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UCSD students are notorious for never thinking about safety and security—La Jolla is one of the quietest and safest cities in San Diego County. Security on campus is excellent;, and there are phones spread around campus that have a direct line to the police station, good lighting at night, and CSOs (community service officers) who will walk you anywhere on campus, all night long. For the first couple of months, UCSD can be intimidating, especially at night. Still, hardly anyone has had problems with security.

There has been a small amount of typical University crime reported at UCSD, such as petty theft, especially wallets and bikes, but generally UCSD is incredibly safe. Every year, there are reports of sexual assault, so keep an eye on your friends, particularly at parties or where there is a lot of alcohol. Some students even confess to never locking their dorm or apartment doors. The UCSD police station has done such a good job at keeping campus safe that many students forget to think about their safety at all.

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Health & Safety at University of California - San Diego

austicong

'15

Chemistry

3.5

B

Safety First

The school always makes it top priority to keep rates of safety at utmost importance. When bad things do happen, campus-wide emails are sent to students and faculty alike, so that notification will keep everyone weary of dangers. There is always some sort of police on campus, and late at night, if one fears to walk alone, you can call a specific number to have a representative from a faculty run program to keep you company and walk with you to your destination.

Jan 21, 2012

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jagodoy

'12

Mass Communications and Media

4.2

A-

Pretty Safe

We have had several safety issues within the past couple years on campus. For example a girl who was sexually harassed in a campus parking lot. But overall students feel pretty safe.

Jan 18, 2012

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fgoddard

'15

Human Development

5.0

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Extremely Safe

La Jolla is an extremely safe town. The campus is really safe, but sometimes feel eerie at night because of the yellow lights and tons of trees. If you want you can have a CSO walk you back to your dorm late at night, but I've never felt the need, even when studying in the library until 4am.

Dec 31, 2011

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