APCO International 2021 Annual Conference & Expo hosted more than 3,800 attendees last week at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in beautiful San Antonio, TX. Radius Security attended the event as one of the exhibitors on Monday, August 15th, and Tuesday, August 16th. After debriefing with our team about our experience from the conference, here are the highlights from it.

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.