Is Piedmont College a Safe Campus?

Yesterday, my sister had the TV turned to Doctor Phil. On this particular episode, the theme was about campus safety and featured guests who were college students that had experienced some kind of safety violation on campus. According to a special report on Reader’s Digest.com, “This country's 6,000 colleges and universities report some 40,000 burglaries, 3,700 forcible sex offenses, 7,000 aggravated assaults and 48 murders a year.“ So, is Piedmont College a safe campus?
Well, first, I think we are doing well because we have Campus Police. I like how they are station in Getman-Babock Hall, which makes them right at that dorm, plus a short distance from the other dorms. I also like how there is a fire detector and a sprinkler in my dorm room, and I hope they are in every dorm room too. That and a fire drill that we perform earlier this semester covers fire safety, I believe.
Also, the new warning system installed this month is great. I like that it is loud, so you should be able to hear it all around campus. I think this will be great to notify students of bad weather or other things that may affect their safety.
However, I think there are a few things that can be improved upon. I don’t know if there are many cameras on campus, which could help lower any crime because people could be deterred from doing bad things because they could be caught on camera. Also, some areas of the campus are not that well lit, especially when you are going by the small playground area beside Brooks and Camp Halls. But this only a problem at night, and sometimes it feels better when you walk with someone else. All in all, I think our campus is going in the right direction of campus safety, despite some minor issues.