<p>Let’s start with homicide: </p>
<p>[Baltimore</a> ranked 6th in murder rate in 2012 - Baltimore Sun](<a href=“http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2013-06-03/news/bal-baltimore-ranked-6th-in-murder-rate-in-2012-20130603_1_murder-rate-top-10-cities-per-capita-murders]Baltimore”>http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2013-06-03/news/bal-baltimore-ranked-6th-in-murder-rate-in-2012-20130603_1_murder-rate-top-10-cities-per-capita-murders)</p>
<p>Baltimore has a higher violent crime rate per capita than Philly and is MUCH WORSE when it comes to violent crime than NYC. It is true, much of the violence and crime are associated with hot pockets in Bmore, but let’s not pretend like it doesn’t spill over to almost every part of the city: </p>
<p>[Baltimore</a> Homicides - baltimoresun.com](<a href=“http://data.baltimoresun.com/bing-maps/homicides/index.php?range=2013&district=all&zipcode=all&age=all&gender=all&race=all&cause=all&article=all&show_results=Show+results]Baltimore”>http://data.baltimoresun.com/bing-maps/homicides/index.php?range=2013&district=all&zipcode=all&age=all&gender=all&race=all&cause=all&article=all&show_results=Show+results)</p>
<p>Downtown is supposed to be a safe part of Baltimore, no?</p>
<p>[3</a> Of 4 Suspects Sentenced In Recorded St. Patrick?s Day Beating « CBS Baltimore](<a href=“http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2012/07/09/3-of-4-suspects-sentenced-in-recorded-st-patricks-day-beating/]3”>http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2012/07/09/3-of-4-suspects-sentenced-in-recorded-st-patricks-day-beating/)</p>
<p>Like I said, use common sense and heightened awareness when in Bmore. Crime shouldn’t deter anyone from attending Hopkins, but you have to be an idiot to think that Bmore is just like any other major city where colleges are located. It isn’t.</p>