Every major city has areas that have higher crime rates than others.
There are safety precautions that can be taken to maintain a safer city life style. Safe, available from the Harvard University Police Department, contains important information on crime prevention programs and services at Harvard. The Longwood Area police are stationed at 180 Longwood Avenue. Officers are available to give assistance 24 hours a day. Security guards are posted at all Harvard Longwood area building entrances not equipped with ID card-reading entry devices.