How To Stop Parking Lot and Construction Site Theft

Parking lots can offer a fast and easy getaway for car break-in thieves. It happens all the time. People return to the parking lot after a day of shopping to find their vehicle has been broken into. Theft is the most common crime affecting parking lots today. Having hundreds of cars parked in an unattended area can be a great draw for thieves. Cars are easy to enter and especially tempting if items are left on the seat. All the thief has to do is break the glass and grab.  It only takes 2 seconds. Often time, thieves target several cars in a row, grab their bounty and quickly drive off.

Construction sites are also prevalent target areas for thieves.  Loss of building equipment and materials currently equates to $1 billion market..  When thieves vandalize or steal equipment and materials at a construction site, builders, equipment dealers, insurance companies, equipment manufacturers all lose money.

Construction sites have been vandalized for decades and it's likely to continue if builders don't attempt to prevent it. It's a national problem and is not likely to go away soon. The construction industry must find ways to identify the perpetrators and bring them to justice and recover their materials.  The loss of equipment or material can shut a job down temporarily or even permanently, making it impossible to recover costs. As a result, insurance premiums are skyrocketing. In addition, rental companies may refuse to rent heavy duty equipment to companies that don't properly guard their assets. Failure to act in a pre-emptive way to avoid theft and vandalism is irresponsible and unnecessary.

Construction sites are most vulnerable on weekends. An estimated 90% of all equipment thefts take place between 6 p.m. Friday and 6 a.m. Monday.

So what can be done to stop construction site, or parking lot theft?  The answer:
Surveillance Cameras
 - They are cost effective
 - Can be transferred from one location to the next.
 - Their video streams are transferred to any location in the world using a standard PC.
 - They may include motion detection and two-way audio.
 - Some have remote accessibility - Can be linked to a website to give the public the ability to view the theft in progress. Increase possibility of apprehension.
 - When properly used they do result in deterrence, detection, and prosecution.
 - Security and Safety - Monitoring construction sites, parking lots can also be used to spot unsafe working conditions and/or procedures.