I agree with Yosh. Unlike him though, I live in Pomona across the street from school. Although there are definitely better neighborhoods to live in, living across from school has definite advantages.. it's about a 3 minute walk to school in case you have to travel back and forth or just wake up late.
Security guards will escort students back at the end of the night in the parking lots which are adjacent to my apartments so that does help although I don't usually request an escort. I think that females usually don't feel as safe walking around here at night, but unfortunately the school is not located in a nice suburb.. and most med schools aren't. Most females feel safe walking with other students back to the apartments nearby though or taking their cars.
I've definitely lived in more "dangerous" places than Pomona and I can say that Johns Hopkins isn't exactly in the nicest area either.. heh. Bottom line is I don't feel security on-campus is a problem. Sure there are isolated incidents of crime around Pomona, but that is being realistic to me. Hope this helps some.
If you had the interview, what was your take on the area school, persona, etc. I heard the school was in a bad gang area, not safe 
