<p>I will put in a plug for the campus safety program. My son works for SSP (student safety program) They provide walking escorts, limo service with pick up and drop off even to “off campus” locations (certain boundaries apply) and a limo shuttle that runs up and down the main streets of campus. The DPS (department of public safety) is an armed campus police force with very quick response to any situation called in ( the SSP workers are always on the look out for problems)
The dorms are all located in safer areas and we used university apartments whicb wer in the heart of campus when they left the dorms.
There is no reason to be walking alone on the outskirts of campus and MU really takes safety seriously.</p>