My daughter is an undergrad living on 55th and Ellis. Seems like students in that area off-campus are really unnerved by the rash of recent muggings including one in mid-morning. I spoke with UC Police today and they are stepping up patrols. It sounds like the school was not out in front of this only issuing warnings after a number of such incidents. Hopefully the school will take a more active approach before anyone gets hurt.
There were some complaints on reddit as well.
You can check the UCPD logs here :
https://incidentreports.uchicago.edu
Stuff always happens on Halloween in Hyde Park, it’s probably the most dangerous night of the year. Nothing to worry about. And they did have cops everywhere.