Crime
Crime, Volume 8, Issue 5, 2008
Tables
45 questions. Select a question to see its response table.
- Is crime prevention a very high, high, moderate, low or very low priority for management in your business?
- (types of criminal activity) Vandalism
- Of the types of criminal activity just mentioned, which ONE is of most concern to you?
- (types of criminal activity) Shoplifting
- (types of criminal activity) Illegal sale of controlled substances or drugs
- (types of criminal activity) Check fraud
- (types of criminal activity) Embezzlement (Not including employee theft.)
- (types of criminal activity) Robbery or Burglary
- (types of criminal activity) Employee theft (Not including embezzlement)
- (types of crimial activity) Credit card fraud
- (types of criminal activity) Violence on a person, such as mugging
- (types of criminal activity) Stolen deliveries
- (types of criminal activity) Threats or shake-downs
- (types of criminal activity) Other
- Please estimate the amount of uninsured losses, including repair or replacement, that your business incurred directly in the last three years due to crime.
- Did you report all, most, some or none of this criminal activity to the police?
- (due to crime) Changes in your operations or procedures
- (due to crime) Changes to employee training
- (due to crime) An investment in security measures of $5,000 or more
- (due to crime) An investment in security measures of $1,000 or more
- Do you know, on a first name basis, any law enforcement official who patrols or otherwise polices the area in which your business is located? Do NOT include private security guards.
- Do you strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree that you feel a police presence in the neighborhood of your business protecting your person, your employees, and your property?
- Do you have very much, much, some, little, or very little confidence in your local police authority?
- Within the last three years, has the local police or sheriff’s department inspected your place of business and made crime prevention recommendations?
- Within the last three years, has the local police or sheriff’s department organized or participated in a program, panel, or meeting with area business owners on ways and means to prevent crime?
- Do you have a Neighborhood Watch-type program in the area where your business is located?
- Is the Neighborhood Watch-type program in your area a strong one or a weak one?
- Do you know all, most, some, or none of the owners or managers of neighboring businesses?
- Are private security guards, paid either by you or a landlord, the first line of protection for your business rather than police?
- Do you have very much, much, some, little, or very little confidence in your private security guards?
- Is your business protected by a security system of some type to prevent intruders?
- Does your business have a security camera or cameras?
- Do you, or someone on your behalf, check police records of all your prospective employees, some prospective employees, only key prospective employees, or none of them, before hiring them?
- Do you train relevant employees to look for fraudulent credit cards and checks?
- Do you, or a member of your household, pay ALL the invoices, sign ALL the checks, and record ALL incoming payments?
- Do you require that ALL invoices paid, ALL checks signed, and ALL incoming payments recorded be reviewed by at least two people?
- Do you tag and number all major pieces of business equipment and inventory?
- Do you have inside security lights that are turned on at night?
- Is your business located on the ground or street floor?
- Does your business have burglar-proof window panes or a metal screen over them?
- Do you have an outside security light or lights that are turned on at night?
- Does your insurance company require you to take specific crime prevention steps before it will insure you?
- Does your insurance company give you discounts or rebates for taking specific crime prevention steps?
- In the last three years, has your insurance company provided you any information or assistance on steps you can take to prevent crime?
- Would you describe the area in which your business is located as a:?
About this poll
Volume 8, Issue 5, 2008
ISSN 1534-8326
William J. Dennis, Jr.
NFIB Research Foundation
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