Monday, April 28, 2008

USC Safety Chart

Exactly Speaking, the title should be USC unsafety chart.

The following map shows the distribution of criminal activities around USC area. The data is based on DPS crime alerts since Aug. 16, 2007. From the map we can see four hot spots and one noticeable line. The four spots are W 37th St. & Vermont, Orchard & Jefferson, W 30th St. & McClintock, W. 27th St. & Hoover. The most dangerous line is Hoover St. from USC gate 4 to Adam Blvd.

These hot spots may be explained by the criminals' behavior. They often linger around certain spots. Once they find a right target, they attack and flee. The above spots are hubs from USC campus to students' residence, so it is easy for them to find a target there. And They can easily escape in main streets by car. It's rare that they wait around your residence or break into your residence because its risk is too high for them. So, it matters most on the way from the campus to your residence, and less where you live.

I will update this map when new incident occur (I hope not). You can bookmark this map with this url .



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Disclaimer of Warranty.
THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE MAP AND INFORMATION ABOVE. IT INTENDS TO BE USEFUL, BUT FOLLOW IT AT YOUR OWN RISK

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