A robbery is a violent crime, it can be one of the most dangerous crimes committed in the United States today. Studies have show that armed robbery is increasing drastically every year, and thousands of people become victims. The following are some tips we at Nickels Private investigations have found helpful in making a clients business more secure, and helps them protect the safety of their employees and their customers

Remain Located in a High Traffic Area
Robbery and violent crime tend to happen less frequently in areas that have lots of activity. Keep a pay phone nearby, so that if someone notices a crime being committed, he can easily report it.

Remain on the Lookout
Teach your employees to be alert and to watch what happens outside and inside the business. Politely ask loiters and people that just hang out to leave. If you see suspicious activity, call 911. Don’t worry about it being a false alarm or not. Pay attention to cars that park around your business. You want to be able to report everything if there is a robbery or violent crime committed at your business.

Good Lighting and Visibility are Essential
You need to offer as much visibility as you can. Make sure your business can be seen from the street and that there is enough visibility inside the store. Make sure that the register area is visible from the street. Be sure this visibility is available both in the day and at night.

Keep your Parking Lot Secure
Some stores make getting away harder for criminals and so deter robbery and violent crime from happening on their premises. You can do this by only allowing parking in front of the store, keeping only one exit from the parking lot, fencing the area on three sides so the robber cannot escape easily, etc.

Don’t Keep Large Amounts of Cash in the Register
Holding large amounts of cash only make your business look more attractive to robbers. We at Nickels private investigations have seen many robberies that could have been prevented if the owner had a policy of keeping small amounts of cash in the register.

In many instances robbery can be prevented if a business owner implements safety measures which deter robbers. Without these measures business owners end up losing more than the small investment they would have to make to ensure the business’s safety.

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