Security Assessments for Chicago Organizations
Chicago's building stock is unusually mixed: Loop towers with shared concourses, converted masonry walk-ups in River North and the West Loop, hotel rows along Michigan Avenue, and big-block logistics facilities near O'Hare and along I-55. Each type fails differently, and an assessment that treats them alike misses where they actually break.
Two local numbers sharpen the picture. FBI data for 2024 records about 92,000 property crimes in the city, including more than 22,000 motor-vehicle thefts, which puts garages, parking lots, and fleet areas in scope for most Chicago properties. And since 2018, Chicago hotels have been required to give housekeeping and room-service staff who work alone in guest rooms a portable panic button under the city's Hands Off Pants On ordinance, so a hotel security review has to account for response times and coverage, not just devices.
A Braav security assessment in Chicago covers the full physical stack: perimeter and parking, lobby and visitor management, freight and loading-dock access, camera placement and retention, alarm response, guard post orders, and emergency procedures. For hotel clients, we map findings to the panic-button ordinance's practical requirements, including how fast help actually arrives when a button is pressed.
We work with Chicago organizations on-site by arrangement. For a faster first look, our remote security assessment produces a video-based exterior review with a report in 24 hours.
Request a consultation to scope an assessment for your Chicago property.
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