| I spend a lot of time doing business in Minneapolis and have several customers near campus. I always feel safe and only know of one personal instance of crime - a friend of my D's her first week of freshman year at UMN, she went to a party off campus and put her purse down...surprise (NOT) someone took it (with her U card in it no less).
Would not consider the U in the ghetto AT ALL, and like any major city, common sense and thinking about where you are going and when is just good judgement.
One more thing, while that is an informative site that pcristiani posted is informative, it does appear that the stats are from 2003 --- a lot can change, good & bad in five years. From all the cities I travel to, Minneapolis presents as one of the cleanest and safest of comparable size. BUT it IS a major metro city. I would equate it to going to school in Chicago/Milwaukee/St. Louis/Cinci...etc. |