Harvard University - Security/Safety



Rating Posted By Comment
4 - Very Good
4 - Very Good
IvyLeague2020
January 25 2013
Pretty good, though I feel like anyone can just walk on campus. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good
4 - Very Good
kgund77
January 08 2013
Seemed like a very safe campus and area. I felt really comfortable there. [View Full Report]
3 - Good
3 - Good
HarvardRox1199
July 13 2012
As good as any college. Nothing special. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good
4 - Very Good
Rorystar
July 21 2009
There weren't any blue light emergency stands or campus police (that I could see) but the campus and surrounding area looked pretty safe. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent
5 - Excellent
LIMOMOF2
August 24 2008
Blue light system and campus security/Cambridge police. It's a city, so care is needed, I'm sure - but it's a nice area. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent
5 - Excellent
zhaos
July 21 2008
it was day but i felt that the surrounding area (cambridge) is a good area. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good
4 - Very Good
livelovelearn
October 21 2007
Each time you walk around campus you are bound to see countless campus security personnel and I think that is something to be said. The main part of Harvard is gated but only has a couple of openings. [View Full Report]
2 - Fair
2 - Fair
crazy mom
August 23 2007
I didn't see any security efforts such as call boxes, in any obvious places. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good
4 - Very Good
DaNYAznKid
June 10 2007
I'm still alive. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good
4 - Very Good
Adelaide
April 21 2007
It seems like a really safe place to me. Like many colleges, Harvard has the blue light system. [View Full Report]
3 - Good
3 - Good
silentorchestra
January 09 2007
with all those visiters roaming around, you never know... [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good
4 - Very Good
sofianoori
December 21 2006
I saw a few security guards patrolling, but there didn't seem to be a need for them. It seemed safe to me. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good
4 - Very Good
Harvard05
August 19 2006
Safety Just how safe is Cambridge? Well, this area has a very low murder rate and attacks of people on the street are not very common. They do, however, happen occasionally, especially late at night. When you're walking around, particularly late a [View Full Report]
3 - Good
3 - Good
drummerdude_07
August 09 2006
A very busy place, but I don't see crime happening there much, not on campus at least, perhaps in Cambridge proper though. [View Full Report]