<p>This obviously didn’t happen “near yale.” We get campus wide police report emails every time there’s violent crime anywhere near campus, and i got no such email. Something happening in new haven does not mean it happened near yale… new haven is a big city, and yale is in the safest part of the city (because of the security measures yale takes). There are always going to be murders in cities, that doesn’t mean that yale students are in mortal peril or people should be afraid of violent crime at yale. Obviously whoever wrote this post is trying to scare people by sensationalizing an unfortunate inevitability of urban life. Personal safety shouldn’t be a worry when considering yale. While errant burglaries do happen (although mostly in off campus housing), these are in no way yale specific. People make new haven seem as if it’s some sort of seething nest of crime. Having lived here for a year, i can assure you that it’s as safe as any other city, and if you’re smart you’re extremely unlikely to have problems. Lock your doors, don’t walk alone at night, don’t get mixed up in illegal activities (ie, basic common sense), and you’re not going to have problems. </p>
<p>College Yahoo, i don’t appreciate you trying to distort the truth and make Yale seem unsafe. It’s deceitful and patently false.</p>