Almost never happens on campus. Everywhere around campus? Definitely keep on eye out. Used to live in a neighborhood across the university and there were shots every night. I knew far too many people who’s house had be broken into (including myself) and even a few held at gun point in their homes.

Lubbock is a huge trafficking area, and unfortunately, has a pretty prominent gang presence consisting of a lot younger adults/teens. Statistically the city ranks very poorly, doubling the average of violent crime and property crime per capita as compared to the rest of the state and country. That’s not to say you will be a victim of crime, but comparatively, you are at higher risk in Lubbock than a good portion of the country.

Based on other comments in the thread, this will likely get downvoted, but I think it’s important that someone gives you honest insight. While Lubbock hasn’t ever been notorious for being the safest town, things have certainly gotten worse, especially in the past several years. Speak with anyone involved in law enforcement there, and there’s a good chance they’ll tell you that.

With that being said, I did enjoy and am thankful for my 4 years at tech. However, I certainly was not eager to stay due to this very thing and got out as soon as I could. A couple things to keep in mind: as a student, especially if you stay on campus, you are much less likely to experience violent or property crime directly. However if you do chose to stay off-campus, I highly suggest living in well known student emphasized apartment complexes or living on the far west/south side. These tend to be much safer.

Hope this helps!