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15 Worst College Crime Areas

  • Little Danny
    http://www.walletpop.com/insurance/article/15-worst-college-crime-areas/875986?hpt=C2

    Interesting article. Thoughts?
  • ohiotiger33
    Not really surprising. The city campuses have more crime. Duh.
  • mexappeal12
    No. 11: Univ. of Akron
    Akron, Ohio
    (Thornton St. / Sumner St.)
    427 property crimes per 1,000 residents


    NOT SURPRISED! had my 4 tires slashed last night... PISSED!
    i don't live on those streets but still I AM ANGRY AND NEED TO VENT
  • krambman
    I would have expected to see USC a little higher since it's basically in South Central LA.
  • Sage
    Ohio State balling, as usual.
  • sonofsam
    I am honestly surprised that Youngstown State didn't make this list. But then again they are looking at property crimes. Youngstown Ohio has the highest murder rate per capita in the US and the college sits right in one of the worst sections of town...
  • ZWICK 4 PREZ
    mexappeal12 wrote: No. 11: Univ. of Akron
    Akron, Ohio
    (Thornton St. / Sumner St.)
    427 property crimes per 1,000 residents


    NOT SURPRISED! had my 4 tires slashed last night... PISSED!
    i don't live on those streets but still I AM ANGRY AND NEED TO VENT
    When Goldenboy26 and I lived on Sumner, we kept shit in check.
  • osudarby08
    yay for living right next to lane/high at OSU! Although, I would have to say the majority of crimes in that area are a lot less severe than those on Summit/12th, which is right on the fringe of the hood.
  • Goldenboy26
    ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote:
    mexappeal12 wrote: No. 11: Univ. of Akron
    Akron, Ohio
    (Thornton St. / Sumner St.)
    427 property crimes per 1,000 residents


    NOT SURPRISED! had my 4 tires slashed last night... PISSED!
    i don't live on those streets but still I AM ANGRY AND NEED TO VENT
    When Goldenboy26 and I lived on Sumner, we kept shit in check.
    sat on the front porch for hours just chilling.
  • tbdbitl_osu
    That is what I like seeing Ohio State has 2 spots in the Top 6.....Way to rep the Buckeye State.....
    Alot of those crimes probably happen during football season, when visiting fan come into town and start running there mouth.....
    Go Bucks

    O-H
  • End of Line
    osudarby08 wrote: yay for living right next to lane/high at OSU! Although, I would have to say the majority of crimes in that area are a lot less severe than those on Summit/12th, which is right on the fringe of the hood.
    Summit is pretty shady sometimes.
  • killdeer
    tbdbitl_osu wrote:

    O-H

    I-O....somebody just punched the lock off my trunk...%#@@!*!
  • ZWICK 4 PREZ
    Goldenboy26 wrote:
    ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote:
    mexappeal12 wrote: No. 11: Univ. of Akron
    Akron, Ohio
    (Thornton St. / Sumner St.)
    427 property crimes per 1,000 residents


    NOT SURPRISED! had my 4 tires slashed last night... PISSED!
    i don't live on those streets but still I AM ANGRY AND NEED TO VENT
    When Goldenboy26 and I lived on Sumner, we kept shit in check.
    sat on the front porch for hours just chilling.

    Freaked Black and Milds and Bud Light. lol
  • cbus4life
    Yay Ohio State!
  • Gardens35
    sonofsam wrote: I am honestly surprised that Youngstown State didn't make this list. But then again they are looking at property crimes. Youngstown Ohio has the highest murder rate per capita in the US and the college sits right in one of the worst sections of town...
    You're positive about that murder rate statement?
  • Bigred1995
    sonofsam wrote: I am honestly surprised that Youngstown State didn't make this list. But then again they are looking at property crimes. Youngstown Ohio has the highest murder rate per capita in the US and the college sits right in one of the worst sections of town...
    I'm calling shenanigans on this "statistic"! Where is your source? Let me guess you pulled it out of your ass!!
    ...New Orleans has by far the nation's highest per-capita murder rate.
    Using the highest of those population estimates, the city last year recorded 55 murders per 100,000 residents. The number used by the FBI notches that up to 64 murders per 100,000 people.
    Source: http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2009/06/despite_drop_in_crime_new_orle.html
    Don't worry, I don't blame you I blame the school system! LOL

    Here's a source for Youngstown: http://www.city-data.com/city/Youngstown-Ohio.html
  • El Jefe Grande
    Shady Santa Barbara and Ass-Backwards Berkeley are in the top 5, lol.
  • detectivegibbles
    USC is in the middle of the latino ghetto basically, but a lot of that campus is "boxed" in. I visited there for shits and giggles, and it is really a "different" campus. It is so cramped with every building seemingly 2 blocks from eachother. Not surprised they are up there though. I got mean mugged by a lot of locals.

    OSU is going to be up there when you have that many students and when located in a huge city. Shit happens.
  • Belly35
    WOW! UDM not mentioned

    University of Detroit Mercy............ really is a good college is in a very bad place.
  • gorocks99
    detectivegibbles wrote: OSU is going to be up there when you have that many students and when located in a huge city. Shit happens.
    I would beg to differ ... Minnesota is just as big and in a bigger city but doesn't appear on the list.
  • BigAppleBuckeye
    gorocks99 wrote:
    detectivegibbles wrote: OSU is going to be up there when you have that many students and when located in a huge city. Shit happens.
    I would beg to differ ... Minnesota is just as big and in a bigger city but doesn't appear on the list.
    I would venture a guess (and I may be wrong) that many of these arrests happen on football game-days (public intoxication, running on the street, fights, etc), as one the mentioned areas was Neil and Lane Avenue. The University of Minnesota used to play all of its home football games at the Metrodome, which is not the campus area (I believe). I am sure this number will go up now that they play their games on campus ...
  • gorocks99
    This is probably true (although that list has to do with property crimes). Good point.
  • iclfan2
    BigAppleBuckeye wrote: I would venture a guess (and I may be wrong) that many of these arrests happen on football game-days (public intoxication, running on the street, fights, etc), as one the mentioned areas was Neil and Lane Avenue. The University of Minnesota used to play all of its home football games at the Metrodome, which is not the campus area (I believe). I am sure this number will go up now that they play their games on campus ...
    I think the article said it is property crimes, which means breaking and entering, larceny, etc. I would be willing to guess the reason for this is these areas being by the ghetto.
  • BigAppleBuckeye
    iclfan2 wrote:
    BigAppleBuckeye wrote: I would venture a guess (and I may be wrong) that many of these arrests happen on football game-days (public intoxication, running on the street, fights, etc), as one the mentioned areas was Neil and Lane Avenue. The University of Minnesota used to play all of its home football games at the Metrodome, which is not the campus area (I believe). I am sure this number will go up now that they play their games on campus ...
    I think the article said it is property crimes, which means breaking and entering, larceny, etc. I would be willing to guess the reason for this is these areas being by the ghetto.
    I stand corrected, I misread that part, my bad.

    However, it could also related to beer cans getting chucked at and from apartments haha
  • cbus4life
    I honestly don't think it is from gameday shenanigans.

    It is well known throughout Columbus that those areas and others around campus can be pretty rough, relatively speaking.