In the top 100 of safe places

Results from a study of college campuses and associated cities has ranked Cheney and Eastern Washington University among the 100 safest in the country.

The results, released Feb. 13, by the National Council for Home Safety and Security listed EWU/Cheney as the 73rd safest campus among universities with enrollment of 10,000 students or more. Eastern and Washington State University were the only two Washington schools to crack the top 100.

“This was from over 2,000 universities above 10,000 (students),” Cheney Police Chief John Hensley said in announcing the results at the City Council’s Feb. 13...