University area apartment concerns continue... (Charlotte, Concord: middle-class, apartments, crime) - North Carolina (NC) - City-Data Forum

lovesMountains · 11-01-2007, 07:10 PM

Women Surprised To Find Robbers, Not Trick-Or-Treaters, At University City Doors - Charlotte News Story - WSOC Charlotte

eccentricbeethoven · 11-01-2007, 07:13 PM

this is why the area is not on my list anymore and when i take my relocation trip i suppose to stay at a hotel by UNNC and now i am not to sure!

ncisgreat · 11-01-2007, 07:18 PM

The hotels in that area are safe. I'd recommend the Hilton, Holiday Inn, or Hampton Inn. Look, as a UNCC grad, these college student filled apartments are rife with problems because kids are easy targets. I think that the police need to step up crime prevention in that community for sure. So as long as you are not sleeping on the roof of Campus Edge apartments during your trip, you'll be fine.

lovesMountains · 11-01-2007, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by eccentricbeethoven

this is why the area is not on my list anymore and when i take my relocation trip i suppose to stay at a hotel by UNNC and now i am not to sure!

I wouldn't worry about the hotels, the students are the real targets in that area.

eccentricbeethoven · 11-01-2007, 08:48 PM

thank you LM and ncisgreat that a comfort.

richlady · 11-02-2007, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by ncisgreat

The hotels in that area are safe. I'd recommend the Hilton, Holiday Inn, or Hampton Inn. Look, as a UNCC grad, these college student filled apartments are rife with problems because kids are easy targets. I think that the police need to step up crime prevention in that community for sure. So as long as you are not sleeping on the roof of Campus Edge apartments during your trip, you'll be fine.

yes, I agree with ncisgreat. The university area is considered a college town - hence, the name "university area". Those hotels ARE safe...I have stayed in the Hilton a few times. I think anytime you have a lot of transient college kids there are going to be problems--at least with noise, traffic...etc. Charlotte Meck Police have actually opened up a new University based station there. With that being said, the University area is very nice...lots to do, lots of diversity, lots of housing choices, close to major interstates, reasonable distance to uptown, very close to Concord (if you like NASCAR, shopping - Concord Mills Mall) it is a very nice area. There is crime everywhere....you have to be careful no matter where you live. Good luck!

jadedSOUL83 · 11-02-2007, 10:44 AM

when you look through the peephole and see 4 grown men dressed in black with black makeup on and you open the door..you deserve to get robbed JMO

groove1 · 11-02-2007, 11:05 AM

There have been a few armed robberies of individuals over the past year or so near where the Hilton is and those shoppes.

ncisgreat · 11-02-2007, 05:14 PM

True, but there have been a half dozen of the same around SouthPark Mall. I guess anywhere in a city, we all need to be on our guard.

richlady · 11-02-2007, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by ncisgreat

True, but there have been a half dozen of the same around SouthPark Mall. I guess anywhere in a city, we all need to be on our guard.

That is what I am saying...crime is everywhere! You have to be on your guard no matter where you are! I don't care if it is Piper Glen or Grier Heights! Haven't we all seen the news stories where they interview people in a community after a break-in or a rape has occurred and they always get someone on camera saying "We didn't think this could happen here in our neighborhood. This is a good neighborhood or this is a middle-class or upperclass neighborhood...etc." That is exactly what the criminal wants you to KEEP ON telling yourself! Let your guard down so I can GET YA!