Fast Food Security – Violent Crime at Quick Service Restaurants

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Fast Food Security – Violent Crime at Quick Service Restaurants

Crime School

18 minutes 6 seconds

2 years ago

Fast Food Security – Violent Crime at Quick Service Restaurants

Fast Food Security is Necessary at Some Quick Service Restaurants

* Crime risk factors: Urban location, quick access, and late-night hours

* Prior crime history and nature of the premises will determine crime risk

* Interview by Nick Rose with VICE Media Montreal, QC, Canada

Podcast Time Stamps:

[00:40] -- Show introduction - Fast Food Security under fire.

[03:50] -- Interview begins with Nick Price

[04:35] -- It's incorrect to assume that all fast-food restaurants are dangerous

[04:45] -- Crime factors: Location, urban area, 24-hr, major thoroughfares

[05:30] -- Fast food security focus on seating area, drive-thru, and parking lots

[06:30] -- People like to hang out in well-lighted places with restroom facilities

[07:15] -- Quick access and extended hours affect the violent crime rate

[08:00] -- Nightclub closing drive traffic to Quick Service Restaurants at 2:00am

[09:00] -- Fast food security plan crime risk assessment at high-crime locations

[10:00] -- Change the nature of the QSR restaurant to reduce the crime risk

[11:45] -- QSR Employees and managers not trained to handle crisis situations

[13:30] -- Not all fast food restaurants are dangerous as the media would tell us

[16:40] -- Frightened employees and managers at high crime locations

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No Fast Food Chain is Immune to Violent Crime

Fast Food Security Plan

* Make a crime risk assessment to determine what is causing high-crime

* Review police calls-for-service, crime incident reports, and security reports

* Evaluate trends and patterns of criminal activity by day, time, and activity

* Change the nature of the premises, as needed, to control criminal activity

* Add better supervision to the seating area, parking lots. and drive-thru lanes

* Focus first on-peak hours of activity and conditions affecting it

* Partner with local police to address criminal gangs or heavy loitering

* Consider operating drive-thru only late at night as an option

* High-crime, high-risk locations should be audited more often

Related Fast Food Security Articles & Podcasts

* Crime Risk Factor – Nature of the Premises

* Fast Food - QSR Restaurant Security Solutions

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* Robbery Homicide at Burger King

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