JHU safety

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Anonymous wrote:Is anyone else wondering if the person who thinks University of Chicago is the most dangerous place on earth and the person who thinks Johns Hopkins is the safest place are the same person? I love it!

Nope, sorry to disappoint.

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Anonymous wrote:My Hopkins doctor was kidnapped, stuffed the car trunk and driven around to ATM's and forced to make withdrawals are gunpoint. He survived but had serious PTSD.

This was not recently. But it was when I was in grad school (at the Medical Campus) there.

This discussion is about Homewood, not the Medical Campus.

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Anonymous wrote:Would you send your kid to school in DuPont circle? Because that is a pretty good comparison for Hopkins undergrad campus safety,

Eh, Homewood on a good day is similar to DuPont in its worst day. Homewood can be much much worse.

Actually no it isn’t. Dc people tend to forget there is crime in dc whenever Baltimore comes up.

Op, I went to Hopkins as an undergrad in the height of the crack epidemic in the 1990s. In those days, Hopkins only had on campus housing for freshman. I was not a victim of crime nor did I know anyone who was. The area around campus has only gotten nicer, actually significantly nicer since then.

I went to Penn for grad school and the area around campus was significantly more dangerous. I think that area is also
Much safer now.

I went to JHU and also lived in Dupont Circle for some time. Crime rates aside, these two places are not even comparable. The area around Dupont is a thriving urban center with offices, restaurants, shops, and the metro. Not to mention extremely high-priced housing. In contrast, Homewood has almost nothing going for it outside the university. Most professional people are employed by the university, and most vacate to the suburbs in the evening. Nightlife is virtually non-existent and streets are desolate. The area has a depressing feel of a dying urban rust belt area. Not even comparable to Dupont.

You went to Hopkins and were unaware there were million dollar condos literally right across the street (Other side of Universiry Parkway)? Unaware that Hopkins Homewoodd campus was surrounded by Roland Park on one side and Guilford on the other, the two priciest neighborhoods in Baltimore? I don’t think you actually went there.

The actual campus is about 50 percent bigger than it was 20 years ago, and there are tons of businesses along Saint Paul that also were not there 20 years ago. The Rotunda has been rebuilt as an outdoor mall with a good number of restaurants. And that third side of Hopkins? It borders Hampden which is young professional bars and restaurant central these days.

Roland Park and Guilford are not right by Homewood. Kids without cars will rarely stray into those neighborhoods. They are far more likely to cross North Avenue though going to a party on Saturday night, where I used to pray that the light would be green.

Roland Park and Guilford are much closer to campus than North Ave.

I agree that undergrad students aren't likely to go there unless they are looking for a running route through a neighborhood - as there is no social destination for them in these houses.

However, I find if very unlikely that many students are looking for parties down by North Avenue either. Maybe you did, but you are an outlier.

I was a grad student there for 6 years in the 90's and I never heard of any undergrad or grad student gatherings in that area. Students tended to live in Charles Village or maybe even Hampden (more likely a grad student). And, as others have mentioned, crime was more of the petty crime nature. Car broken into (far too often), items stolen if left out (like bicycles), not a good idea to walk alone at night. Also, it's nothing like Dupont Circle.

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Yes Homewood is fine overall.
"Based on crime stats, NeighborhoodScout lists Stoneleigh, Homeland, Evergreen, and Pinehurst as some of the safest Baltimore neighborhoods. It's worth noting their list includes neighborhoods farthest from the city center, and some are located in Baltimore County instead of Baltimore City proper."

A friend lives in a nice neighborhood downtown and he was beaten and stabbed during an attempted robbery one year ago. So not great in terms of city living.

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Visit Hopkins. I don't think anything said in this thread is going to change your mind. For some people Hopkins is a crime ridden wasteland. And they're never changing their minds. If you have doubts, you need to see the school yourself. It may never be safe enough for you, or you'll find it's actually fine.

