No guarantees in life obviously, and the usual advice of be aware of your surroundings and use common sense will always hold true. However I've always felt safe going back and forth between DS and Saratoga Springs, even in the early morning darkness while going for a run, before DS opens. I do have to say there is a small dark path through a small patch of woods in between DS and Saratoga Springs that says "do not enter after dusk." Well silly me ran through it in the dark and it was creepy, but it was short and safe.