How Kokomo24/7® Tools Can Help Keep Your Campus Safe

Despite safety being a top priority on college campuses around the country, more students than ever before worry about their physical safety at school. According to a survey conducted by ADT and Clery Center, an alarming 82 percent of student respondents said they were concerned about their physical safety on campus. And although schools are spending more money on school security, student worries still persist due to today’s climate of violence. 

Data from the Foundation of Economic Education now values the school security industry at more than $3 billion, proving that districts and universities are increasing security measures such as resource officers, surveillance cameras, and metal detectors.  

With that being said, there are many ways to help keep your campus safe. Kokomo24/7® understands that every college, both small and large, faces its own unique set of health and safety needs and challenges. We can provide your school with a robust yet easy-to-use software platform that helps to better manage student safety and school safety.  

Here are just a few ways that Kokomo24/7® tools can help keep you and your campus community safe. 

Communication Management  

Kokomo24/7®’s communication management suite is a fast and effective notification tool that can notify students, staff, community members, and even parents about emergency or non-emergency situations. Our mass communication software can save lives during emergencies, alerting your campus population to the location of potential threats on campus and directing them on what to do.   

A study of more than 2,000 college students by Inside Higher Ed and Pulse revealed that only 28 percent of students report feeling “very safe” on campus and the number of violent incidents on college campuses has increased steadily over the last decade. Instances of violence at colleges such as the 2014 attack at USCB have inspired nearly 65 percent of all colleges to adopt a mass notification tool. Kokomo24/7®’s Communication Management tools help users to streamline messages to select people or groups of people to stay informed of important updates. 

Visitor Management  

College campuses are often large, open, and unsecured areas that contain thousands of students at a time. Having a robust, yet easy-to-use visitor management suite like Kokomo24/7®’s is an imperative step to securing your campus.  

According to the survey from Inside Higher Ed and Pulse, 77 percent of students say they occasionally worry about an active shooter or intruder on campus and 11 percent say they think about it on a weekly basis. Many students worry about their physical safety on campus because of the openness of the property and the lack of security in buildings. Many college campuses have open buildings, dorms, and lecture halls, something that 15 percent of respondents said was the most pressing security issue on campus.  

Our visitor management tool ensures all visitors are properly managed and tracked through screening tools, attendance tracking, and options for digital badging, resulting in safer, more secure campuses for students everywhere. 

Anonymous Reporting  

The Kokomo24/7® Anonymous Reporting tool provides students, staff, and community members with a private way to report concerning behavior. According to the U.S. Department of Education, in four out of five school shootings, somebody knew of the shooter’s plan before the attack occurred. This statistic illustrates the importance of fostering a school environment where reporting is safe, easy, and encouraged.  

Our anonymous tip line streamlines the complex task of both tracking and managing reported incidents, leading to a safer environment and better solutions. Data from the PEW Research Center shows that the number of schools with an anonymous threat-reporting system has more than doubled in the last 15 years. In 2008, just 31 percent of public schools had an anonymous tip line. In the most recent survey, 66 percent of public schools reported having one.

Incident Management  

Kokomo24/7®’s Incident Management tool features one centralized dashboard to help you collect, track, manage, and respond to both the predictable and unpredictable. Our software maintains a database of student incidents, allowing users to better connect data points in order to understand what is going on. When staff better understand student issues, it can lead to the prevention of violent incidents before they happen.  

Kokomo24/7®’s incident management software can also keep track of routine tasks such as maintenance work orders or facility walk-throughs and easily integrates with our anonymous reporting tool to streamline and consolidate your experience.  

Why Kokomo24/7®? 

Kokomo24/7® understands the challenges of colleges and universities because we have been helping to improve the health, safety, and wellness of over one million students since 2018.  

The pandemic greatly changed the way we look at student safety and school safety and our robust and easy-to-use software platform provides value to administrators, students, and parents by offering them access to our multiple software solutions. 

Ever since Kokomo24/7® was founded in 2018, we have been a leader in compliance and risk management solutions for all things health and safety. Kokomo24/7® proudly serves schools, communities, and workplaces. Our mission is to deliver highly effective, easy-to-use and trusted compliance and risk management solutions that bridge the gap between student safety and technology. 

Whether you work for a small school, a large school, or any institution in between, we want to hear from you! To learn more about Kokomo24/7® or to get a free 15-minute demo click the button below.