B+
Pretty Safe
Recently, the town has apparently gotten more violent. Most, if not all, criminal behavior reported around campus has to do with the members of the town. Walking around campus at night, I feel completely safe. It's well-lit and open and you can see people from far around. There are also many of the Blue Light kiosks where you can get help. DPS is also prepared to send out an escort your way if you ever feel that you'd need one. Common sense rules when you go off campus at night: go out with a group. The town is fine during the day, but can get a little bit sketchy at night. All bathrooms have posters with important numbers you can call in case anything happens, and the hospital is literally blocks away, so if anything bad does happen, you can get help quickly. I believe the campus does have therapy available for students, but I'm not entirely sure about that. I still don't understand the town police organization because it's normal to see Gettysburg Borough Police cars, Cumberland Township police cars, and Pennsylvania State Troopers cars driving around (in addition to the campus's DPS cars). The town police are ready to bust any parties they deem too noisy, as well, so watch out there. Lately, DPS has added more members to its team (as well as tasers), which may very well be just to increase the organization's intimidation factor.
Jan 25, 2011
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