Likewise, you are not in the comfort of your hometown any more either. Most college campuses are located in the downtown or metropolitan areas of a city. Although your campus may not be located in downtown Chicago or in the middle of Los Angeles, you still need to be very cautious and aware of your personal safety. According to the FBI Uniform Crime Report, a crime is committed every two seconds, and unfortunately too many crimes occur on a college campus. College students become the prey of many criminals, because many college students are naive to the fact that crime does, and will, occur.
Property crimes are much more common on a college campus than violent crimes.
Colleges and Universities that offer on-campus housing report higher crime rates on campus. Students who reside in campus housing are potential victims of on-campus crime 24 hours a day. Students living on campus are obviously more at risk that students who commute to campus just for class. The Campus Security Act only discloses crimes that were reported and occur on-campus. On-campus arrests for liquor law violations are probably the most commonly reported crime.