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<p>This is all comparative–to the Ivy League, to the past rates, etc. This speaks nothing on an absolute scale. The fact of the matter is: New Haven is a city. There are many unsafe spots, as is the case with all cities. Some would say that these unsafe spots overlap with student life (where they want to go to relax, etc.); others disagree. There are some especially sketchy places in New Haven, which doesn’t help its reputation. Nobody, prospective students or not, should write off the “safety issue.” (The same would be a consideration for U Penn, Berkeley, etc. but not so much for Cornell, Stanford, etc.).</p>