West Liberty University recently ranked No. 1 in West
Virginia for campus safety, according to rankings compiled by college website
stateuniversity.com.
WLU President Robin C. Capehart said he was pleased to
receive the ranking information, which was announced in late December.
"It's important for parents to know that we work hard to
ensure the safety of our students and our campus," Capehart said in a news
release. "Our campus police work daily to maintain a high level of safety
awareness and inter-agency cooperation that results in a very safe environment
for our employees and students."
Lt. Tom Hostutler, head of WLU Campus Police, credited the
housing and residence life staff with identifying and reporting problem
behavior.
According to a WLU news release, the school employs armed
police officers who can make arrests and uphold the law, unlike security
officers employed by other campuses.
"The safety of students and the entire campus community is
everyone's top priority at West Liberty," Hostutler said in a news release.
He said a concerted effort has been made in recent years to
strengthen the relationships among other local law enforcement agencies.
The StateUniversity web site ranked all colleges and
universities on a scale that accounts for the severity of a crime, as well as
the frequency of crime, and statistics were compiled from crime reports
submitted by the school's law enforcement.
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