<p>Just out of curiosity...</p>
<p>I would imagine it’s pretty safe. I’ve never been there, so I don’t know from first-hand experience. I know there are a number of tourists, but I haven’t really heard of any safety issues.</p>
<p>Safe enough that I am willing to send my daughter there. Keep in mind Harvard is in a city next to an even bigger city. That alone makes it different from some small town out in the country. It does not have a reputation of being a dangerous place. We live 25-30 minutes away.</p>
<p>There was the shooting death of a Salem State College student at Harvard a few months ago, but I daresay that Cambridge is safe enough. Of course, you should always exercise personal vigilance, no matter where you are.</p>
<p>cambridge is a city and like all cities theres going to be crime and violence etc.</p>
<p>I’m a Massachusetts resident, a former Boston resident, and a Harvard freshman. Cambridge, like most cities, is safe if you’re smart. I wouldn’t suggest walking around by yourself at 3 AM, or walking around by yourself in certain areas at any time at night.</p>
<p>I lived in Cambridge for many years and a lot depends on what part of town your talking about… It’s a small city but there are family, ethnic, student, inner city, and mansion neighborhoods. Most areas are fine with a few exceptions… You can ask about exact neighborhood anytime.</p>
<p>What about the university area? I am aware of the shooting that took place in, what some call “a drug deal gone wrong”, but I know from reading that it doesn’t happen often, however, I was looking at a list of Ivy League crime, and the most of which happens at Harvard. I just wanted to ask about that.</p>
<p>Most of which happens at Harvard?? I’m not sure what that is referring to, but I’ve always felt pretty safe in Cambridge. Safe enough to go running at 1 am. I think Yale, Columbia, UPenn, and Harvard all have campuses on which you have to be smart when walking around at night. That’s just life in a city.</p>
<p>Even at Princeton you need to be careful…I hear there are gangs that have been robbing the town and campus…</p>