Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville campus has been award a top safety recognition. (Photo courtesy of SIUE)

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is ranked 11^th nationally among the National Council for Home Safety and Security’s 2018 Safest College Campuses in the U.S. among institutions with more than 10,000 students.

SIUE was ranked at the top in Illinois and ranked ahead of all institutions in Missouri.

“We understand that when parents and students select a university, campus safety is a primary consideration,” said SIUE Chancellor Randy Pembrook, Ph.D. “We are proud of SIUE’s commitment to safety, and the collaboration of the SIUE Police Department with local and regional law enforcement agencies to provide a safe environment.”

Alarms.org created the ranking using the most recent data from the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting and the Campus Safety Security Survey put out by the U.S. Department of Education.

Nearly all accredited institutions were considered in the project, save for those with enrollment under 10,000 students, and others for which a significant amount of data was unavailable.

Each institution’s safety score was calculated by analyzing crimes reported by universities, including rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, motor vehicle theft and arson. Also factoring into the safety score were violent and property crime rates for the cities in which the schools were located, and the number of law enforcement officers employed by the institution per 1,000 students.

“The safety and security of SIUE’s students, faculty, staff and guests is first and foremost in everything that we do,” said SIUE Police Chief Kevin Schmoll. “It is our responsibility to the SIUE community to maintain a safe campus environment.”

SIUE is committed to safety and has invested in safety technology, such as the Rave Guardian app, to maintain a secure campus. SIUE police officers are academy trained and engaged in a Community Policing program. Under the SIUE Campus Violence Prevention Plan, there are more than 80 emergency phones on campus.

See the complete list at Alarms.org, the official site of the National Council for Home Safety and Security. On Alarms.org, consumers find research, articles and reports about home security and safety.

The National Council for Home Safety and Security is a national trade association comprised of licensed alarm installers, contractors and other relevant trade groups across the U.S. Its goal is to further industry education and public knowledge about home safety and security.

Founded in 2006, the council aims to further consumer education and information with a focus on home security, home safety, child safety and senior safety at home. Its primary focus is on legislative initiatives at both the federal and state level, as well as the general safety and security of the public in their homes.

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