<p>how's the safety issue at uc..how does it compare to similar schools like JHU and upenn and such</p>
<p>Upenn had an on campus murder recently, if I recall correctly. Hopkins? tough areas nearby. Hyde Park? periodic random muggings in the area, gang murders about 1 mile away.</p>
<p>These are all urban schools, where a level of street smarts is appropriate. The schools also have heavy police patrols in the surrounding areas.</p>
<p>Keep in mind, though, that percentage wise, very few students ever have a problem through their college years. Keep in mind, too, that so called safe schools also have high property crime rates. They just don't get much publicity. For instance, a large state U like U. Illinois is a city within a city. It can, and does, hide its problem stats to a great extent. Urban schools cannot do this, as the city police are involved in almost every problem.</p>
<p>The university of chicago is not dangerous. </p>
<p>The surrounding area is not nearly as bad as everybody makes it sounds, and even if it were, you'd have little reason to go through it unless you were lost.</p>
<p>For crime stats, check out this website:
<a href="http://ope.ed.gov/security/Search.asp%5B/url%5D">http://ope.ed.gov/security/Search.asp</a></p>
<p>The surrounding area is awful, Cincinnatistudent is wrong. However, there is no reason to ever go into these areas unless it's to use public transportation - and there is public transportation from UChicago to downtown in the Jackson Park Express bus. Don't go places you shouldn't that you have no reason to go to, and you will be fine.</p>
<p>I'm not wrong. Awful is subjective. Basically what I mean to say is, if you've spent very little time in urban areas because you were coddled in upscale suburbs all your life, you may feel uncomfortable passing through the area surrounding the university of Chicago. That said, you'd have little reason to go there. </p>
<p>The actual campus is very safe, surrounded by wide roads and greenspace and protected by police.</p>
<p>Maybe I've been desensitized to it all, having spent time in Cincinnati. My brother is a college student, and on his apartment right off campus he had a homeless man sleeping in his front room for a while. His campus is directly in an urban area like that surrounding the university of chicago and it's not so bad. You just have to adjust.</p>
<p>Don't worry about the safety issue in deciding whether to go to the university of chicago.</p>
<p>For crime stats, check out this website:
<a href="http://ope.ed.gov/security/Search.asp%5B/url%5D">http://ope.ed.gov/security/Search.asp</a></p>
<p>is this info even true on this site...i looked up johns hopkins theres almost no crime cases...is that possible?</p>
<p>i dont got to worry about all this safety crap.</p>
<p>i've walked the shadiest streets of noo yawk baby.</p>
<p>chicago and hyde park's gonna be like a walk in the garden.</p>
<p>lol. </p>
<p>I found it interesting that burglary/robbery/Motor vehicle theft is very high in UChicago/UPenn compared to NYU. SO better watch out noo yawker.</p>
<p>Is 63rd St. considered dangerous?</p>
<p>gianscolere1: Generally, yes. The area immediately south of campus is not as bad as other parts of 63RD, however. </p>
<p>chlor: Come visit the South and West Sides. /rofl</p>
<p>apparently johns hopkins has no crime...wat is that...isnt it pretty bad there</p>
<p>Apparently Chicago's stats are not bad at all</p>
<p>i actually liked hyde park a lot. i go to school in the ghetto here (yes im white) and its about the same. i think hyde park is just right for college students actually.</p>
<p>"Basically what I mean to say is, if you've spent very little time in urban areas because you were coddled in upscale suburbs all your life, you may feel uncomfortable passing through the area surrounding the university of Chicago"</p>
<p>Uh, what about those who grew up in rural areas - are they coddled too?</p>
<p>Rural kids may have a bit of culture shock with an urban campus. Everything is close together - perhaps there is more diversity - more noise. Fewer stars in the night sky. New safety rules are added to old ones (watch where you walk during hunting season, don't cut thru the pasture with the bull, check the cinch before mounting your horse). </p>
<p>Besides being a lot of fun, Orientation Week does a good job of introducing students to their new environment. The RA at my son's house took people with her on shopping expeditions downtown ... students go in herds (packs?) to various restaurants ... they learn the area, the new rules: they adjust.</p>
<p>When we took our tour, the place was crawling with campus police cars and little white call boxes. I don't think we were ever out of sight of one or the other. Every student we talked to, male or female, said they felt totally safe there. DO NOT follow mapquest directions that get you there by cutting thru from I90/94 east to the University of Chicago\Museum of Science and Industry. Continue north into Chicago and cut back down south via Lake Shore Drive. The shortcut will take you thru the worst of Chicago. We experienced this at 9 p.m. at night, and yes, it was scarey. Stay on the main interstates and you will be fine. I would have no qualms about sending my son to the University of Chicago even tho I've seen the worst. If you stay out of those areas (and there's no reason to go), no problem. Leslie</p>
<p>One thing that Leslie forgot to point out is that if you have a pick up truck (whether your dad's to help you move or your own) you can NOT drive it on Lake Shore Drive, as no trucks are allowed on LSD. Such is my plight that I will have to drive through the ghetto of Garfield/Dan Ryan -> Washington Park -> Hyde Park. Keep your doors locked and windows up.</p>
<p>Hyde Park itself is quite safe. As a resident, I know. I am female, and I feel very safe walking to my part-time job, which is across the Midway. </p>
<p>Sure, areas around Hyde Park can get a bit iffy, but students don't go there; they have no need to. </p>
<p>Hyde Park itself is an excellent neighborhood. But, like everywhere in Chicago, it is necessary to look four ways before crossing the street.</p>
<p>I had quite the nerve to walk through the dangerous areas. Once, I missed a train stop, so I had no choice.. but the other time, I was just feeling adventurous (I wanted to take an alternative route to get to the University because the other route wasn't quite as convenient for me). For sure, my heart was beating fast the entire time.</p>