Is this normal?

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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  1. Did you receive daily updates from the local and campus police departments in those other college towns? If not, there may have been many incidents there that you did not hear about.
  2. The city of Berkeley does have a higher crime rate than typical in California.
  3. New students arriving on campus for the first time may be naive about crime, and therefore be easier victims.