The colleges of Atlanta University Center attract some the nation’s top students. However, those students are in for a surprise. The universities are located in a high-crime section of Atlanta. They are surrounded by slums, abandoned houses, prostitution, drug dealings and thugs. The recent death of Spellman sophomore, Jasmine Lynn, has brought national attention to the problem of crime on Atlanta’s campuses.
  
On September 3, Lynn was shot by a stray bullet while walking on the Clark Atlanta University campus. On August 20, an Atlanta Technical College student was shot in a student rooming house only a few blocks away. Police believe that shooting was drug-related.  

 
Lynn’s parents are holding Clark Atlanta University liable for inadequate security and safety precautions despite the history of violent crime on the campus. Since January, there have been 29 violent crimes in the Atlanta University district. This includes three homicides.

 
Parents scrimp and save to pay over $20,000 a year to send their children to college. They do this because they want give their child every opportunity to succeed. College should be a safe environment where students can concentrate on learning, not on dodging bullets. When colleges do not do their part to keep their campuses safe and secure, they should be held accountable when injuries and deaths occur. If your loved one has been injured or killed due to inadequate security or negligence on campus, while shopping, or at a business, contact the premises-liability attorneys at Kaufman Law today.