Detailed Analysis of U.S. College and University Annual Clery Act Reports

The level of sophistication of mass notification systems in use at institutions of higher learning throughout the United States varies greatly. Size, type and location of colleges and universities are three factors that appear to have a direct correlation to the complexity or lack thereof of mass notification systems in use.

Experts from Siemens Industry, Inc. analyzed information provided to the Federal government and general public as part of The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act) to gain a better understanding of the current state of mass notification system implementations on college and university campuses in the United States today.