With increasing instances of violent crime, almost any business can benefit from armed security guard services. Besides the surface benefits of protecting your business and its assets, the presence of Guards puts clients at ease and demonstrates a company’s dedication to risk management. Thanks to their visibility, security guards are some of the best deterrents against thieves, vandals, and more violent criminals. If a problem does arise, armed security guards even have the power to detain a suspect until local police arrive to make an arrest.
While one can never be too secure, for some businesses, hiring security guards is not a choice but a mandatory part of protecting their assets. These businesses need to think seriously about bringing in guards to help combat threats to their security.
Schools
With the recent rash of school shootings, having armed guards has now become a priority for academic institutions. While high schools and universities may be more popular targets for these horrific terrorist attacks, Sandy Hook proves that even elementary schools are at risk. More mildly, armed guards can help deter bullying between schoolmates.
Guards are also vital to maintaining calm during politically charged protests and demonstrations at college campuses and keeping controversial and unpopular guest speakers safe during their visits. With the MeToo movement exposing more and more cases of sexual assault, including those on university campuses, academic institutions are also turning to private security guards to help curb inappropriate or violent sexual behaviour.
While there is some controversy as to whether schoolchildren, especially those young enough to be in elementary school, should be around visible guards or undercover guards, the fact remains that these guards may be the one thing that stands between the safety of these kids and another national tragedy.
Construction Sites
Construction sites are full of ideal candidates for theft: specialized, expensive pieces of equipment that are too large to lock up securely and must be left unattended when the construction crew clocks out. Security guards can keep your machines safe when everyone else has gone home.
Construction sites are also prime targets for vandalism. Whether out of protest for new building developments or because freshly constructed walls make for attractive graffiti backdrops, these sites are vulnerable to tampering. Security guards are a must to protect these properties from those who would do them harm.
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Large Retailers
It should come as no surprise that shoplifting is one of the most common types of theft. For the most part, all it requires is some minor sleight of hand and the right opportunity, making it easy for even the pettiest of thieves to get away with. Guards can be your eyes on the ground, watching your stock and freeing up your sales associates to do what they’re meant to do—sell.
Large retail centres have also increasingly become targets for violent crime. With so many people in an enclosed space, places like malls and department stores offer criminals an easy way to do much damage quickly.
Healthcare Providers
Hospitals are some of the busiest institutions in the United States. Every day, hundreds of people go in and out of their doors, most strangers to hospital staff. With such a high volume to keep track of, hospitals provide ample opportunity for criminals to do real damage.
Guards at a hospital can help monitor the revolving door of visitors and patients and track suspicious behaviours. They can also ensure that valuable hospital stock—whether expensive machinery or prescription drugs that are expensive on the street—stays precisely where it should be.
Banks
Keeping your bank or financial institution protected with guards should be a no-brainer. If you depend on local police to promptly respond to incidents at locations holding vast sums of money, you’re just asking to be attacked. Private armed guards are an absolute necessity to protect your company’s and its clients’ assets when you’re in the business of keeping, saving, and exchanging money.
And for Everyone Else…
Hiring security guards is a more crucial decision for some industries than others, but everyone can benefit from ensuring that their assets are protected. No matter who you are or what your business does, a team of guards can deter crime, monitor your property and staff, and protect your valuables from various security threats.
For more information on what security measures would be best for your company, call us at 604 282 3733 or fill out the form to speak to a Best WORLD Security Services representative and receive a free on-site inspection and estimate for our services!
