Crime School

Making Places Safe Crime needs a place to happen. Making Places Safe from crime puts focus on the where question. It is far easier to develop a security plan for a single place than to figure out answers to innumerable questions about who, what, when, how, and why a crime might occur. A rising trend in criminal activity may require some level of intention and action to address the contributing risk factors. Making Places Safe Some places are inherently safe. Without any thought, action, or intention required to make them that way. This does not mean that these places are 100% guaranteed safe. Yet, most would agree that it's reasonably safe. These fortunate places usually have several things in common: Historically safe geographic area & neighborhood. Nature of the premises is low-risk (e.g. single family home versus 24-hour store). Daily activity & visitor traffic is low-risk. The occupants or users of the place keep it reasonably safe. Some places can be made reasonably safe by usin