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SafeZone

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SafeZone Get The App Today

Effective September 12, 2024, WesternU has partnered with the SafeZone mobile app to provide our community with a powerful tool that will help keep our campuses safe. The free SafeZone app is available for both iOS (Apple) and Android (Google) devices. SafeZone delivers two-way, real-time interactions with our security team that includes location-tagged text, calls, photos as well as mass notifications. With the app, you can connect immediately with campus security either by a simple message, a photo tip, or a direct phone call. You can also access local resources.

Should you have any questions, feel free to stop by the Campus Security Office (University Services Center Bldg) for more information.

Installing the App:

1
Download from App Store or Google Play
2
Sign in with your WesternU e-mail address and complete your profile
3
Accept the Terms & Conditions
4
Accept the relevant permissions (motion & activity detection, location)

Key Features of the App

Raise Alerts: Get help for you and your community

Check-In: Share your location if working alone

Wellbeing: Connect with mental health resources

Get Notified: Incident alerts straight to your phone

SafeZone logo features a blue shield with two stylized human figures inside it, encircled by a swoosh. "SafeZone" is written in black and blue text to the right of the shield.

About SafeZone

SafeZone was founded in 2011 and is now used across the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia at various higher education institutions.

It allows the campus community to report anything unusual and campus security will see it in Dispatch. Conversely, messages can be sent to either all SafeZone users or those within a geo-fence (think chemical spill).

For more information on SafeZone such as videos and FAQs, visit their web site. You may also e-mail customer service.

SafeZone Features

Report Tips:

  1. Use to report activity on campus – there are many pre-programmed options for example: Accident, Mental Health, Suspicious Activity, Safety Hazard, Theft and Other.
  2. Choose to be anonymous.
  3. Choose to share your location.
  4. Photos can be included.
  5. Security monitors and responds to all tips.

Non-Urgent, Help, and Emergency Calling or Chatting:

  1. Call 911 from anywhere – you don’t have to be on campus.
  2. Call Campus Safety when on campus.
  3. Message campus security if you are unable to talk on the phone.

Wellbeing

The Wellbeing button points to relevant resources, irrespective of time of day or location.

Check-in and Check-in Timer:

SafeZone’s check-in feature allows you to make your presence known if working alone, in areas of higher risk or late at night.

  • Make people aware of your presence
  • Share your location in an emergency
  • Log your presence for administrative reasons

REMEMBER you will be required to allow SafeZone access to your location “at all times” however this location is only shared off device for the duration of the check-in session or if an alert is raised.