{"id":1341,"date":"2012-01-31T16:14:22","date_gmt":"2012-01-31T21:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ohr\/?page_id=1341"},"modified":"2024-05-10T10:34:40","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T14:34:40","slug":"neighborhoodsafety","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ohr\/neighborhoods\/neighborhoodsafety\/","title":{"rendered":"Neighborhood Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h1>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Boston is a relatively safe city, but how do you determine if the neighborhood you are interested living in is safe or not?\u00a0 Trust your instincts.\u00a0 If you are not comfortable in a neighborhood, you should not live there. You can get crime reports and statistics by checking these links:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a title=\"City of Boston\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cityofboston.gov\/residents\/Safety.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">City of Boston<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a title=\"Boston Police Department News\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bpdnews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boston Police Department News <\/a>\u00a0&#8211; current crime statistics and data can be found here<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a title=\"Massachusette Bay Transportation Authority\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mbta.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Off-Campus Safety<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Walking is a major part of living in the city.\u00a0 Take precautions to stay safe when walking city streets or riding on public transit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Be aware, be careful, be alert, be smart.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be aware of your surroundings. Do not talk on your cell phone, or listen to music when walking to your destination.<\/li>\n<li>Stay in well-lit, well-traveled areas; avoid shortcuts, bushes, alleys, and dark entryways.<\/li>\n<li>Walk with someone, or in small groups whenever possible.<\/li>\n<li>If a car appears to follow you, turn and walk in the opposite direction or walk on the other side of the street.<\/li>\n<li>Do not flaunt your valuables.\u00a0 Carry as little cash as possible.\u00a0 Hide smart phones,\u00a0 iPads,\u00a0 iPods and other electronic devices.<\/li>\n<li>If you feel you are in danger, do not be afraid to scream and run.<\/li>\n<li>Always have your keys ready when you arrive home so you can enter your building without delay.<\/li>\n<li>Stay alert when entering your apartment.\u00a0 Do not talk on your cell phone or look preoccupied when walking toward your building.<\/li>\n<li>At night, make use of BUMC Public Safety <a title=\"BUMC security escorts\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/publicsafety\/services\/securityescorts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Security Escorts<\/a> and BUMC <a title=\"evening T shuttle\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/transcomm\/shuttle-buses\/evening-transit-t-shuttle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Evening T Shuttle<\/a> to public transportation or a taxi.<\/li>\n<li>On public transportation beware: a crowded bus or subway can be a haven for purse-snatchers and pickpockets.<\/li>\n<li>Never keep anything of value in the outer pocket of a backpack\u2014especially wallets and MBTA passes.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid sitting near the door.\u00a0 A thief can snatch a bag and escape out the door.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid using your electronic devices on the bus or train. \u00a0 iPods, iPads and smart phones are popular and easy to steal.<\/li>\n<li>Stay alert, sit near driver to be safe, or move to a car with more passengers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Emergencies: Dial 911<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Wherever you live in the Boston area, for emergency assistance\u2014police, fire or medical\u2014call 911 immediately.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><a title=\"On-Campus Safety and Security\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/publicsafety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>On-Campus Safety and Security<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong> <\/strong>Boston University provides several resources for on campus safety and security plus information and advice on request. \u00a0<a title=\"BUMC Safety Services\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/publicsafety\/services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> BUMC Safety Services<\/a> are staffed 24 hours a day 7 days a week, on call at <strong>(617) 414-4444<\/strong>. Service calls for security and facilities as well as emergency response are dispatched from the Command and Control Center, located at 750 Albany Street.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Charles River Campus Student Safety\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/students\/life\/safety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Charles River Campus Safety and Security<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/ai.ocelotbot.com\/embed\/standard\/a18e4a47-86a0-4c46-ad4d-677e7587d39e\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boston is a relatively safe city, but how do you determine if the neighborhood you are interested living in is safe or not?\u00a0 Trust your instincts.\u00a0 If you are not comfortable in a neighborhood, you should not live there. You can get crime reports and statistics by checking these links: City of Boston Boston Police [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1008,"featured_media":0,"parent":11,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ohr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1341"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ohr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ohr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ohr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1008"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ohr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1341"}],"version-history":[{"count":50,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ohr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1341\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5832,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ohr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1341\/revisions\/5832"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ohr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ohr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}