Well I don’t know the Philly neighborhoods all that well (even though it is my nearest city, but when I lived far from Philly I was hearing about how dangerous Philly has gotten in recent years.
As big cities go, it is America’s violent crime capital.
My nephew currently attends Temple. He lives off campus very close to the actual campus. All his classes are taken in broad daylight as an extra precaution. There are loads of camera’s, lighting and phones all around to alert Temple police of potential trouble according to my nephew too.
Seeing this report on the Temple President is certainly not a bad thing. That being said, I imagine the security detail attached to that family is of epic proportions. Relating to the average Joe is the marketing challenge of how faculty, staff and especially students can feel safer without the luxury of “private” campus police at their disposal and the like…
My daughter attended the University of Pennsylvania. She lived on campus for both her undergraduate and graduate studies. She pretty much stayed on campus after dark.
Where did William Penn get it from? I’ll give you a hint; it’s from about 2000 years ago and it’s the opposite spectrum of this city…which is my point. Philadelphia has totally flipflopped.
Those statistics are misleading as many of the cities on those lists have tiny populations concentrated in much smaller areas as compared to Philadelphia. You would have to compare specific areas of Philly with similar geographic square footage to make a fair comparison.
