Is Philadelphia "unsafe"?

GZA1073
Sun, 04 Apr 2010 19:03:19 +0000

So I really like Drexel, but I haven’t been able to take a campus visit as of yet (but I’m going for the Accepted Student’s Day April 9th thing). Only thing is that my parents have been a little worried about Philly being a “crime-filled” city and just generally worried about how safe it is. I know every city has its own problems but what do you guys think? I mean, I live in Mass so I actually go around Boston a lot sometimes late at night, so I’m not that worried about it myself. How is Philly compared to other cities?