University students in big cities with surging crime afraid to leave campus

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(FOX NEWS) – As violent crime surges in urban areas across the country, many college campuses in these cities are left in the crosshairs, and some students say they now avoid going off campus when possible.

Across cities such as Chicago, Baltimore, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Seattle and Washington, D.C., violent crime as of May had increased as much as 40% when compared to the same time in 2021.

At the University of Chicago, a city where overall violent crime is up by 36% compared to the same timeframe in 2021, some students simply chose not to go to areas off campus.

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