15 Worst College Crime Areas

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Little Danny
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Feb 2, 2010 12:08am
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ohiotiger33
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Feb 2, 2010 12:11am
Not really surprising. The city campuses have more crime. Duh.
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mexappeal12
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Feb 2, 2010 12:25am
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
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krambman
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Feb 2, 2010 12:28am
I would have expected to see USC a little higher since it's basically in South Central LA.
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Sage
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Feb 2, 2010 1:28am
Ohio State balling, as usual.
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Feb 2, 2010 3:30am
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...
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ZWICK 4 PREZ
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Feb 2, 2010 5:25am
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.
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Feb 2, 2010 7:38am
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.
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Feb 2, 2010 8:13am
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.
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tbdbitl_osu
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Feb 2, 2010 8:54am
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

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Feb 2, 2010 8:56am
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.
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Feb 2, 2010 8:57am
tbdbitl_osu wrote:

O-H

I-O....somebody just punched the lock off my trunk...%#@@!*!
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Feb 2, 2010 9:28am
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
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cbus4life
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Feb 2, 2010 9:38am
Yay Ohio State!
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Gardens35
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Feb 2, 2010 9:51am
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?
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Bigred1995
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Feb 2, 2010 9:53am
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
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El Jefe Grande
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Feb 2, 2010 3:10pm
Shady Santa Barbara and Ass-Backwards Berkeley are in the top 5, lol.
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detectivegibbles
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Feb 2, 2010 3:17pm
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.
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Feb 2, 2010 3:22pm
WOW! UDM not mentioned

University of Detroit Mercy............ really is a good college is in a very bad place.
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Feb 2, 2010 3:48pm
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.
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Feb 2, 2010 3:52pm
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 ...
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Feb 2, 2010 3:55pm
This is probably true (although that list has to do with property crimes). Good point.
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Feb 2, 2010 4:14pm
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.
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Feb 2, 2010 4:17pm
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
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cbus4life
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Feb 2, 2010 4:22pm
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.