<p>Talking about safety and New Haven, this shows how important it is to remain alert and aware, even inside the dormitories.</p>
<p>The article is from The Yale Daily News today.</p>
<p>Other recent important headlines in the YDN having to do with safety.</p>
<p>"Spike in crime hits campus"- Yale Summer Students worried by five robberies (6-12-2007)</p>
<p>Yes, it is important to be watchful, and remember most things like ipods, wallets etc are actually taken by other students. However, according to the latest Federal crime statistics, Yale is one of the safer Ivies. These are campus crime figures from the past year, with the breakdown in terms of how many of the crimes occurred in the dorms (all burglaries except for Cornell). Previous year stats were even more favorable to Yale, Princeton and Dartmouth, generally the 3 safest.</p>
<p>Brown 0 murders, 2 robberies, 2 assaults, 49 burglaries (incl 44 in dorms)
Yale 0 murders, 4 robberies, 0 assaults, 82 burglaries (incl 28 in dorms)
Harvard 0 murders, 2 robberies, 6 assaults, 451 burglaries (incl 119 in dorms)
UPenn 1 murder, 19 robberies, 5 assaults, 33 burglaries
Columbia 0 murders, 4 robberies, 6 assaults, 113 burglaries (incl 42 in dorms)
Cornell 0 murders, 2 robberies, 16 assaults, 68 burglaries (incl 34 in dorms, plus 15 assaults and 1 robbery in dorms)
Princeton 0 murders, 0 robberies, 2 assaults, 63 burglaries (incl 37 in dorms)
Dartmouth 0 murders, 1 robbery, 0 assaults, 36 burglaries (34 in dorms)</p>
<p>You are right. It is very important to be watchful, especially on the border of campus.</p>
<p>A Waterbury teen was recently shot on Crown Street between College and High Streets. As of sept 5th , there had been no arrests. Just imagine a stray bullet hitting a nearby student.</p>
<p>Here is the whole story:
<a href="http://www.yaledailynews.com/articles/view/21159%5B/url%5D">http://www.yaledailynews.com/articles/view/21159</a></p>