Crime Risk Factor – Nature of the Premises

This Liquor Store is a Robbery Magnet

Podcast Time Stamps:

[01:40] – Business owners are reluctant to change the way they operate.
[01:58] – Quick fixes are like Bandaids that need to be reapplied often.
[03:00] – Major risk factor is the Nature of the Premises.
[03:37] – Examples of different business model effects on crime.
[04:56] – Each business type attracts a different type of customer.
[05:25] – The restaurant wants to add an entertainment and liquor license.
[06:55] – Banks offer different levels of risk after hours at ATMs.
[07:50] – Hotels lease out ballrooms for parties increases assault risk
[08:27] – Convenience store check-cashing increases robbery risk.
[08:52] – Parking lot use and risk vary through the course of the day.
[09:40] – Expected property use versus actual use.
[10:20] – Tweaking the nature of the premises and business.
[11:10] – Most apartment crime risks can be fixed in the office.
[12:05] – Summary of risk factors and an action plan.
[13:00] – Failure to correct the nature of the premises causes liability.

Crime Risk Factors

There are three primary crime risk factors that should be considered when designing a security plan for a business open to the public.

1. Nature of the premises.
2. Crime Demographics.
3. Location.

The property owner and business operator have the most control over the nature of the premises than any other risk factor.

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