<p>Since I live within an hour of the campus, I know gazillions of kids who have attended over the years and have never heard a negative thing about safety or lack thereof. It is urban, though, so let common sense be your guide. Has your wife visited USC? I thought I hated it until I actually accompanied my son on a college information visit to the campus; it moved from the bottom of the list to the top of the list very quickly.</p>