<p>I agree with kwijiborjt that Yale is safe if you pay attention to safety and use some common sense. That said, I think it’s worth pointing that these murders did NOT happen very far from the Yale campus - just about three or four blocks up from the Payne Whitney Gym. Which should serve as a reminder that if you wander off campus in the wrong direction, you can end up pretty quickly in a neighborhood where you don’t want to be. </p>
<p>The Yale campus is well policed, and there are a number of areas off campus that are fine, but there are other areas not too far from campus that are not safe at all and that you should absolutely avoid. I don’t mean to suggest that anyone should not go to Yale because of safety concerns. But if you’re going to Yale (or any other college in an urban environment), please figure out early on where you should and shouldn’t be.</p>