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ENSURING THE SAFETY OF
YOUR STUDENTS AND FACULTY
Whether big or small, rural or urban, personal safety and security
on campus are big concerns for students and parents across the
country.
On average, sexual assaults and other crimes are more likely to
occur at night.
As you know, in college, nightlife is very important in student
life. Night classes, club meetings, and events occur at night, so
night time traffic rate can be high and opportunities for students
to attend many events. To reduce risks and increase their sense
of security college students are encouraged to take many safety
precautions from enrolling in self defense class, carrying a
whistle or alarm, use an escort system, use safety apps on their
phones, watch their drinks by never leaving them unattended to
walking in only safely lit areas.
Every school has a campus safety or security office, and part
of each student’s tuition funds it. Let it be known your safety
program goes above and beyond standard practices with
strategic outdoor lighting and design plan to protect each
student and employee by illuminating your campus throughout
exposing safety compromised areas.
According to the National Institute of Justice, improving lighting
designs of parking lots, community streets, college campuses
and other exterior areas can reduce crime and property offenses
by 20 percent. This reduction is due to the offender perceiving a
greater risk for apprehension as more adequate lighting makes
them highly visible. One concern is making sure high risk areas
are lit up correctly. Many campuses still use spot lights and flood
lights to light up larger and specific areas. Have you ever found
yourself correcting your eyesight to combat the spot lights
after glare? For some the harsh lights can actually be painful to
the eyes. In addition to light sensitivity, bright lights or glare
can cause a temporary “blindness” where one’s central and
peripheral vision is blocked or washed out by the brightness.
Eliminating bright blinding lights improves your campus safety.
You can’t identify an attacker if you can’t see them. Potential
criminals also assume that enhanced lighting equates to the
organization or residents investing more in their properties and
thus investing more to prevent crime.
By including outdoor lighting planning and installation as part
of your security to your students and faculty, you can offer
adequate safety around the clock.