This article was published during the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown period, when households and businesses were adapting to changing security and health conditions.

A 2020 Western Cape government statement reported an 8.2% rise in burglaries at businesses in the Western Cape for the period it described.

During that period, security planning needed to account for the conditions at each property, including the people on site, access controls, detection, monitoring and communication arrangements.

Speaking in 2020, Premier Security CEO Richard Frost described community safety concerns during the pandemic and the effects that social and economic pressure could have on communities.

How Premier Security aligns itself with cooperative crime prevention tactics:

This historical article refers to cooperation between communities, businesses and public-safety bodies as part of a wider approach to crime prevention.

Premier Security provides armed response, alarm installation, CCTV monitoring, guarding and related security-system services. The appropriate combination depends on the property and the relevant service arrangement.

Premier Security uses technology from Identiscan, Bluelock and Onguard as part of its security solutions. The technologies used for a particular service depend on the property and service arrangement.

Clear communication, accurate property information and coordination with relevant community or public-safety contacts can support an effective security response. Response activity depends on the circumstances and the applicable service arrangement.