<p>I’m a freshman at Hopkins and I have to say the area around here really isn’t bad at all. Me and my friends go out a lot here in the area around campus and we never feel unsafe, mainly because there are SO many students around along with campus security. Without a car, I stay mainly on the few blocks around campus which have some good resources:</p>
<p>Unimini/Subway - Open 24/7 unimini is our local mini mart, 7/11 whatever you may call it. These two are bustling almost every night with JHU students, great place to go for a midnight snack or even just to bump into people. It’s literally one block down from where you walk off of the official campus, I’ve walked here alone at 2 AM (I’m a girl) and passed kids doing it, if it’s a weekend there are tons of people around here at this time anyways (you have to pass charles commons the sophomore dorm) so it’s very safe. There’s also hopcops just standing on the streets all around campus.</p>
<p>Cloud 9 - If you’re a girl (or guy I suppose) this is a great clothing shop. I bought a nice jacket here on my first day, a purse, some bracelets, a couple shirts…it’s really cool actually I love the clothes here, great for that random day when you get out of class and need some retail therapy.</p>
<p>Chipotle - Mexican food, always packed, always delicious.
Starbucks/eddie’s market (supermarket)/bank of america/COLDSTONE (ice cream mmm)
Really cute/delicious cafe called Carma’s Cafe, kind of hidden but definitely worth going to.</p>
<p>Tamber’s - GREAT indian food / diner food (burgers, fries, etc.)</p>
<p>Then there’s some nightlife around here to, The Den, a sort of dance club-ish place, PJ’s which is a pub, there’s also Bert’s and Charles Village Pub which are a little farther (one or two more blocks down) but again, safe to walk to and if you’re into them could definitely be fun.</p>
<p>But if you’re worried about safety when you want to go a little farther than the places right around campus (there are some great restaurants/shops) we have this escort van service that runs from 5 pm - 3 am, where you just call and tell them where you are a van comes and picks you up and takes you where you want to go. For the evening this is great if you want to go get dinner a little off campus, and if you are out very late or in some cases very early and don’t feel safe walking home or if you are alone or something you can call them for that reason to.</p>
<p>Also there is a collegetown shuttle that takes you from JHU to all the colleges around here (loyola, towson, goucher, etc.) or to places like the Towson Town Center (HUGE mall + movie theater + restaurants) or the Inner Harbor (really nice area downtown, on the water obviously, shopping here + restaurants + events and stuff).</p>