<p>Hi! I am a rising HS senior, and really want to apply to Hopkins for academic reasons. However, I've heard all the horror stories there are to hear. </p>
<p>Is the campus/area around campus safe? Is it really a major concern?</p>
<p>Long story short: </p>
<p>Right around campus (i.e. a few blocks in any direction) = safe
North of campus = quite safe, actually a very wealthy and scenic neighborhood
East of campus = Not a great area, can be somewhat unsafe if you go too far
South of campus = gets sketchy fairly quickly. I wouldn’t walk for than 5 blocks south.<br>
West of campus = fairly safe and middle class, I don’t know too much about this area though. </p>
<p>The medical school is in a very different part of the city and it is not that safe, though they are taking massive steps to make it nicer: </p>
<p>[url=<a href=“http://www.ebdi.org/]Home[/url”>http://www.ebdi.org/]Home[/url</a>]</p>
<p>Overall, Baltimore is not that safe of a city, but homewood is in one of the safer parts.</p>
<p>There is already a discussion on this topic on the first page of discussion threads:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/johns-hopkins-university/1187341-jhu-whats-neighorbood-really-like.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/johns-hopkins-university/1187341-jhu-whats-neighorbood-really-like.html</a></p>
<p>Ignore the immaturity of one of the posters on that thread but aside from that I think there is a lot of helpful opinions. </p>
<p>Remember to search first to see if your question has already been asked and answered!</p>
<p>Hopkins is extremely safe, and safety conscious. It is in a beautiful area of Baltimore. The campus security is amazing, with guard booths at every dorm. Hopkins really cares about the safety of its students. Trust me…I spent 4 years there. Hopkins is often rated #1 in college safety. No worries.</p>