University of Pittsburgh-Main Campus - Security/Safety

Rating	Posted By	Comment
5 - Excellent	MedSchHopeful February 01 2011	Lots of security, felt really safe the entire time. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	DON HO July 19 2010	The guides went to great length to explain security procautions. Blue light alarms that will have an officer on line almost immediately and an officer at your side within 2 minutes. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	smart.cookie November 22 2009	The Pitt Police are excellent. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	Scoutmom9 August 22 2009	Safety was stressed. Bluelight system and they will pick you up from wherever you are onece a night if you need a ride. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	applicannot August 18 2009	Pitt is in Oakland, which is pretty safe. It's mostly college students anyway. I think the security could have been more high tech, but it was fine. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	mrsref July 11 2009	We spent two days in Oakland. Even though it is urban, it feels safe. I would have no qualms sending D there. I think anyone with some basic street smarts would be fine. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	Leesamurmur June 10 2009	Pitt's security seems top notch. Sign-ins for every dorm, student-only facilities, SaffeRider and the blue Police Boxes all added to this feeling. I felt good, for being in a city. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	momonthehill April 16 2009	Several emergency call boxes visible around campus, along with rides/escort back to dorms.Being in a city, street smarts/good sense are important, esp. when venturing out at night. [View Full Report]
3 - Good	Keilexandra April 12 2009	Blue-light stations all over, plus 20 free rides home per semester with SafeRider. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	sk82gr8 April 09 2009	The campus seemed safe to me. Its a city campus, so there is always some concern... [View Full Report]
3 - Good	sugangel7 June 19 2008	We were shown one of those boxes with the button you hit if you need the police to come. And you can call for a ride back with SafeRider if you aren't on one of the Port Authority's routes. [View Full Report]
3 - Good	PlayaX01 March 05 2008	They claimed the area was safe cause the 3 universities around the area had officers patroling all the time but....i didnt see any guards...hmmm...but whatever i can take care of myself no1s after me/ [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	arachnophobia12 August 27 2007	Even though Pitt is in a big city, the campus (and the city, for that matter) is relatively safe. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	dodgersfan21 April 03 2007	There are call boxes on every street, police are always patrolling, and most of the facilities are locked to non-students. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	SLMOM March 15 2007	Yellow Call boxes - one within site of the other. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	stowmom October 29 2006	I didn't feel uneasy walking around campus at all. There are about 100 police call boxes all over campus with about 100 police officers on staff just for the university. I think if you would use common sense with your belongings and don't walk [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	kschmidt October 11 2006	Blue lights everywhere, on-campus security, 24/7 security in dorms, excellent shuttle system so if you have a late class and don't want to walk home, you call and you have a ride. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	SpringfieldMom September 26 2006	Each dorm has a 23/7 security guard. [View Full Report]
3 - Good	nurse123 August 22 2006	seemed fine to me [View Full Report]
3 - Good	Calcruzer August 21 2006	Pitt is kind of a high crime area--but Pitt has done their best (successfully) to keep their students safe. They have booths set up about every 200 yards to call police for help if necessary--and the statistics say they work to keep the crime low relativ [View Full Report]