<p>I agree that the tragedy of Annie Le’s death is likely not to be a typical street crime where the assailant does not know the victim- unlike Christian Prince or presumably Suzanne Jovin (the most recent Yale students to be murdered).</p>
<p>But there’s no denying that New Haven is not a great place to be from a safety point of view (e.g. violent crime totals about the same as San Jose, CA with 10% of the population)… </p>
<p>but heinous crimes happen everywhere-</p>
<p>[Murders</a> of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murders_of_Channon_Christian_and_Christopher_Newsom]Murders”>Murders of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom - Wikipedia)
U. Tennessee</p>
<p>[Murder</a> of Eve Carson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Eve_Carson]Murder”>Murder of Eve Carson - Wikipedia)
UNC</p>
<p>[Duke</a> grad student Abhijit Mahato found shot, police search for information. - 1/20/08 - Raleigh News - abc11.com](<a href=“http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/local&id=5903433]Duke”>http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/local&id=5903433)
Duke (same as Eve Carson’s killer)</p>
<p>[Columbia</a> Student Run Down, Killed While Fleeing Muggers - Gothamist](<a href=“http://gothamist.com/2008/04/05/columbia_studen_5.php]Columbia”>Columbia Student Run Down, Killed While Fleeing Muggers - Gothamist)</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,336151,00.html[/url]”>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,336151,00.html</a>
Auburn</p>