<p>Big difference between New Haven and Philly - New Haven has very few upsides and lots of bad. Philly is a vibrant city with some bad neighborhoods.</p>
<p>And yes I said once every few years, not a few every year. I looked on the website and there was 1 murder in 2005 (most recent year I could find) and 0 for the 3 years before. There are also maybe 8 or 10 rapes and 60 or more robberies, so it is not paradise. But remember this is in a community of tens of thousands.</p>
<p>Again you have to exercise common sense - if you are a female don't go jogging by yourself at 3 AM. Come to think of it, not a good idea for guys either.</p>
<p>There was a murder I just read about in Boston involving a recent U. Mich. grad. She went to a club and then got invited to an "after hours" party in a bad neighborhood with some guys she met at the club. There was some name calling and a shots rang out intended for her new "friends" but she got shot in the head instead. It's great to be open minded and multi-cultural and all that, but if some Cape Verdean drug dealers invite you to an after hours party, don't go. This girl was valedictorian from a rural town, promising career, yadda yadda - all wasted in an instant. If you are going to be in the big city you have got to wise up and not just be book smart - not everyone has good intentions like your friends back home in Podunk, Kentucky.</p>