St. Louis safety

cosine45
Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:39:28 +0000

The part of St. Louis that Wash U is in (Clayton, MO) is a very nice suburb. The university and its surrounding environment is very safe. Wash U is far away from the dangerous areas of the city.



I would disagree that the surrounding environment is “very safe.” Plenty of students have been mugged just off the campus’s north side (the blocks between WashU and the Loop). Not to mention that you’re just asking for trouble if you venture north of Delmar, which isn’t too far away from campus.

By the way, East St. Louis gets a bad reputation as the most dangerous part of the StL metro, but it isn’t that bad if you go there with a group. I went there a couple times for concerts and it doesn’t feel “ghetto”, just creepily empty.