University Police Department

Recently on the Montana State University campus, there have been 2 reportings of rape here close by the school. These reports concern me, as a woman and as a student that walks to my vehicle alone, no matter the hour of day. With the photo emailed to students across campus, I wonder why he has not been caught. This subject is frightening to any girl, and I would like to see this stop. 2 reports in 1 month is far too many if you ask me.

After searching the campus police site from "www.montana.edu", I realized that there are options for those of you (including myself) who feel unsafe after these reports of rape. Montana State University police offers a 24 hour escort available for anyone who may be walking alone.

Stating,
      "In the interest of the safety of MSU’s students, faculty, staff, and visitors, the Police Department has escorts available on campus 24 hours a day. Contact the University Police Department at 994-2121. Our Safety Escort program is available to anyone on campus.Simply call the Police Department and request an escort from any point originating on campus to any other point on campus or a contiguous location to the campus. Don’t hesitate to ask us for assistance. We’re here for you."

Because this is my fourth year at Montana State University and I was unaware of this in the previous years, I feel like it is important for others to be aware (including parents and incoming freshman) to understand that there are options like this available.

After many years of being on the top 100 safest cities in America, Bozeman has fallen in recent years below the top 100 mark. (Money Magazine, 2010) Luckily, Bozeman is still the number one safest city in Montana, nearing close to Helena and Billings. I was able to find a lot of interesting Montana city information at this website.

Growing up in Billings, I found it interesting to see that Billings topped the charts in other categories such as "smart rank" and "overall ranking" ... Maybe people will stop dogging on Billings if they knew it was a top city in climate and economy among other things!