UAlbany Falling Victim to Crimes of Violence
It isn’t a stretch to guess that most students are feeling slightly uneasy in regard to safety in comparison to the beginning of the semester.
This palpable tension can be directly correlated to the string of violent crimes that have occurred in the Albany, downtown area. More specifically, the crimes creating this underlying fear, have occurred to college aged individuals.
It started with Richard Bailey, the senior who was shot to death on Lake street as mentioned in one of my previous posts. The very same night a robbery occurred at gun point on Ontario street.
Four days later, Ben Clark, age 20 was attacked and brutally stabbed outside of a bar on Madison avenue.
Just a couple of weeks ago a 17-year-old teenager was stabbed on Clinton street.
These crimes are growing more and more frequent. Albany has played host to 10 murders this year as opposed to 3 in 2007. The tripling number of murders is a shocking total and has created reasonable cause for concern.
Growing efforts are being mandated to encourage safety around campus. On campus group, “Don’t walk alone,” is one positive effort to keep students safe.
Students in general are promoting a greater sense of awareness. Hopefully these horrific incidents can be avoided int he future with the aid of greater awareness by the Albany student body.
