Common sense and security: Helping students stay safe in Baltimore
Reporting about the SGA, not a record of it: The Johns Hopkins News-Letter published this and the SGA did not write it, file it, or approve it. The archive holds it because the article itself uses the phrase “sga”.
Summary
- This Johns Hopkins News-Letter article examines crime in Baltimore and safety measures for Johns Hopkins students.
- The article reports that Baltimore had the nation’s fourth-highest murder rate among large cities in 2009, with 37 killings per 100,000 people, and ranked fifth for violent crime.
- The paper reported that campus safety resources included security patrols, emergency blue-light posts, escort vans, security tours and guards at on-campus housing.
- The article adds that an SGA survey found many students were unsure how to use the Escort Van system, while others said it was slow or failed to arrive.
- The reporter writes that the university could consider extending patrols to off-campus student areas, including near Northway, where the article says much student-related crime occurs.
- According to the article, students should use common-sense precautions, learn about available services and consider self-defense training while exploring Baltimore.