“Yes, whenever there are more people about, I think more about my safety and personal belongings.”

— Melissa Fuller, freelance photographer, Lawrence

“The amount of people driving does impend a certain doom, but otherwise in Lawrence I feel free anytime to be out and about.”

— Alyson Fuller, English major, Ottawa

“Not in Lawrence. … This is a pretty safe town.”

— Craig Hurlbert, project manager, Chanute

“No. … I don’t really have anything for anybody to steal.”

— Walt Nitcher, unemployed, Lawrence