if your worried about safety you'd be better off buying a small saloon car rather than a land rover of any variety. bigger isnt always better and a nice small 1.0l hatchback or 1.4 saloon will be much safer due to actually having crumple zones. and you'll be able to find better vehicles for less money. and if you went small saloon with a small diesel engine, you may well find the insurance is cheaper too!
yes i know, burn me at the stake for mentioning it......