Last week, Radius Security’s Texas team attended the 4-day Texas School District Police Chief Association 2021 conference in Galveston, TX, at which more than 140 SBLE Chiefs, Commanders, and Officers attended. Here are three important takeaways from the conference.

Crime displacement consists of redirecting criminal offences away from a specific target like a business or community. The objective is to discourage offenders from committing repeat crimes and reduce future losses. Researchers identified more than five types of crime displacement found under various circumstances. Understanding the patterns of crime displacement for a targeted victim is crucial to determine appropriate and effective intervention strategies to resolve the problem.

Vancouver Police are investigating a spike in crime on construction sites in their latest LIVE stream on twitter today.

While Austin Texas has recently faced extreme weather and power challenges, property crime never stops. Crime incidents sourced from more than 18,000 local law enforcement agencies show that Austin Texas is safer than only 7% of other US cities. Currently, there have been almost 37,500 reports of property crime in the city of Austin. 

Ontario provincial police are investigating a commercial break and enter after several chainsaws were stolen from a business. The initial investigation leads to indicating the theft was sometime between 6 p.m. on Feb. 14, 2021 and 10 a.m. on Feb. 15, 2021, unknown person(s) entered the property, damaged a parked vehicle and entered several storage units.