Hopkins is a semi-urban school with a lovely campus and I'd rank it safer than both Chicago and UPenn. Charles Village to the east of the campus is the student town and the "bad" areas begin on the other side of Charles Village, quite some distance from the campus. You do get lowlifes walking through looking for the quick robbery and mugging but most kids get through four years of Hopkins without any real issues. Like all urban areas you'll see a few bums and a few clearly crazy but harmless people wandering around the commercial corridor in Charles Village but that's not tantamount to dangerous.

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Anonymous wrote:Would you send your kid to school in DuPont circle? Because that is a pretty good comparison for Hopkins undergrad campus safety,

Eh, Homewood on a good day is similar to DuPont in its worst day. Homewood can be much much worse.

Actually no it isn’t. Dc people tend to forget there is crime in dc whenever Baltimore comes up.

Op, I went to Hopkins as an undergrad in the height of the crack epidemic in the 1990s. In those days, Hopkins only had on campus housing for freshman. I was not a victim of crime nor did I know anyone who was. The area around campus has only gotten nicer, actually significantly nicer since then.

I went to Penn for grad school and the area around campus was significantly more dangerous. I think that area is also
Much safer now.

I went to JHU and also lived in Dupont Circle for some time. Crime rates aside, these two places are not even comparable. The area around Dupont is a thriving urban center with offices, restaurants, shops, and the metro. Not to mention extremely high-priced housing. In contrast, Homewood has almost nothing going for it outside the university. Most professional people are employed by the university, and most vacate to the suburbs in the evening. Nightlife is virtually non-existent and streets are desolate. The area has a depressing feel of a dying urban rust belt area. Not even comparable to Dupont.

You went to Hopkins and were unaware there were million dollar condos literally right across the street (Other side of Universiry Parkway)? Unaware that Hopkins Homewoodd campus was surrounded by Roland Park on one side and Guilford on the other, the two priciest neighborhoods in Baltimore? I don’t think you actually went there.

The actual campus is about 50 percent bigger than it was 20 years ago, and there are tons of businesses along Saint Paul that also were not there 20 years ago. The Rotunda has been rebuilt as an outdoor mall with a good number of restaurants. And that third side of Hopkins? It borders Hampden which is young professional bars and restaurant central these days.

Roland Park and Guilford are not right by Homewood. Kids without cars will rarely stray into those neighborhoods. They are far more likely to cross North Avenue though going to a party on Saturday night, where I used to pray that the light would be green.

Roland Park and Guilford are much closer to campus than North Ave.

I agree that undergrad students aren't likely to go there unless they are looking for a running route through a neighborhood - as there is no social destination for them in these houses.

However, I find if very unlikely that many students are looking for parties down by North Avenue either. Maybe you did, but you are an outlier.

I was a grad student there for 6 years in the 90's and I never heard of any undergrad or grad student gatherings in that area. Students tended to live in Charles Village or maybe even Hampden (more likely a grad student). And, as others have mentioned, crime was more of the petty crime nature. Car broken into (far too often), items stolen if left out (like bicycles), not a good idea to walk alone at night. Also, it's nothing like Dupont Circle.

We would not go to parties on North Avenue, we would have to cross that street to go to parties in other student’s apartments. There are many popular areas outside of Homewood for socializing, such as Fells Point. Maybe that was not the case when you were a student.

Not sure why I have to defend the experience I shared. It is real, and readers can make what they will of it,

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Anonymous wrote:Would you send your kid to school in DuPont circle? Because that is a pretty good comparison for Hopkins undergrad campus safety,

Eh, Homewood on a good day is similar to DuPont in its worst day. Homewood can be much much worse.

Actually no it isn’t. Dc people tend to forget there is crime in dc whenever Baltimore comes up.

Op, I went to Hopkins as an undergrad in the height of the crack epidemic in the 1990s. In those days, Hopkins only had on campus housing for freshman. I was not a victim of crime nor did I know anyone who was. The area around campus has only gotten nicer, actually significantly nicer since then.

I went to Penn for grad school and the area around campus was significantly more dangerous. I think that area is also
Much safer now.

I went to JHU and also lived in Dupont Circle for some time. Crime rates aside, these two places are not even comparable. The area around Dupont is a thriving urban center with offices, restaurants, shops, and the metro. Not to mention extremely high-priced housing. In contrast, Homewood has almost nothing going for it outside the university. Most professional people are employed by the university, and most vacate to the suburbs in the evening. Nightlife is virtually non-existent and streets are desolate. The area has a depressing feel of a dying urban rust belt area. Not even comparable to Dupont.

