OT: Ohio State and Crime Rate
Of the 15 collegiate neighborhoods with the highest crime rates in the United States, Ohio State neighborhoods take places 5 and 6.
http://www.walletpop.com/insurance/article/15-worst-college-crime-areas…
This is not remotely important, but it is funny.
February 1st, 2010 at 4:32 PM ^
this certainly explains Mr. Pryor's thoughts that everyone steals.
February 1st, 2010 at 4:33 PM ^
Buckeye fans the national media screwed you in this poll too. I would have had you in the top 2 at least. Sucks to be a Buckeye today. Try harder next time.
February 1st, 2010 at 4:34 PM ^
If you choose to live in one of those two neighborhoods you have a 50% chance of having a property crime committed against you? Simply amazing.
Can someone familiar with the Columbus area speak to where these are?
Summit St. / 12th Ave.
Lane Ave. / Neil Ave.
February 1st, 2010 at 8:29 PM ^
Cant say much about summit and 12th but I assume its near South campus. I am however surprised that Lane and Neil is there because thats the area North of Campus which I thought was safe.
It is pretty much just a bunch of shitty houses and apartments. My bitch ex used to live in an apartment just a block north of that intersection.
I cant say much of crime but I was hassled by a lot of drunk OSU fans in that area. However, I do remember being hassled by homeless pretty much everytime I walked down High Street which is about 2-3 blocks east of there. Moral of the story is, Columbus is a steaming pile of crap with stop lights.
I cant say much of crime but I was hassled by a lot of drunk OSU fans in that area. However, I do remember being hassled by homeless pretty much everytime I walked down High Street which is about 2-3 blocks east of there. Moral of the story is, Columbus is a steaming pile of crap with stop lights.
February 1st, 2010 at 4:37 PM ^
OH-NO!!
tOSU with two of the top six spots, and Akron taking number eleven.
The real surprise of this list, however, is where is East Lansing? Does couch burning not constitute a "property crime"?
February 1st, 2010 at 4:46 PM ^
They don't count "altercations," "incidents," or "shenanigans."
February 1st, 2010 at 4:58 PM ^
They probably count "assaults", but as we know from our local MSM, there aren't ever any assaults in East Lansing. It's just college students being college students....
February 1st, 2010 at 9:13 PM ^
But our shennigans are cheeky and fun, theirs are cruel and hurtful....
February 1st, 2010 at 5:56 PM ^
In EL, couch-burning is usually considered "mercy-killing" or "cockroach extermination." Besides, Misdemeanor State criminals would much rather commit violent crimes than property crimes.
February 1st, 2010 at 4:41 PM ^
Wow - UC Santa Barbara has the worst in the country? I'd have never guessed that one. Austin (two in the bottom 10) is a surprise, too. I wonder where exactly we rank. I don't think I've ever felt unsafe at night in Ann Arbor.
February 1st, 2010 at 4:44 PM ^
That's gotta be a tough sell as a real estate agent; the per capita crime rate is "yes."
February 1st, 2010 at 4:57 PM ^
Most of Santa Barbara is pristine, but the off-campus student housing is another story. It's like Columbus-by-the-Sea. It's segregated, however.
February 1st, 2010 at 5:17 PM ^
My wife's is from Santa Barbara and our family visits there frequently. UC Santa Barbara is just north of Goleta, an OK area but not like certain parts of Santa Barbara which are drop dead gorgeous and priced accordingly. The school itself is on the cliffs overlooking the Pacific. Surprisingly, the school is not terribly pretty, at least not the buildings. It also abuts some very so-so areas.
My son and his GF, both Michigan grad students are heading out there for spring break, crime and all. You don't know who is lurking around the palm trees.
February 1st, 2010 at 6:09 PM ^
committing a crime in Santa Barbara is a residency requirement.
