FBI Reports Crime Incidents with Internet Safety Doubled in 2009

According to the Crime Complaint Center of the FBI, financial losses related to crime incidents with internet safety doubled in 2009. Losses resulting from online fraud in 2009 amounted to $559.7 million.

In 2008, the losses totaled $265 million. One year later, the cost per incident of cyber crime is now $575.

This is the largest jump in online fraud costs in a single year since the FBI began recording the data in 2005. The number of online-crime complaints the FBI received in 2009 also jumped by more than 22 percent.

"The figures contained in this report indicate that criminals are continuing to take full advantage of the anonymity afforded them by the Internet," commented Donald Brackman, the National White Collar Crime Center director.

Duties of Tribe Security Services Public Safety

The best place to learn about the tribe security services public safety department is on the website of the tribe, if they have one. For example, the Puyallup Tribe of Indians has a page describing tribal security on its site.

The local police department normally does not patrol tribal land, which is why tribes have their own security services. In essence, these public safety departments function as their own police stations.

Officers of tribal security patrol the land and also utilize the latest security equipment to protect the people of the reservation. For instance, the public safety department of the Puyallup tribe helped install security cameras near the tribe's daycare center.

Usually, the tribal public safety department works closely with other security agencies outside of the reservation, such as the Department of Public Health, Homeland Security, and so on.

Safety Street Home Security for Deterring Burglars

Although burglaries of hotels, banks, and businesses get a lot of press, they only account for about three percent of all burglaries. The other 97 percent of burglaries occur in residential homes.

Clearly, safety street home security is especially important in deterring potential burglars. In this post, we'll tell you a few simple things you can do to make your home more burglar-resistant.

First, make sure your home is well-illuminated. Burglars, of course, don't want to be seen in the act, so line your walkways with lights, and put lights around your front door, porch, and any side doors. Motion-sensing lights are especially effective.

Second, think about getting a dog. When you're not home, a dog will bark when it hears intruders and can scare off burglars. Finally, invest in an alarm system and display the alarm sign prominently in the front of your home. Make sure the alarm has infrared motion-sensing abilities to sense intruders.

About Universal Safety and Security Solutions

Universal Safety and Security Solutions is a security company located in Montgomery, Texas. The company is run by Angie Napolitano, the CEO, and her husband, James, who is also the COO.

The company has a world-class firearms training school and shooting range. Universal Safety is on Facebook, where you can find times and dates for shooting classes.

One interesting quote on the company's Facebook site is "Rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him." That is the motto of the company's consulting services.

Services available include security assessments for commercial and residential locations, personal safety awareness education, and personal defense training, particularly with handguns and concealed weapons.

Campus Safety and Security Association Releases Important Survey

The Campus Safety and Security Association has released the results of a nationwide survey of 342 institutions of higher learning. The survey measured the degree of emergency preparedness among America's universities and colleges.

The study found that 85 percent of respondents have in place an emergency preparedness plan that meets the standards of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Of those without such a plan, 40 percent were close to finishing one.

Of the schools with plans that met criteria set forth by the NFPA, 97 percent were adequately prepared for a natural disaster, 98 percent were prepared for violent acts, and only 76 percent were prepared for a pandemic.

Over 90 percent of the responding schools said they had partnered with local police, public health, and other government agencies to pool resources during emergency scenarios on campus.

The Importance of Crime Scene Safety for Clean-Up Crew

The importance of crime scene safety doesn't just apply to crime scene techs and investigators; it also applies to the highly trained cleaning crews that come in after the investigation is over.

Crime scene clean-up crews specialize in cleaning up hazardous biological materials in order to restore the scene to how it looked before the crime took place. Of course, this job is just as dangerous, if not more so, than that of crime scene techs.

Scientists aren't sure how long pathogens can remain active in dried blood, so the cleaning crew members must wear suits and masks for protection. To remove the blood from the scene, they wet it down, which can reactivate toxins and make the blood lethal again.

Crime scene cleaners must also be careful of insects that often swarm a crime scene area after a body decomposition situation. The insects can carry fatal diseases from feeding on the body.

Security Guard Safety Jeopardized in Waldorf-Astoria Hotel Shooting

The security guard safety levels at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel have come into question as a man pleaded guilty to shooting a hotel guard during an attempted jewelry heist.

On Tuesday, Rafael Rabinovich-Arda admitted that he shot security guard Gregory J. Boyle, 55, accidentally while trying to rob the hotel jewelry store. The defendant claims that his gun went off accidentally as the two men struggled.

Boyle, the security guard, is a retired New York City police detective. Mr. Boyle says that he still has fragments of the bullet from the hotel shooting in his chest.

As a result, Boyle continually experiences numbness and other after effects of the shooting. The defendant's lawyers are arguing that he was coerced into robbing the jewelry store because of his cocaine addiction, depression, and loneliness.