UM Ranked #1 for Campus Safety [AUDIO]

The University of Montana ranked No.1 in Montana for campus safety in a recently released ranking of the safest colleges and universities in the U.S. by StateUniversity.com. The safest schools findings are based on incidents of campus crime as reported by campus safety officials. Over a year ago the Office of public safety received a grant from the UM emergency management which allows the officers to keep students and faculty informed. University police officer T.J. Johnson says the university police officers have been working very hard and it paid off.
(that interview is attached below)

Compared to universities nationwide, UM was ranked as being safer than more than half the colleges and universities surveyed.