Current UMD Student Open for Questions

notjoe
Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:58:25 +0000

I lived in College Park for some years, lived around College Park for even more years, and went to high school down the street from Maryland. It always seemed safe to me, within reason. I wouldn’t wander across the large expanses of campus alone at night if I could avoid it. But I’ve never felt that College Park was a particularly threatening place or that Maryland’s campus was a dangerous environment. I’ve left my own high school-aged sons unattended at Maryland for different events over the years. Never a problem.

But use common sense, be aware of your surroundings, remember that the bad guys can even come to good places.