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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The overwhelming majority of college students don’t get murdered or even mugged, OP.  Relax. [/quote]

PP, I’m on a parent’s page where this is an ongoing discussion. We are living it. Don’t tell me not to worry. Tell me what we can do to help our kids. [/quote]

Have them live at home and take online classes. Or get therapy.[/quote]
 
Have some empathy!

My kid attended a university in an urban environment.  I routinely got twitter alerts/warning from the police dept.  Sophomore year a stray bullet from 5 blocks away somehow bounced off vehicles and hit an 8th floor of a dorm--thankfully nobody was injured but there were students in that study lounge when it happened and my own kid lived on that floor and was often in that lounge (thank god they were not in the dorm that night).  There were police alerts almost every 3-4 days and it's gotten worse in the last 2 years.  At graduation, as we walked campus and went to see my kid's rental house, we encountered an attempted carjacking in the alley behind their house---car was 20 ft from my kid's door and 10 ft from where they parked their own car---this was at 3pm in broad daylight.  As we left there we heard noises, Hubby asked where the fireworks were---rest of us informed him it was gunfire.  Again, at 3/4pm/middle of the day.

Now, we knew this was an urban campus going in, it's what my kid wanted, and they were always very cautious---don't carry wallet if not needed, always carry $20 bill so if attacked you have something to give and if needed knew to give up belongings to stay safe.  They learned life skills of city living and learned to help keep friends safe (ie....you never ever let a female friend walk alone after dark and even the guys should try to be in a group of at least 2) and never wear headphones while walking, especially at night[/quote]

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