<p>The campus, the area within several blocks which is not a small area and center city are all relatively safe. I’d say they are very safe if common sense is used, like not taking a long stroll all alone at 2am for no reason at all. But even then, in he immediate area, you’re still relatively safe. Your biggest danger is you in that case.</p>
<p>I tried to teach my D some city street smarts. It’s up to her to use it. She knows some martial arts and knows to run and yell, not stand and fight unless it’s absolutely necessary. I would teach this kind of stuff to her if she was going to Nebraska.</p>
<p>Women are more likely to be attacked when they are alone in the dark, when drunk/stoned or be a victim of an abusive boyfriend. And that happens everywhere.</p>