[skariel1]

It is still safer than c, as it will not allow any segfaults. The only thing that can happen is a runtime error but no memory corruption so it is more akin to say Java or Go

[steveklabnik]

The context of this thread is unsafe, which can segfault.

[ComputerGuru]

You are describing the behavior of standard, safe rust code.

Using unsafe blocks throws all that away.