University of Southern California - Area Immediately Around Campus

Rating	Posted By	Comment
3 - Good	SexySmartie February 27 2013	Honestly, I didn't feel that uncomfortable off campus. Coming from Aurora, IL outside Chicago, I'm used to "rough" or "ghetto" areas. Just be smart and aware of your surr [View Full Report]
3 - Good	AmaranthineD February 06 2013	It isn't like a third world country...it's not luxurious or high end, but certainly undeserving of its bad reputation. 2 homeless people spotted. [View Full Report]
3 - Good	gametime5 March 16 2012	It wasn't a bad environment outside the campus, but the constant roaring of cars flying by the campus get annoying after a while, the traffic is insane! [View Full Report]
	laurenkes August 05 2011	I was at USC for a high school summer program. The area around campus is not as bad as people say. USC has built up the area with two nice food/shops areas and they are constructing another. I mean, o [View Full Report]
2 - Fair	collin2012 April 09 2011	The part we drove through was not bad, but another parent in our tour group had arrived a different way and asked about the neighborhood going from bad, to worse, to really, really bad. [View Full Report]
2 - Fair	lexid123 December 03 2010	Obviously a sketch area, but nothing to be worried about in daytime or with groups. [View Full Report]
2 - Fair	norcalryan July 31 2010	There is really nothing to do immediately off campus and it's not the safest area to explore but downtown LA and beaches are easily within driving distance. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	vinceh April 09 2010	The area within two blocks of campus,which we explored,was filled with student housing, restaurants and stores. We saw no evidence of the "criminal element" everyone talks about. [View Full Report]
2 - Fair	woostudent January 19 2010	USC is kind of an oasis in the bad part of LA. I just drove to the campus from Beverly Hills, so I didn't get the full experience of the area around it but I've heard it's pretty bad. [View Full Report]
3 - Good	oxolojo January 13 2010	Definitely not as skeevy as I've heard before. There are rougher areas of Phoenix than the area of LA that USC is in. [View Full Report]
2 - Fair	iloveshopping925 January 06 2010	It's not as bad as people say it is. I feel safe walking to the University Village at night and even walked home from the row one week night by my self late. Be cautious and you will be fine. [View Full Report]
2 - Fair	iloveshopping925 January 06 2010	It's not as bad as people say it is. I feel safe walking to the University Village at night and even walked home from the row one week night by my self late. Be cautious and you will be fine. [View Full Report]
3 - Good	baytousc July 13 2009	USC is in an urban neighborhood. However, I think it gets unnecessary flack for it. Use your common sense and stay to yourself, & the chances of something happening to you are slim to none. I walk [View Full Report]
2 - Fair	waitingforcal April 18 2009	It's not the best place for a university. I don't want to mislead anybody, so let me just say that when you walk off campus, you have to worry about getting shot or getting mugged. [View Full Report]
2 - Fair	marcjacobs lover March 22 2009	theyre building a subway stop right in front of one side of the school, so thats a plus. [View Full Report]
2 - Fair	coin March 22 2009	Like I said ... sketchy. [View Full Report]
2 - Fair	tbgjinfl October 16 2008	A bit seedy outside campus. We stopped at a McDonalds for lunch just across from campus and a homeless man pilfered a used soda cup from the trash and came inside for a drink. [View Full Report]
3 - Good	3drummersathome March 17 2008	The area is changing and being upgraded more and more. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	cabrooks January 22 2008	I walked around and felt safe in the day. At night it was kinda sketchy. I heard an ambulance go by at least three times in one night. [View Full Report]
3 - Good	CMK2901 April 21 2007	South and east are nice areas. The area surrounding USC is a low-income community, and it was a bit offsetting for myself, not really being a big city person. But again, I felt safe; no worries. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	pac10baby August 23 2006	Not bad! There are shopping areas immediately north and west of the campus. The Radisson Hotel and the brand new Galen (basketball) Center are just east of the campus. [View Full Report]
3 - Good	gregdunn August 11 2006	It is defineitly underrated. Everyone jokes about the University of South Central... but it was actually not bad at all... Its not Westwood, but not the ghetto. [View Full Report]