safety at RPI

sandpit
Thu, 08 Apr 2010 22:32:06 +0000

Oakland is far far worse than Troy. My husband and daughter saw crime within minutes of being in a grocery store parking lot. (drug deals) Berkeley campus is not directly next to Oakland, there’s the buffer of Emeryville. Trouble occurs when the Oakland crime spree expands to neighboring towns. A branch of a business we worked with was in Emeryville and faced random crime.

Troy just is not rich. Some beautiful houses are not well maintained (thanks to land lords mainly). It used to be worse. There’s a difference between not rich compared to drug ridden, gang ridden or mentally ill homeless people roaming.

Some parts of Troy, the “downtown” near the river are downright nice. Other parts you just don’t have a reason to visit.

The typical suburban shopping areas are across the river about 10 minutes away (except for Price Chopper and Walmarts).