<p>BingUstudent, I am not sure what crime stats you are looking at but what I find suggests you are not correct. “With a crime rate of 62 per one thousand residents, Binghamton has one of the highest crime rates in America compared to all communities of all sizes - from the smallest towns to the very largest cities. One’s chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime here is one in 16. Within New York, more than 99% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Binghamton.”</p>
<p>“Separately, it is always interesting and important to compare a city’s crime rate with those of similarly sized communities - a fair comparison as larger cities tend to have more crime. NeighborhoodScout has done just that. With a population of 46,996, Binghamton has a combined rate of violent and property crime that is very high compared to other places of similar population size. Regardless of whether Binghamton does well or poorly compared to all other cities and towns in the US of all sizes, compared to places with a similar population, it fares badly. Few other communities of this size have a crime rate as high as Binghamton.” Also "For Binghamton, we found that the violent crime rate is one of the highest in the nation, across communities of all sizes (both large and small). Violent offenses tracked included forcible rape, murder and non-negligent manslaughter, armed robbery, and aggravated assault, including assault with a deadly weapon. According to NeighborhoodScout’s analysis of FBI reported crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of one of these crimes in Binghamton is one in 164.</p>
<p>In addition, NeighborhoodScout found that a lot of the crime that takes place in Binghamton is property crime. Property crimes that are tracked for this analysis are burglary, larceny over fifty dollars, motor vehicle theft, and arson. In Binghamton, your chance of becoming a victim of a property crime is one in 18, which is a rate of 55 per one thousand population." </p>
<p>This is for the city of Binghamton not on campus. Also, students need to be aware of the crime in Binghamton so that they can be alert and prevent becoming a victim. Denying the problem is not helpful and likely to increase the problem while being careful will reduce it.</p>