Like any concentrated city with a population of over 35,000, emergencies and criminal activity do happen in Amherst – even in a setting geared toward higher education.
“Statistically, college campuses are a very safe place to be – compared to other cities and towns our size,” said University of Massachusetts Police Department Director and Chief of Police Barbara O’Connor.
The police department at UMass has just released its annual security report for 2007, one that O’Connor said, “is completed in compliance with federal law.”
“We put it out every year,” said O’Connor. “I’m complying with the requirement
