<p>I've never been anywhere near The Big Easy (I'm from Massachusetts), but Tulane sounds like a very interesting school with excellent academics. New Orleans, however, was never known for being oh lets say a "wholesome" environment before Katrina, and its obviously gone way down hill since that tragic day in August of 05. Anyone who's visited or attends: do you feel safe there, or do you have to watch your back walking down the street at night?</p>
<p>It's cleaner and safer now than before. Check old threads for multiple discussions of this issue.</p>
<p>Tulane is in a very safe neighborhood, in the uptown area. I went and my first impression was that everything was fine. yes, a few streets down it's ghettoesque, but not to worry! the campus itself is EXTREMELY safe. p.s. would you happen to be going to the boston party tomorrow? (i am)</p>
<p>Tulane and the immediate area is safe.
New Olreans as a whole is not that safe. its now the city with the most murders/homocides in America.
However if u stay within the areas around the university u should never really have to encounter the skyrocketing crime in NOLA.</p>
<p>Tulane is about 4 miles away from the center of the hurricane-related damages. The school is located in a very attractive, upscale area and has Loyola University as its next-door neighbor. </p>
<p>The city has always had something of a crime problem (including homicide), but probably no worse than most other major cities in America. However the vast, vast majority of this is taking place well away from Tulane's campus. You can get a DVD from the school that will give you some idea of the campus and environs. </p>
<p>Tulane is an interesting school right now and can have great appeal for some students. The service opportunities are certainly unique and there is a great bond in the student body as it relates to coming back from the Katrina catastrophe. New Orleans and Louisiana are quite a bit different than Massachusetts (the humidity is a major difference). It is a fun city and a fun and very good school, but a visit would be worth your time to evaluate the NO scene and if that is a match for you personally.</p>
<p>tulane is definitely safe, its in the upscale area of new orleans (bmw's, mercedes, lexus, ferarri, jaguar, maserati, porsche, lamborghini's) are just some of the usual cars you'll see everyday, next to the 1 and 2 million dollar mansions that lay aside tulane university.</p>
<p>Tulane might be in a very safe neighborhood (not sure that even exists), but you still have to drive through rough parts of New Orleans (and there's a lot) to get to the school. If the surrounding environment is important to you, then I wouldn't recommend Tulane.</p>
<p>The above statement could also apply to many other schools that are in large cities so take that into account.</p>
<p>Certainly schools like Columbia, Hopkins, Penn, Chicago, USC to name just a few sit in rougher parts of town than Tulane, and in fact depending on how you come in to town you don't really have to go through any bad neighborhoods to reach Tulane.</p>
<p>My freshman dormitory in 1968 was 4 blocks from the White House and the heart of the King Riots was maybe 8 blocks from there. Nobody really considers the White House to be in a dangerous neighborhood do they?</p>
<p>While the homocide rate in NOLA is sky high right now it is not happening anywhere near Tulane. There were 11 people shot in Washington, DC just last night and I don't see any posts inferring that you shouldn't attend GWU or American or Georgetown because it is too dangerous to live in the District nor should there be. The gang and drug violence is nowhere near those schools and in parts of town nobody really visits.</p>
<p>The biggest problem in Uptown right now isn't crime but pot-holes.</p>
<p>how bad are these potholes? will they tear your car up big time? would you reccomend bringing a cruddy car rather than a nice one then? what kind of cars do most people have? are these potholes avoidable?</p>
<p>a law mandates that the school must report all crime that happens around or on campus to its students. therefore we get frequent email about crime. most crimes that occur around campus are lewd conduct, armed robberies, and strong arm robberies. in fact, i've never actually recieved an email about an other sorts of criminal activity, but these things do happen and frequently (we get emails about every week to two weeks on average). if you are that worried about it you can keep up with the department of public safety's website to get an idea of what sort of crimes occur around or on campus.
<a href="https://clue.tcs.tulane.edu/projects/dps/crime_info.cfm%5B/url%5D">https://clue.tcs.tulane.edu/projects/dps/crime_info.cfm</a></p>
<p>And for comparison here are stats for the University of Chicago</p>
<p>And bear in mind whenever you like at crimes in any area make sure you look at the kind of risky behavior that accompanied it. If you are robbed at 4 AM while stumbling down the street on your way back from a bar....</p>
<p>5 more people shot and killed in Philadelphia last night. Abandon U Penn. Philly is unsafe.</p>
<p>"The above statement could also apply to many other schools that are in large cities so take that into account."</p>
<p>Haha, nope. I consider New Orleans to be in the bottom tier of cities as far as crime is concerned. It's more or less on the same level as Memphis.</p>
<p>Higherlead, you are right about those other schools. Frankly, I don't care how strong the academic reputation of a school is; if it's in a really rough side of town or in a rough town in general, I'd never consider going there. There's more to the college experience than just academics.</p>
<p>That flasher has been around for awhile, they ever catch him?</p>
<p>New Orleans might be, but where the school is located does matter. Have you ever been to Uptown? The campus is right on St. Charles on one side. That would tell you what to expect.</p>
<p>tulane is awesome!!!</p>
<p>"Tulane might be in a very safe neighborhood (not sure that even exists), but you still have to drive through rough parts of New Orleans (and there's a lot) to get to the school. If the surrounding environment is important to you, then I wouldn't recommend Tulane."</p>
<p>Not sure what sections you're driving through...we have stayed downtown and driven to campus daily and did not see anything approximating "rough." And when we moved our daughter in, we drove through many parts of NOLA, shopping for things for the dorm room. </p>
<p>There are other posts on this subject - the best thing for any prospective student or parent to do is </p>
<ol>
<li><p>Visit the campus and see for your self.</p></li>
<li><p>Contact campus security (check the website) - they are very responsive and welcome your questions. They are happy to receive visitors.</p></li>
</ol>
<p>Campus security website, FYI </p>
<p>tulane rules!!!!!</p>
<p>bsage - OK I'm doing a bit of projection here, but I think the reason a fifth of Tulane's students come from the Northeast is that people from CT, MA, NY, etc. love New Orleans and love Tulane. The campus (and entire uptown area) is beautiful, there's tons to do, the people are wonderful, and the weather is 70 degrees in January. Visit, and see for yourself.</p>