Area around WashU

aglewis106
Sun, 08 Apr 2007 18:34:00 +0000

the areas around washu are absolutely wonderful. forest park is amazing, clayton one of the ritziest suburbs in st. louis, with great public schools, large stately homes, and a bustling business and entertainment district. DeMun, Pershing/DeBalievere, Clayton, and the Loop are all areas with extensive off campus housing. All have regular partrols by either city or university police as well. Walkways are well lit and peppered with blue light phones. I have never once felt unsafe here, and I have walked or ridden my bike home (to DeMun, south of campus) at all hours of the night.
St. Louis, like any urban area, has its bad areas, but these are far from campus. The crime statistics also include East St. Louis in Illinois, which is a not so safe area. However, this is nearly a half hour away on a major highway.