Safety @ LSU

My daughter is considering LSU. Please let me know how safe you feel the LSU campus is as well as Baton Rouge. Any concerns with walking around the campus in the evening or walking to the student parking lots on campus? Also, how much drinking occurs on campus? Also, for an out of state student, how much does the campus clear out on the weekends? Any other thoughts on this topic would be appreciated.

Calling all Tigers. We need your help please. What is the safety like on campus these days as well as surrounding areas? ;))

LSU is pretty safe once you know the area. Just like almost any campus near a city there are places to never go alone, places to never go at night and places to never go ever. If you use a modicum of good sense it is unlikely you will have any issues. And like most large campuses there are escort services and the like in situations where you are not certain,. If you need a ride on campus, Campus Transit will give you a free ride from door-to-door, anywhere on campus from 5:30 p.m. to midnight, seven days a week. You can also call Campus Transit to get a ride from a parking lot to a building, so they don’t have to walk alone from a parking lot. After midnight, you can call LSU Police, who will send an officer to escort you to your on-campus destination.