<p>There have been many posts on this subject. Georgia Tech, NYU, Columbia, Fordham, Penn and others are located in urban areas. Even in rural locations in today’s world students need to use common sense and be aware of their surroundings.
Some time ago I copied the UCLA FBI Crime Offenses Report for this forum. The last report found was from 2007 and a summary was for the UCLA campus, not surrounding areas:
Violent Crime: 113
Burglary: 226
Larceny & Theft: 686
Motor Vehicle Theft: 44
Forgery: 17
Fraud: 149
Vandalism: 130
Liquor Laws: 120
Drug Abuse: 82
Bomb Threat: 2</p>
<p>Including other offenses there were over 1000 crimes listed on the crime index for UCLA. My point is there is no perfectly safe campus today.
Here is the link for the complete report: [U.C</a>. Los Angeles FBI Part I and Part II Crime Index Offenses](<a href=“http://annualreport.ucpd.ucla.edu/2007/los_angeles/FBI_Part1_Part2_Crimes.html]U.C”>http://annualreport.ucpd.ucla.edu/2007/los_angeles/FBI_Part1_Part2_Crimes.html)
An article regarding campus crime commented students are often wearing valuable watches, carrying expensive iPhones, laptops and are not always paying attention to their surroundings. These situations can draw criminals, no matter how rural the campus.</p>