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Security risk assessment
This security risk assessment asks seven questions about the property and turns the answers into a planning score from 0 to 100. It shows what is driving the score and which coverage is worth a closer look. It is not a formal assessment and it does not replace a walk of the site.
Written by the Strong Securing America operations team. Last updated: November 2026.
Question 1 of 7
What kind of site is this?
This is a planning aid. It is not a quote, a formal security assessment, or legal advice. Results depend on the site, the duties, and the contract. Confirm licensing questions with the Texas Department of Public Safety Private Security Program. Texas DPS Private Security Program.
How to use this security risk assessment
Answer one question at a time. Use Back if you change your mind. The bar shows which step you are on. When you finish, the score, the band, the top three reasons, and one to three coverage ideas appear together. Focus moves to that result so you do not have to hunt for it.
Pick the answer that matches the site most weeks, not the worst night you can imagine and not the quiet Tuesday you wish you had. If two answers both fit, choose the one that describes the hours when nobody from your staff is there.
How the score is calculated
Each answer has a weight. We add the weights, divide by the highest possible total, and scale that to 100. The same answers always produce the same score. Low is 0 to 24, moderate is 25 to 49, elevated is 50 to 74, and high is 75 to 100. The three reasons are the answers that carried the most weight, written in plain language.
The suggestions look at the pattern, not just the total. Cash or a repeating incident points at armed guards. An overnight site, an open edge, or a campus points at mobile patrols. An event points at temporary coverage. Offices, homes, and sites that only have cameras or an alarm still get a look at unarmed guards. Every path returns at least one suggestion.
A worked example
A retail counter in Austin is open to the public, holds cash, had two incidents last year, locks the door at night, and has cameras with no officer. The score lands in the elevated band because the cash and the incidents outweigh the lock. The reasons name the counter, the incidents, and the cameras. The suggestion is an armed or unarmed post during open hours, not a camera upgrade sold as if it were a person at the door.
Change that same building to a vacant construction site with an open fence and the suggestion shifts toward patrols. The tool is doing the sorting we do on the first phone call. It is not signing off on a post order.
What this will not tell you
It will not tell you that a guard will stop a specific crime. It will not tell you that you are required to hire anyone. It does not know your insurance form, your landlord rules, or the layout of the back corridor. If the score is low, that means the answers you gave were quiet. It does not mean the site is safe.
Common mistakes
- Answering for the whole company instead of one address.
- Picking "nothing happened" because the incidents were never written down.
- Treating cameras as if they challenge a person.
- Using a high score as a scare tactic in a sales meeting.
- Skipping the walk-through because the score felt precise.
Questions we hear
Do I need a security guard?
You need one when a person has to make a decision at the door, on the lot, or on a round, and a camera or an alarm cannot make it. The score is a way to see that. The decision still belongs to the property manager after a look at the site.
Is this a site security assessment checklist?
It covers site type, exposure, recent incidents, what you are protecting, access, current protection, and size. A real checklist also includes doors, lighting, key control, and who responds after an alarm. Use this as the first pass, then walk the property.
Can I use this as a business security assessment for insurance?
No. Insurers and landlords usually want their own form, photos, and a named assessor. You can use the result to prepare for that conversation. Do not attach it as if we certified the building.
Why did a quiet office still get a suggestion?
Every path returns at least one coverage idea so the page is useful even when the score is low. A low score plus an unarmed-post suggestion means "start small if you add anyone," not "hire tonight."
What if I operate more than one site?
Run the questions once per address. A warehouse and a downtown lobby should not share a score. If you want them compared, contact the Austin office and send both addresses.
Who should take the next step?
The person who can describe the close, the keys, and the last incident. That is often the property or facility manager. When you are ready for a proposal, request a quote.