<p>Berkeley is a large beautiful campus with a gorgeous view of the SF bay. The weather is usually nice, although often quite windy and cool. For safety, I would say that Berkeley is comparable to other large, urban campuses and definitely agree about it being a safer area than USC!</p>
<p>I also wouldn’t recommend walking alone at night through the darker areas of campus. But there are nights escorts and shuttles available.</p>
<p>See here: [University</a> of California, Berkeley - Police Department](<a href=“http://police.berkeley.edu/programsandservices/campus_safety/index.html]University”>http://police.berkeley.edu/programsandservices/campus_safety/index.html)</p>