I live in Philadelphia, in the Art Museum area. It's really easy to get to/from Temple from here, and it's quite safe here. I live with 3 people that went to Temple undergrad, and they lived all around Philly (UC, CC, South) during that time, but never near Temple's campus (that said, campus proper is safer). Philadelphia is an awesome city and I've never had any problems. The common sense rules apply. PM me if you have any questions about the area, and places to live.