According to Campus Safety’s 2024 Video Surveillance Survey, 98% of K-12 schools, colleges, and healthcare facilities have one or more video surveillance systems on their campus — up from 94% in 2023. The survey also found that of the participants whose campuses don’t have a security camera system on campus, half said they were considering purchasing one in the next two years.
As the rapid adoption of these systems continues to grow, so do their capabilities. Ongoing advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning help campuses analyze video footage in real time to detect objects, identify people, and analyze behavior, saving law enforcement and practitioners hours of scouring through footage.
While its sometimes hard to imagine how video surveillance technology can advance even more, campus security experts and practitioners who use these systems day in and day out know this is just the tip of the iceberg…