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Reply 1
here we go again

Do a search then you can read the lengthy debates
Reply 2
Nottingham is a campus uni, the crime in the city isn't even that bad anyway, and you really will be fine.

BTW, best to ignore anything andyreid or theinsider has to say on this issue. :smile:
Reply 3
Ive been living here for 18 years, and not once has the "violent gun crimes" affected me. If you use your common sense and dont walk through St. Anns at night(which by the way isnt as bad as some innercity districts in London and Machester) you will be fine.
CKS
My friends keep saying how bad crime is in Nottingham, with the biggest crime rate in the UK.


LIE! :mad:
Reply 5
Same as any other city in the UK (Birmingham, Manchester, London, Glasgow, Liverpool) - just a little over hyped by the media for some reason. Plus it's a campus university, and a good few miles from the city centre. Not choosing a university based on the crime rate of the city is pretty pathetic in my humble opinion.
Is Nottingham Trent a campus uni aswell?
Reply 7
It seems to be scattered around the city. It isn't a traditional campus-based university such as Nottingham, Warwick, Loughborough though.
What isnt?
Reply 9
Nottingham Trent... I was answering your question about whether it was campus based or not.
Reply 10
Trent is scattered around the city.

Nottingham is a campus uni, a short distance from the city.

Like someone said, read the debates, i wouldn't worry, Nottingham as a place for students, or anyone, is excellent.
Reply 11
heres a history of the city of nottingham

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nottinghamshire/3732706.stm


City's long line of gun killings

The shooting of 14-year-old Danielle Beccan is the latest high-profile killing in Nottingham.
She was shot dead in a drive-by style murder as she walked home from the city's annual Goose Fair.

The "senseless" murder is one of a long line of gun crimes in the city - where police dealt with more than one shooting a week last year.

BBC News Online revisits some of the other killings which have given Nottingham a reputation as England's "gun city".


BRENDON LAWRENCE

Brendon was shot on the street in St Ann's in 2002

Brendon Lawrence, 16, was killed on 19 February 2002 as he stepped out of a car close to his home in St Ann's.

Despite extensive police work, family appeals and a £10,000 reward, no-one has come forward with information about his killer.

The schoolboy died after being hit twice in the left leg and once in the chest.

Both his mother and father have made appeals for anyone with information about his murder to contact the police.


MARIAN BATES

Marian Bates was shot during a robbery in her shop

Marian Bates, 64, was shot dead at her jeweller's shop in Arnold, Nottinghamshire, while shielding her daughter from armed robbers in September 2003.

An 18-year-old Nottingham man has been charged with her murder.

A 20-year-old is still being sought in connection with her death.

Her widower Victor Bates, who was in the shop with his wife when she was killed, has called on police to put more armed officers on the beat.

He was struck with a crowbar during the robbery and his daughter Xanthe suffered facial injuries.


MARVYN BRADSHAW

Marvyn Bradshaw was killed outside a pub in 2003

Marvyn Bradshaw, 22, was shot dead outside a pub in Top Valley in an apparent case of mistaken identity in August 2003.

Michael O'Brien was sentenced to life for his murder at a trial in August 2004 - and the judge said he showed "no remorse" for the killing.

Lincolnshire Police are investigating a possible link between that case and the killings of Joan and John Stirland in Trusthorpe on the Lincolnshire coast in August 2004.


JOAN AND JOHN STIRLAND

Joan and John Stirland had fled their home in Nottingham

Joan and John Stirland, 53 and 55, had left Nottingham after Mrs Stirland's son - Micheal O'Brien - was convicted of Bradshaw's murder.

They fled after shots were fired into their home in the Carlton area of Nottingham but their killers traced them to the seaside village in Lincolnshire.

Police are investigating the possibility of a revenge motive in their killing.

Seven people from Nottingham have been arrested and released in the case, but no-one has been charged.


DONZAL MUNN
Donzal Munn, 25, was shot dead as he sat in his car on Palin Street in Radford in Nottingham on 6 May.

He died later in hospital from his injuries.

After a high-profile campaign, a 28-year-old Nottingham man was arrested and charged with his murder in August 2004.

A trial date has not been set.


OMAR WATSON
Omar Watson, 24, was shot dead at Nefertiti's Secret hair salon in Radford, Nottingham on 7 November 2003.

Police have discovered little about events leading up to the fatal shooting despite extensive inquiries.

Mr Watson had been shot in another incident in August and was to appear as a witness in a court case.

A £10,000 reward has been offered for information leading to a conviction in the case.





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Reply 12
lol here you are again :tongue:
Reply 13
I wonder how much stuff you could dig up on manchesters shootings, Theinsider, or even birm or bristol where two women were shot a few weeks ago. Face it, incidents like this have happened all over the country. In fact, prior to the danielle beccan shooting notts was beginning to make large strides in tackling overall crime with high profile campaigns like rat on rat (I would produce the statistics that i read about in one of the papers, but unlike theinsider who seems to spend alot of time and effort slagging off notts for some reason (rejected perhaps?), i really cannot be bothered.)

Even in some of the so called 'safer' places to study its the same story
(when a friend visited York for an open day there were police posters about a stabbing that took place on campus)
Reply 14
CKS
My friends keep saying how bad crime is in Nottingham, with the biggest crime rate in the UK. Should I not apply to Nottingham? I thought that Nottingham is a campus Uni, so the crime of the city shouldn't bother me?


Nottingham as a campus is fine, but venturing into the city at night, I felt very at risk.

Nottingham Trent accomodation is likely to be in some of the poorer areas, especially if youre late finding a place.
Crime is appalling and it is dangerous. Having said that, areas of London, Manchester, Birmingham etc are surely worse so take it as an indication of the general level of crime in the UK rather than the efforts of the Notts police force.
Reply 15
zola
I wonder how much stuff you could dig up on manchesters shootings, Theinsider, or even birm or bristol where two women were shot a few weeks ago. Face it, incidents like this have happened all over the country. In fact, prior to the danielle beccan shooting notts was beginning to make large strides in tackling overall crime with high profile campaigns like rat on rat (I would produce the statistics that i read about in one of the papers, but unlike theinsider who seems to spend alot of time and effort slagging off notts for some reason (rejected perhaps?), i really cannot be bothered.)

Even in some of the so called 'safer' places to study its the same story
(when a friend visited York for an open day there were police posters about a stabbing that took place on campus)


There is no comparison between York and Nottingham, I enjoyed many nights in York free of serious trouble and never felt at any great risk. I couldnt say the same about some parts of Nottingham.

Nottingham police officers are the only ones armed outside of Birmingham and London. That may or may not make you feel safer.
Guru
Not choosing a university based on the crime rate of the city is pretty pathetic in my humble opinion.


How is it pathetic? People just wanna be safe! Nottingham was my first choice but i'm not so sure anymore. I don't wanna go somewhere unsafe as i value my life too much.
Reply 17
twinkledust
How is it pathetic? People just wanna be safe! Nottingham was my first choice but i'm not so sure anymore. I don't wanna go somewhere unsafe as i value my life too much.


No one I know who lives here has any major problems. If someone wanted, they could probably find similar news stories for every city in the UK!
but for people who don't live in cities like myself, it's a scary thought. Hearing of shootings! The most i hear in my little town is if someone throws a punch! lol. I'm sure you can see it from my perspective!
vienna95
Having said that, areas of London, Manchester, Birmingham etc are surely worse so take it as an indication of the general level of crime in the UK rather than the efforts of the Notts police force.

Apparently - not so.

On Radio Four a few days ago, it was reported that Notts has twice as many gun crimes (per square kilometre) as London!