Sophomore Annu Subramanian, The Hatchet’s contributing opinions editor, urges GW to make crime statistics more accessible through the creation of a website.

Just a few years ago, our school would have been applauded for its commitment to providing the GW community with safety statistics. Its number-heavy spreadsheets that are updated for the public once a year disclose the number of crimes that happened on campus as well as the nature of these crimes.

Today, those same spreadsheets mean virtually nothing.

These days, publishing a list of figures online and calling it transparency is nominal, at best. This digital age and our WikiLeaks generation have forced the parameters of what is considered transparency to evolve, allowing for more institutional accountability and equal access to important statistics.