Having lots of issues editing my previous post. My overall point is that SLU has felt like a safe and welcoming community for D22. It is an urban campus so you do have to be careful and okay with some city grittiness. My suburban girl loves the urban experience and finds lots of places on campus where she can feel away from the city when she wants that.
We live outside of Seattle and neither D22 or myself feel safe walking around much of that city.