Campus safety for women?

hsmamainva
Wed, 15 Feb 2006 13:36:15 +0000

Okay…call me a paranoid mom, but I’m worried about campus safety for my daughter.

According to a college guide that I read, UVA has had a problem with sexual assaults and, according to the campus crime statistics website, there were alot of sexual assaults reported on campus (23 in 2004 alone). And I even found a website: http://www.uvavictimsofrape.com

Is this something that I should be concerned about? Or is it just sensationalized hype (ala Cornell is the suicidal capital of the college world)?

How would current students rate the safety of UVA for women?

Thanks in advance!