You went to Hopkins and were unaware there were million dollar condos literally right across the street (Other side of Universiry Parkway)? Unaware that Hopkins Homewoodd campus was surrounded by Roland Park on one side and Guilford on the other, the two priciest neighborhoods in Baltimore? I don’t think you actually went there.

The actual campus is about 50 percent bigger than it was 20 years ago, and there are tons of businesses along Saint Paul that also were not there 20 years ago. The Rotunda has been rebuilt as an outdoor mall with a good number of restaurants. And that third side of Hopkins? It borders Hampden which is young professional bars and restaurant central these days.

Roland Park and Guilford are not right by Homewood. Kids without cars will rarely stray into those neighborhoods. They are far more likely to cross North Avenue though going to a party on Saturday night, where I used to pray that the light would be green.

Roland Park and Guilford are much closer to campus than North Ave.

I agree that undergrad students aren't likely to go there unless they are looking for a running route through a neighborhood - as there is no social destination for them in these houses.

However, I find if very unlikely that many students are looking for parties down by North Avenue either. Maybe you did, but you are an outlier.

I was a grad student there for 6 years in the 90's and I never heard of any undergrad or grad student gatherings in that area. Students tended to live in Charles Village or maybe even Hampden (more likely a grad student). And, as others have mentioned, crime was more of the petty crime nature. Car broken into (far too often), items stolen if left out (like bicycles), not a good idea to walk alone at night. Also, it's nothing like Dupont Circle.

We would not go to parties on North Avenue, we would have to cross that street to go to parties in other student’s apartments. There are many popular areas outside of Homewood for socializing, such as Fells Point. Maybe that was not the case when you were a student.

Not sure why I have to defend the experience I shared. It is real, and readers can make what they will of it,

Literally no Hopkins students lived on or adjacent to North Avenue. It’s way too far from campus. Well over a mile, amd an entirely different neighborhood.

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I guess you can’t read, which does not reflect well on JHU.

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Anonymous wrote:Would you send your kid to school in DuPont circle? Because that is a pretty good comparison for Hopkins undergrad campus safety,

Eh, Homewood on a good day is similar to DuPont in its worst day. Homewood can be much much worse.

Actually no it isn’t. Dc people tend to forget there is crime in dc whenever Baltimore comes up.

Op, I went to Hopkins as an undergrad in the height of the crack epidemic in the 1990s. In those days, Hopkins only had on campus housing for freshman. I was not a victim of crime nor did I know anyone who was. The area around campus has only gotten nicer, actually significantly nicer since then.

I went to Penn for grad school and the area around campus was significantly more dangerous. I think that area is also
Much safer now.

I went to JHU and also lived in Dupont Circle for some time. Crime rates aside, these two places are not even comparable. The area around Dupont is a thriving urban center with offices, restaurants, shops, and the metro. Not to mention extremely high-priced housing. In contrast, Homewood has almost nothing going for it outside the university. Most professional people are employed by the university, and most vacate to the suburbs in the evening. Nightlife is virtually non-existent and streets are desolate. The area has a depressing feel of a dying urban rust belt area. Not even comparable to Dupont.

You went to Hopkins and were unaware there were million dollar condos literally right across the street (Other side of Universiry Parkway)? Unaware that Hopkins Homewoodd campus was surrounded by Roland Park on one side and Guilford on the other, the two priciest neighborhoods in Baltimore? I don’t think you actually went there.

The actual campus is about 50 percent bigger than it was 20 years ago, and there are tons of businesses along Saint Paul that also were not there 20 years ago. The Rotunda has been rebuilt as an outdoor mall with a good number of restaurants. And that third side of Hopkins? It borders Hampden which is young professional bars and restaurant central these days.

Roland Park and Guilford are not right by Homewood. Kids without cars will rarely stray into those neighborhoods. They are far more likely to cross North Avenue though going to a party on Saturday night, where I used to pray that the light would be green.

