Security is Important, So Is Letting Criminals Know To stop criminals from striking your business, it’s important to understand how they choose their targets and what makes them strike. Once you know their motivation, you can take steps to make your business look less attractive to criminals. How Criminals Choose Targets One important thing to […]
How Weather Affects Business Security
The Impact of Weather on Crime There are many different things that can affect the security of your business. Some of them are obvious, such as security systems, lighting, and various aspects of your physical location. However, one aspect that is often overlooked is weather. There are actually many ways that weather affects crime. A […]
What Makes Your Property A Target for Criminals?
Why Do Criminals Target Businesses? Theft, vandalism, robberies, shoplifting and other crimes cost businesses across the country millions of dollars each year. Not only does crime result in stolen assets and damaged property, but it also disrupts to day-to-day operations, making it more difficult to run a business. Therefore, it’s important to take steps […]
Making Retail Security Simple
Retail Store Security Doesn’t Have to be Complicated A lot of people think that properly securing a retail store is incredibly complicated. It doesn’t have to be! The fear that retail security is difficult (and costly) can prevent business owners from properly securing their properties. Some people think that having effective security is so tough, […]
Three Steps to Help Prevent Retail Store Crime
Keeping Your Retail Store Secure Crime costs retail stores. Every year, millions of dollars are lost due to theft, vandalism, and crime at retail stores. When a criminal steals from a store, the costs associated with the crime add up for the business. Of course, the more obvious cost is the cost of the stolen […]
How to Get Criminals to Not Notice your Property
Don’t Make Your Retail Store a Target If you own a retail store, office, or other commercial property, you’ve likely spent quite a lot of time getting customers to notice your store. After all, the retail market is a competitive one and it’s important to do whatever you can to make potential customers take notice […]
Ten Things Shoplifters Steal During the Holiday Season & How to Stop Them
How to Prevent Shoplifting this Holiday Season It isn’t just sales and store traffic that increase during the holiday season. Shoplifting increases as well. According to the Retail Holiday Season Global Forecast report by Checkpoint Systems, 37% of a store’s shrinkage occurs during the holiday season. This includes losses from employee theft, fraud, and shoplifting. […]
Jewelry Store Security
Protecting your Jewelry Store from Smash and Grab Robberies Jewelry stores remain major targets for smash and grab robbers. The reasons for this are obvious. Jewelry is of high value, it can very easily be resold and it’s small enough that it can quickly be carried from a store without the need for large, complicated […]
Protecting Your Retail Store This Holiday Season
Retail Security and the Holidays The holiday season is nearly upon us, and that means a lot for many retail stores. Not only is this a busy time of year for sales but it can also, unfortunately, be a busy time for criminals. Criminals often take advantage of the hustle and bustle of the season […]
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In Access Control Security, Civil Unrest, Had a Break-In?, Mobile Security, Retail Security, storefront protection, Theft
Dealing with Summer Crime Increases
Crime Increases in the Summer Heat: What This Means for You Many studies have shown that crime, specifically violent crime, increases as the temperature increases. For example, a 2001 paper by the University of Iowa, entitled Heat and Violence, found that “hot summers produce a bigger increase in violence than cooler summers.” Other studies, including […]