I know so little about Albuquerque. I attended a conference there many years ago, but we barely left our hotel. There has been a growing problem with car theft city-wide, but the campus area is not any worse than most other areas in the city. You have to learn the areas to avoid just like any other big city. I find CitiData a good resource for comparing statistics of cities. I think it also gives crime rate maps for cities.
I know this is an old post, sorry for that. I lived in Albq in the mids and I did feel at the time it was not safe. My daughter is considering living on campus, is she safe to walk around campus from library and dorms to study by her self? UNM is an urban campus. However security cannot only take them to the edge of campus and no farther. Security can issue a temporary or permanent ban to non-students who persistently come onto campus and they will arrested of they return.
But they have to catch them in the act. It is certainly true that are places in ABQ that you should not go unless you know where you are going and have a specific purpose in being there. I think this true of most urban areas, though. Neither has experienced a major incidentโgunshots nearby, yes, property theft, yes, a physical assaultโnever.
Administration has been responsive to that and is replacing sodium lights with brighter LED lighting. There are emergency call boxes on campus and an escort service is available from the undergrad library, though your student will need to request an escort and wait until a security officer can be dispatched. The engineering library is on the opposite side of the campus from the dorms and the engineering campus has fewer students around at night than the more central areas.
On the north side of main campus across Lomas Blvd. They have never had an issue. All Rights Reserved. WayOutWestMom August 1, , pm 2. Longtime ABQ resident here. LeastComplicated August 1, , pm 3. WayOutWestMom March 18, , pm 6. See my post on the other thread.
