<p>My bike just got stolen today, despite the fact that it was locked up. (I talked with my RH about it, and he said that he saw some people by the bike racks yesterday holding bike clips… great.) I’m kinda ****ed off. I know many people around here who have had their stuff stolen, and I live in a good part of Hyde Park (a block from the Museum of Science and Industry). There was even an incident over the summer where someone got into the indoors bike room and stole a lot of bikes. Definitely, the biggest issue with crime we have in Hyde Park is burglary, and even if you’re smart, you can get screwed over.</p>
<p>Like I said, I live in a better part of Hyde Park (but I think most dorms are in somewhat ideal locations with respect to the rest of the area), but every day, I’m solicited for money by the poor, and it gets rather obnoxious. The closest I’ve come to any violence, though, was when I was walking on 56th, and a large man was screaming in the face of some woman. There was a cop nearby watching them, but she seemed somewhat apathetic. I’ve also overheard some conversations between couples living in Hyde Park, and they’re not very pretty. (Of course, this can happen anywhere, but I come from a dodgy part of Indianapolis, and I’ve really never seen anything like this happen so often.)</p>