<p>i think the statistics are more of a reflection of the police and not the students, exactly what slipper said. Students everywhere (except maybe an ultra-conservative religious school) will do drugs and alcohol. My friend at manhattan school of music said the most popular spot for his friends to smoke pot is (believe it or not) right around central park. He said the cops usually wont care and that they have bigger issue to focus on rather than a few college students using marijuana. This wouldn't be the same in Ithaca, despite the fact that it's a very liberal town. Also, we really can't compare on campus of NYU vs. any other school (due to the lack of a true campus). It probably throws off the numbers a bit. </p>
<p>Crime is evident everywhere, no doubt it. I'm just not worried about leaving my door unlocked at Cornell. </p>
<p>Peacemaker - that is rather unusual on the Cornell campus, but not on college campuses in general. A friend told me that there were 8 stabbings in the Colgate University area last year (surprising considering the town is significantly smaller than Ithaca, and the campus itself is only around 12-13% the size of Cornell's).</p>