THE TRUE COST OF CRIME
TO YOUR BUSINESS
51% of SME owners have been a victim to crime
during the lifespan of their business.
EACH OF THESE BUSINESSES
HAS REPORTED AN AVERAGE OF:
- 45 THEFTS FROM OUTSIDERS
- 9 CASES OF VANDALISM
- 7 THEFTS FROM STAFF
THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF
BUSINESS DAYS LOST PER CRIME:
- 5 - FIRE AND VANDALISM
- 4 - BURGLARY
- 2 - ROBBERY AND THEFT BY AN OUTSIDER
EACH INCIDENT COSTS A
BUSINESS AN AVERAGE OF
29% OF SMES
HAVE FACED HIGHER
INSURANCE COSTS.
42% OF OWNERS
SAY THEIR BUSINESS HAS
LOST INCOME AS A
RESULT OF THE EXPERIENCE.
33% OF THEM
ARE WORRIED THAT
THEIR BUSINESS WILL
BE TARGETED AGAIN.
ONLY 23%
OF ALL SMES HAVE MADE
CHANGES TO THEIR
BUSINESS SINCE THE
LAST SECURITY REVIEW.
38% WISH
THEY HAD LOOKED INTO DIFFERENT
LEVELS OF SECURITY BEFORE THE CRIME