<p>I lived or worked near Yale my whole life and never had an incident happen to me during the day or evening. Many of these muggings, although very disturbing,happen late at night and in certain areas that they warn students about. Many wont take precautions and things happen, but not as much as you might think. My relative was a cop there for years and he would get so frustrated when someone would report an attempted mugging and he was running at 2 in the morning down a street that was a bit “shady” for lack of a better word. Other students will do that with no problem, but it’s always a risk. If you’re careful and sensible, you should be fine. Crime tends to pick up at certain periods and then wane for a while, for example a huge influx of people coming in or the holiday’s.</p>