@Chrchill please stop derailing the thread. Washington Park is not south of campus nor are there any planned dorms in it.
To answer your question - uh, it’s fine, mostly. People are scared to cross the park at night but tbh I’ve done it a few times after dark (by myself and with others) and never even seen anyone else, let alone got mugged.
The neighborhood has some pretty bad blocks but along Garfield Boulevard it’s mostly fine.