As concern about violence in its North Philadelphia neighborhood intensify, Temple University is working with nearby landlords. It also is opening up on-campus residences to any off-campus students who want to move in for the rest of the semester.
, including establishing more city police patrols in nearby student residential areas and boosting the 115-officer campus police force by 50%. The school also said it would upgrade lighting, cameras, and emergency phones and increase the availability of shuttle service and its walking escort program. And in January, the universityformer Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey to conduct a campus safety audit. That audit is to begin next month, the school said Wednesday.
The university said it also is in discussion with neighborhood groups to establish a watch program. It hopes to place trained “public safety ambassadors” on patrol in the area. The university has plenty of beds available for students who may want to move on campus, he said. Whether students would be charged anything depends on factors including how many opt in, he said.He estimated that as many as 10,000 students may live near campus, both in and around the patrol zone. An additional 5,400 live on campus.
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