February 1st, 2010 at 4:44 PM ^
Granted, this is anecdotal and by no means a scientific representation of crime stats in Ann Arbor but from my time there (99-03) campus wasn't exactly Sesame Street. After my Freshman year there was a brawl involving baseball bats at my house at 925 State (police broke it up, ambulances were necessary). My Junior year at 316 E. Madison (I think I have the address right, very close to Blimpy Burger), there were a slew of break-ins in my apt. complex and my apartment was broken into. That same year, there was a shooting involving football players on my very block (granted, I think the football players were being SHOT AT, not doing the shooting). Also I think Harrison was busted for indecent exposure or something similar right next to my place on S. Division.
At no time did I feel unsafe at my time in Ann Arbor, but looking back there sure was a lot of criminal activity going on. Still wouldn't trade my time in Ann Arbor for anything else.
February 1st, 2010 at 5:25 PM ^
Please accept my belated apologies for breaking into your apartment next to Blimpy Burger but I really needed some cash to buy a quint with cheese and extra pickles (no bacon I promise). Todah rabah, chaver.
February 1st, 2010 at 5:36 PM ^
I was there at the same time and remember the break-ins on Madison (my now-wife lived not too far away), but I heard conflicting stories about the shooting. Some stories I heard were that it was a retribution attack, while others said it was a random shooting from "Detroiters" (I remember thinking that was a humorous lumping together of potential criminals).
Overall, I thought living in A2 was reasonably safe. Sure, walking across campus at 3 a.m. alone might not have been the smartest decision in the world, but I cannot think of many cities where that isn't true. Even some of the safest cities on the list - like Troy and Newton, MA - still have some problem areas.
As for Columbus, when I visited one of my friends down there, he specifically told us to park our car in another neighborhood because he knew it would be damaged. Initially I thought it was because he lived in a bad neighborhood, but once I got a better sense of the area we weren't that far away from the campus. Still, it is a nicer city than people give it credit for, though maybe only in parts.
February 1st, 2010 at 4:45 PM ^
I must say, I am a little surprised by this. I live on the east side of Columbus, in Bexley, so I'm not really near either of these locations. Lane Ave. is the street the actual University is on. The problem with student living down here is that it is mixed in with poor housing areas. The rent is cheap, the place generally sucks, and there are so many people in the area that it is impossible to stop crime. I guess people down here just come to expect it in that area so no big deal is made of it.
The two neighborhoods mentioned aren't really that far apart, probably could have been lumped together as one.
February 1st, 2010 at 4:48 PM ^
I swear there were at least 10 robbery/assaults every weekend when I was up there.
February 1st, 2010 at 6:12 PM ^
In four years of rowing, there was only one competition I ever had delayed because they found a body in the river. So yeah, I'm surprised too.
February 1st, 2010 at 4:51 PM ^
I agree with you about Columbus, I have a lot of family there, and it just depends where you are. They live in a neighborhood somewhat akin to Bloomfield Hills.
February 1st, 2010 at 4:48 PM ^
I'm actually surprised East Lansing isn't on there either--most of the schools on the list are really big schools in urban areas with some associated crime problems.
Of course, this article only took property crimes into account, not assaults by football players wearing ski masks--or MSU would have had about 14 more crimes per 100000 people.
How is UTEP not on there? El Paso borders perhaps the most dangerous place in North America (Juarez) and a lot of that crime spills over.
February 1st, 2010 at 4:56 PM ^
El Paso is one of the safest cities in America.
February 1st, 2010 at 5:02 PM ^
Columbus is one of the most dangerous cities in America, statistically
Apparently, it is the 7th most dangerous city of more than 500,000 people in the US and the 38th most dangerous overall
February 1st, 2010 at 5:14 PM ^
So if I am to believe that statistic, I am almost certainly going to get ripped off once if I go to UC there, and have about a 2% chance if being one of the unfortunate people to get ripped off a second time?
Either that or I could be one of the lucky ones that never does, or one of the ones who gets hit plenty of times and runs the statistic up.
Sounds like California needs to slacken up their gun control, lol.
February 1st, 2010 at 5:43 PM ^
Having spent considerable time out there, when you see the women who attend UCSB and how they dress (shorts and T's), getting ripped off will almost seem pleasurable.
February 1st, 2010 at 5:37 PM ^
For a slightly different angle...anyone know if any school has had more athletes arrested in one year than MSU?
