As a business owner, you may have wondered if you really need security cameras in San Diego businesses. Well, the answer to that question should be an obvious one. All businesses need security cameras in San Diego. The real question is how many do you need?
Safe Neighborhoods Need Cameras Too
San Diego is growing steadily. New businesses are opening every day, and competition is fierce. If you’re a new business owner, you may be tempted to keep your security camera installation budget minimal in order to spend money on inventory or other essentials. While it’s always a good idea to be limit spending on nonessential items, it would be a mistake to put security camera installation on that list. Even if you know your business is in a safe neighborhood, there are plenty of other reasons to increase the number of cameras you have in your business. Not all threats to a business come from outside. Sometimes employees may do things that put your business in danger. A quick review of your security footage once a week could prevent any number of disasters from occurring while you are away. Also, in the unlikely event of a burglary, security camera footage could prove invaluable in recovering any stolen property. Do you really want to risk it?
How Many Security Cameras Do I Need?
Once you’re ready to make your security camera purchase, it may seem daunting to decide how many cameras to buy. Thankfully, that question can be answered by taking a few best practices into consideration.
Best Practices For Camera Locations
- Customer Entrance
- Employee or Rear Entrance
- High Traffic Areas
- Parking Lot
- Areas Where Money Is Handled
- Inventory Rooms
At a very minimum your business will need cameras pointed at the entrances. Preferably, these cameras will show both the outside and the inside of the business. Having a camera outside can help deter burglary and regularly reviewing the footage may alert you to potential thieves before they strike.
If your business is a place where cash is handled, it’s imperative that cameras are monitoring all transactions. It’s proven that cameras reduce the risk losses to employee theft. Not only that, your employees will feel safer dealing with customers knowing they are being recorded. Security cameras are also extremely useful for situations where customers believe they were given incorrect change. For these reasons, consider having financial transactions covered by at least two cameras if possible.
Other areas may be considered optional, depending on other security measures already in place, but it’s always better to be safe. Having a camera in the parking lot is one more added layer of security for both your employees and your business.
San Diego is a great place to own a business. You just need to make sure that once you’ve opened your doors that everything is fully secured. Only a few security cameras can take care of that and provide peace of mind when you are away.
At Dixon Security, we are security system experts. Call us at 801-455-0413 for a FREE on-site evaluation of your security camera needs.
