that some pretty run down public housing projects right next to if not directly on campus. Definitely gave me a bit of concern. I just learned that there was an armed robbery of a student last Friday night near the dorms. Definitely a lot to consider. We also never saw a single police officer anywhere on campus or in Athens. It does not feel like the University or City care much about student safety.

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I suspect that's about to change quickly after this incident. where were the housing projects? We visited last year and I didn't notice any.
I never saw police on any other campuses we visited either. There is no good to any death, but I suspect they will be running a much tighter ship.
I went to UMD in the 90's and the College Park rapist walked into our house! We were on the news. It's all so crazy. Where else is your DD looking?

There was a College Park rapist? I went to UMD in the 90s and never heard about it.

The police in the 90s were more focused on getting students in trouble than protecting them.

[Anonymous]

Illinois has a convicted rapist on their D1 basketball team. He is a high scorer so raping is okay for him to do, I guess.

Crime is all over. If you have desirable skills, you’ll be excused.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you want to decrease the risk of your child experiencing violence, support gun control.
That is the tool of most homicides and suicides in this country.

Actually, stay away from inner city schools.

Like Virginia Tech?

[Anonymous]

Sounds like no schools would be ruled out now.

[Anonymous]

People here focus two much on the urban/suburban divide. The University of Idaho was the site of a quadruple murder last year. Both UVa and VaTech have been the site of murders. Crime is everywhere and student on student crime is particularly hard to protect agaianst.

[Anonymous]

My bigger concern is the unsolved. Although I guess a killer would leave the area!?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My bigger concern is the unsolved. Although I guess a killer would leave the area!?!

Not necessarily.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People here focus two much on the urban/suburban divide. The University of Idaho was the site of a quadruple murder last year. Both UVa and VaTech have been the site of murders. Crime is everywhere and student on student crime is particularly hard to protect agaianst.

That's violent and/or student on student crime. There are definitely cities less safe in general than others.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My bigger concern is the unsolved. Although I guess a killer would leave the area!?!

Not necessarily.

In all previous cases they do unless a serial killer like at UF

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People here focus two much on the urban/suburban divide. The University of Idaho was the site of a quadruple murder last year. Both UVa and VaTech have been the site of murders. Crime is everywhere and student on student crime is particularly hard to protect agaianst.

That's violent and/or student on student crime. There are definitely cities less safe in general than others.

Is college park safe?

[Anonymous]

There is also apparently lots of homeless shelters and homeless people around these college towns - UT Austin, Gainesville, UGA, etc.

[Anonymous]

If you have a daughter, especially a petite one like the UGA girl, remind her to not go jogging alone. This sort of thing happens everywhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’d be more worried about the plans republicans have

Must you flood every thread with your hate?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you have a daughter, especially a petite one like the UGA girl, remind her to not go jogging alone. This sort of thing happens everywhere.

And the girl at UGA was on a wooded trails!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’d be more worried about the plans republicans have

Must you flood every thread with your hate?

That's all they have. It must be a miserable existence to be a lib. Living with a false sense of moral superiority and preaching tolerance by continently maligning those that don't agree. So much anger.