Roland Park and Guilford are much closer to campus than North Ave.

I agree that undergrad students aren't likely to go there unless they are looking for a running route through a neighborhood - as there is no social destination for them in these houses.

However, I find if very unlikely that many students are looking for parties down by North Avenue either. Maybe you did, but you are an outlier.

I was a grad student there for 6 years in the 90's and I never heard of any undergrad or grad student gatherings in that area. Students tended to live in Charles Village or maybe even Hampden (more likely a grad student). And, as others have mentioned, crime was more of the petty crime nature. Car broken into (far too often), items stolen if left out (like bicycles), not a good idea to walk alone at night. Also, it's nothing like Dupont Circle.

We would not go to parties on North Avenue, we would have to cross that street to go to parties in other student’s apartments. There are many popular areas outside of Homewood for socializing, such as Fells Point. Maybe that was not the case when you were a student.

Not sure why I have to defend the experience I shared. It is real, and readers can make what they will of it,

Ok, you and your group of friends did something no other Hopkins undergraduates chose to do 20 years ago when the area south of North was fairly sketchy and a mile plus long walk to campus. It simply isn’t relevant because 99.9 percent of Hopkins undergrads live in Charles Village then and now. In fact, Hopkins has doubled the amount of university owned housing since then and there are several new private condo complexes a block off of campus.

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Anonymous wrote:Would you send your kid to school in DuPont circle? Because that is a pretty good comparison for Hopkins undergrad campus safety,

Eh, Homewood on a good day is similar to DuPont in its worst day. Homewood can be much much worse.

Actually no it isn’t. Dc people tend to forget there is crime in dc whenever Baltimore comes up.

Op, I went to Hopkins as an undergrad in the height of the crack epidemic in the 1990s. In those days, Hopkins only had on campus housing for freshman. I was not a victim of crime nor did I know anyone who was. The area around campus has only gotten nicer, actually significantly nicer since then.

I went to Penn for grad school and the area around campus was significantly more dangerous. I think that area is also
Much safer now.

I went to JHU and also lived in Dupont Circle for some time. Crime rates aside, these two places are not even comparable. The area around Dupont is a thriving urban center with offices, restaurants, shops, and the metro. Not to mention extremely high-priced housing. In contrast, Homewood has almost nothing going for it outside the university. Most professional people are employed by the university, and most vacate to the suburbs in the evening. Nightlife is virtually non-existent and streets are desolate. The area has a depressing feel of a dying urban rust belt area. Not even comparable to Dupont.

You went to Hopkins and were unaware there were million dollar condos literally right across the street (Other side of Universiry Parkway)? Unaware that Hopkins Homewoodd campus was surrounded by Roland Park on one side and Guilford on the other, the two priciest neighborhoods in Baltimore? I don’t think you actually went there.

The actual campus is about 50 percent bigger than it was 20 years ago, and there are tons of businesses along Saint Paul that also were not there 20 years ago. The Rotunda has been rebuilt as an outdoor mall with a good number of restaurants. And that third side of Hopkins? It borders Hampden which is young professional bars and restaurant central these days.

Roland Park and Guilford are not right by Homewood. Kids without cars will rarely stray into those neighborhoods. They are far more likely to cross North Avenue though going to a party on Saturday night, where I used to pray that the light would be green.

Roland Park and Guilford are much closer to campus than North Ave.

I agree that undergrad students aren't likely to go there unless they are looking for a running route through a neighborhood - as there is no social destination for them in these houses.

However, I find if very unlikely that many students are looking for parties down by North Avenue either. Maybe you did, but you are an outlier.

I was a grad student there for 6 years in the 90's and I never heard of any undergrad or grad student gatherings in that area. Students tended to live in Charles Village or maybe even Hampden (more likely a grad student). And, as others have mentioned, crime was more of the petty crime nature. Car broken into (far too often), items stolen if left out (like bicycles), not a good idea to walk alone at night. Also, it's nothing like Dupont Circle.

We would not go to parties on North Avenue, we would have to cross that street to go to parties in other student’s apartments. There are many popular areas outside of Homewood for socializing, such as Fells Point. Maybe that was not the case when you were a student.

