Security and risk management are critical aspects of maintaining profitability and ensuring the safety of both clients and employees. With the introduction of Pinkerton Risk Pulse, organizations can now access an innovative tool that revolutionizes how businesses assess and manage site-specific risks.
Pinkerton Risk Pulse is the first application of its kind to merge intricate site-specific risk assessments into a singular, easy-to-understand report. Our timely and reliable reports cover six key categories, including crime, natural disasters, wildfires, electrical outages, local economic risks, and industrial hazards — each with unique potential to harm employees, clients, and valuable assets.
Six Key Categories for Risk Assessment
Crime Risk
Our Crime Risk Analysis from the Pinkerton Crime Index simplifies the complex world of crime data, so you understand your neighborhood’s crime landscape. We look at detailed reports from various law enforcement agencies and crunch the numbers to deliver the industry’s most accurate crime risk scores as well as crime trends and patterns.
Natural Disasters
Risk Pulse uses authoritative information from FEMA to assess how often — and how fiercely — 14 different natural disasters could impact the neighborhoods where your retail businesses are located. The report includes the latest available information on tornado, earthquake, drought, lightning, avalanche/landslide, flooding, hurricane, tsunami, volcanic activity risk, and more.
A neighborhood's hazard index score is our key figure, detailing the estimated annual risk to buildings, crops, and even people, in uncomplicated terms. We don’t just count the events, we calculate the potential dollar damage to the local economy.
Wildfires
Understanding wildfire risk should be on everyone’s radar — especially if they're located in or expanding to areas prone to these events. Risk Pulse is here to help organizations make informed decisions by simplifying complex wildfire risk data. We use data from the experts at the USDA Forest Service to provide easy-to-understand wildfire risk scores, which can aid in crisis management planning.
Economic Risk
When it comes to economic risk, the local landscape is key. We offer a straightforward snapshot of the economic vitality and potential risks facing neighborhoods nationwide. Risk Pulse tracks local employment trends from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. We look deeper at education, income, home ownership, and poverty rates to give a relative sense of community prosperity to help organizations make strategic retail business decisions for all their locations.
Electrical Outage
Power is the lifeline of any organization. Every second without power counts. We leverage detailed data from the Department of Energy to provide a clearer view of electrical reliability trends. We keep tabs on how often the lights have gone out and why — whether it was caused by weather, system failures, or something more sinister. Additionally, we estimate the downtime so organizations can gauge your local grid’s steadfastness and plan their operational needs with precision.
Industrial Hazard
It's smart to know what's happening in the neighborhoods where an organization’s facilities are located. Our Industrial Hazard analysis paints a clear picture of the potential risks nearby, from atmospheric pollution to hazardous waste storage tanks. We tap into the EPA's extensive records to check on all the known hazards around a specific location and provide insights that help decision-makers brace for any industrial curveballs.
Pinkerton Risk Pulse is not just a report — it's a strategic tool for risk mitigation. It equips decision-makers and organizations with the data needed to help them protect stakeholders, optimize security budgets, comply with regulatory needs, and make informed investment decisions. Connect with the Pinkerton team to request more information on Risk Pulse and order a report for all your locations.