February 2nd, 2010 at 4:22 PM ^
Lord, didn't Iowa have some appalling record not three years ago? Of course that's just the football team.
February 2nd, 2010 at 4:31 PM ^
That's a good point. I checked the google but couldn't find a site breaking down arrests. I think it'd be an interesting statistic, and I'll keep my fingers crossed that MSU wins it.
February 1st, 2010 at 5:40 PM ^
I'll say this about East Lansing - it isn't particularly dangerous, but that is mostly because there are very few people other than students who live there. Sure, it is surrounded by more populated areas like Lansing and Okemos, but as a city it is basically the school plus a few locals. It is still a pretty boring town, but it is not particularly dangerous.
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Unless, of course, you wear anything with UM on it, at which point frat boys and guys in trucks will throw food at you and call you pretty nasty names, even if you are a 5'2", 100lb woman running down the street. Man I hate EL!
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February 1st, 2010 at 6:47 PM ^
I always wear a Michigan hat, sometimes a shirt too when I go to Lansing (EL usually). I've never had any type of problem, or anything else. People probably aren't as friendly to me as they would otherwise be, but no one has said anything.
February 1st, 2010 at 5:51 PM ^
not including Tulane University on this list is a joke
February 1st, 2010 at 6:14 PM ^
I'm sure Tulane would be in the top 15 if you change the criteria (e.g., violent crime).
Tulane almost might have been #16.
February 1st, 2010 at 6:46 PM ^
Black dot - Rape
A - Assault
AT - Auto theft
B - Burglary
R - Robbery
hmmm pic isn't working anymore. for those curious:
http://cno-gisweb02.cityofno.com/crimemaps/Default.aspx
6823 St Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70118February 1st, 2010 at 7:16 PM ^
When I run the map, I get a "Result Count" of 16 events from 12/17 to 1/18. Extrapolate that to 12 months and you get 192 events. The numbers can't be compared to the other cities without knowing the population, though.
February 1st, 2010 at 7:40 PM ^
Eh...Tulane is in a nice area of New Orleans relatively speaking. Just don't go to Audubon park at night and you're fine.
February 1st, 2010 at 6:15 PM ^
This isn't the author's opinion. This is a straight-up ranking of crime rates by collegiate neighborhood.
February 1st, 2010 at 6:16 PM ^
im aware this isn't the OP's opinion. i just mean when these groups release rankings, they either never disclose the cities they know would be on the list but don't have the numbers for or have pretty big gaps in their research. all i was referring to.
February 1st, 2010 at 6:26 PM ^
Now that you mention it, I wonder what the statistics are for the neighborhoods around Wayne State and U-D.
February 1st, 2010 at 6:39 PM ^
maybe i was wrong....
1 in 3 residents of Isla Vista are victims of Property Crime
1 in 16 residents of Austin...
1 in 11 residents of Berkeley... Columbia as well
New Orleans?
1 in 19...
yeesh
btw, fwiw:
Detroit is specified as 1 in 19 as a whole
the thing is the cities listed are either disasters (St. Louis) or tiny communities that attract outsiders (Berkeley, etc.)
February 1st, 2010 at 6:39 PM ^
(AP) Reportedly, the OSU FB team went on a road trip and the number of criminals in the state declined 50%.
The average state IQ doubled.
February 1st, 2010 at 6:58 PM ^
What, did it rise to 30?
February 1st, 2010 at 8:28 PM ^
The OSU students administering the IQ tests could only count up to the number of fingers and toes they had. So, beyond 20, it’s anybody’s guess.
February 1st, 2010 at 8:43 PM ^
Ohioans have ten fingers, just like normal people: except it's 6 and 4.
February 1st, 2010 at 9:57 PM ^
I had no idea Columbus was considered a "dangerous" city (even aside from University areas being high crime). I walk around downtown at night without even a hint of concern. Maybe that's me being stupid.
February 1st, 2010 at 10:20 PM ^
All of the campus housing is in bad areas such as indianola ave, all of high street is riddled with prostitution, (that really worked out well for antonio henton)I think after his time with the undercover cop posing as a hooker landed him a job at the citgo where maurice clarett will be when done with prison.
Go blue!