Not sure why I have to defend the experience I shared. It is real, and readers can make what they will of it,

I never knew of any student who would have lived near North Ave? Again, maybe you had a friend who did, but in 6 years there I NEVER met anyone at Hopkins that did.

Fells point? Come on! You'd be in a taxi (back then) to get to Fells Point!

Kudos to you for having a unique experience - but let's be honest. The whole North Ave discussion is irrelevant to 99% of people at JHU.

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Anonymous wrote:Would you send your kid to school in DuPont circle? Because that is a pretty good comparison for Hopkins undergrad campus safety,

Eh, Homewood on a good day is similar to DuPont in its worst day. Homewood can be much much worse.

Actually no it isn’t. Dc people tend to forget there is crime in dc whenever Baltimore comes up.

Op, I went to Hopkins as an undergrad in the height of the crack epidemic in the 1990s. In those days, Hopkins only had on campus housing for freshman. I was not a victim of crime nor did I know anyone who was. The area around campus has only gotten nicer, actually significantly nicer since then.

I went to Penn for grad school and the area around campus was significantly more dangerous. I think that area is also
Much safer now.

I went to JHU and also lived in Dupont Circle for some time. Crime rates aside, these two places are not even comparable. The area around Dupont is a thriving urban center with offices, restaurants, shops, and the metro. Not to mention extremely high-priced housing. In contrast, Homewood has almost nothing going for it outside the university. Most professional people are employed by the university, and most vacate to the suburbs in the evening. Nightlife is virtually non-existent and streets are desolate. The area has a depressing feel of a dying urban rust belt area. Not even comparable to Dupont.

You went to Hopkins and were unaware there were million dollar condos literally right across the street (Other side of Universiry Parkway)? Unaware that Hopkins Homewoodd campus was surrounded by Roland Park on one side and Guilford on the other, the two priciest neighborhoods in Baltimore? I don’t think you actually went there.

The actual campus is about 50 percent bigger than it was 20 years ago, and there are tons of businesses along Saint Paul that also were not there 20 years ago. The Rotunda has been rebuilt as an outdoor mall with a good number of restaurants. And that third side of Hopkins? It borders Hampden which is young professional bars and restaurant central these days.

Roland Park and Guilford are not right by Homewood. Kids without cars will rarely stray into those neighborhoods. They are far more likely to cross North Avenue though going to a party on Saturday night, where I used to pray that the light would be green.

Roland Park and Guilford are much closer to campus than North Ave.

I agree that undergrad students aren't likely to go there unless they are looking for a running route through a neighborhood - as there is no social destination for them in these houses.

However, I find if very unlikely that many students are looking for parties down by North Avenue either. Maybe you did, but you are an outlier.

I was a grad student there for 6 years in the 90's and I never heard of any undergrad or grad student gatherings in that area. Students tended to live in Charles Village or maybe even Hampden (more likely a grad student). And, as others have mentioned, crime was more of the petty crime nature. Car broken into (far too often), items stolen if left out (like bicycles), not a good idea to walk alone at night. Also, it's nothing like Dupont Circle.

We would not go to parties on North Avenue, we would have to cross that street to go to parties in other student’s apartments. There are many popular areas outside of Homewood for socializing, such as Fells Point. Maybe that was not the case when you were a student.

Not sure why I have to defend the experience I shared. It is real, and readers can make what they will of it,

I never knew of any student who would have lived near North Ave? Again, maybe you had a friend who did, but in 6 years there I NEVER met anyone at Hopkins that did.

Fells point? Come on! You'd be in a taxi (back then) to get to Fells Point!

Kudos to you for having a unique experience - but let's be honest. The whole North Ave discussion is irrelevant to 99% of people at JHU.

This would be the 90s equivalent (in distance and neighborhood) of a student at GWU living in Logan Circle

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Again, reading is fundamental.

DRIVING ACROSS A STREET (which is what PP said) is NOT the same as parking and going into a party there.

You have a lot of traits in common with the poster who is obsessed with CTCL's being a marketing scam. You are exhausting to interact with, and rather dim-witted.