Burglary and robbery prevention measures can increase the safety of your business. Over time, it can also lead to an increase in marketability and a decrease in operational expenses by lowering loss.
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) released a series of additional business crime prevention tips for commercial properties such as office buildings, warehouses, car dealerships, and retail shopping plazas.
Burglary Prevention
Here are some ways to deter burglaries at your commercial sites.
- Make sure that entrances, exits, and other access points have deadbolt locks. If your property has padlocks, use ones that are made of steel and are locked at all times. Scratch out or remove the serial numbers to avoid duplicate keys being made.
- Line exterior and security doors with metal and secure them with cross bars. Pin exposed hinges to prevent them from being removed.
- Keep both the interior and exterior of the business well lit, including parking lots, parking garages, gates, alleys, and entrances. Lighting should be placed near windows, skylights, doors, and other entry points. Consider adding covers to prevent vandalism and tampering with light sources.
Robbery Prevention
Robberies involve the threat or actual use of fear or force in addition to the unauthorized entrance of a burglary. Business robberies are not as common or as frequent as buglaries. The potential loss from robberies can be significantly greater. They also can lead to serious injury or death.
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- Greet every person when they enter a business. Personal contact with would-be-robbers can decrease the likelihood of theft.
- Eliminate blind spots in the store where suspects can hide.
- Place cash registers in the front area of the store. This robbery prevention tactic increases the probability of someone witnessing a crime in progress.
- Keep only a small amount of cash in the registers and have a drop safe for larger bills. Cashiers can do this to decrease the amount of money a robber could steal.
How Live Remote Video Surveillance Can Help With Burglary Prevention
Live video surveillance is a proven method to reduce burglary, loss and damage. Trained operators can watch your property when no one is there. If they see suspicious activity, they can activate warning speakers and notify local police.
Stealth Monitoring is the leader in remote video surveillance in Canada and the U.S, with over 400 employees, 11 offices, and 3 live video monitoring control centers. Stealth’s proactive video monitoring watches over 17,000 IP and CCTV security cameras. Our security solutions feature advanced technology and can detect and deter crime while reducing security guard and other expenses. Our remote monitoring service can reduce or even replace security guards at a fraction of the cost. A remote surveillance operator can see suspicious activity, activate a speaker warning, and call the local police.
Please call toll-free (855) STEALTH or contact us today for more information to protect your outdoor assets. Visit the Stealth website to see real arrest videos at construction sites, multifamily apartments, shopping centers, office buildings, warehouses, auto dealerships, and other commercial real estate properties.
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