What Is Negligent Security and What Do You Need to Win a Case?

Approximately 1.24 million people were victims of violent crime in the United States in 2017.

Violent crime can be aggravated assault, rape, or robbery. This number has risen in the past few years.

Violent crime can happen anywhere. It may happen in your home or in public. Luckily, if the crime happens in public, you may be able to claim the crime as negligent security.

A negligent security claim will hold the property owner responsible for paying for any medical bills or financial loss that the violent crime required. So, if you've been the victim of a violent crime in public, don't hesitate to file!

Keep reading to learn more about what negligent security is and how you can file.

What is Negligent Security?

If a crime or injury is put upon one party by another, the property on which the crime happened may be responsible.

This is known as negligent security. By law, it's the job of the landowners to have proper security which protects everyone on the property. Negligent security falls under the umbrella of premises liability.

Premises liability covers civil redress as well as violent crime.

For example, if someone was assaulted in a grocery store, the store may be legally responsible for compensating the victim. If you've been assaulted in a public place you should consider hiring a negligent security lawyer to represent you.

How to File a Negligent Security Claim

Before you can gain compensation for negligent security, you need to prove it.

There are a few different conditions that you need to prove relating to your assault. These conditions are typically related to the security work performed by the property.

Here's how you can file a negligent security claim:

Prove Negligence

Before you can move forward in the process, you have to prove that the property owner knew there was danger.

Proving that similar activity has happened in the area is one way to prove negligence. If the property owner knew that similar crimes had happened and failed to warn visitors, they may be liable. This is known as "foreseeability."

Was There Adequate Security?

Proving inadequate security for a property is going to vary depending on the property type.

For example, an apartment complex and a grocery store are going to have different expectations for security. An apartment complex is required to have working locks on the doors, appropriate lighting, and some type of trained security patrolling the premises.

On the other hand, a grocery store only needs to have cameras or signs.

Proving inadequate security is going to be a circumstantial issue for each case.

Is Your Case a Matter of Negligent Security?

if you've been the victim of a violent crime in a public place, don't let it go without investigating.

You may be eligible for compensation for the necessary medical bills from the assault. These bills can include emergency room visits, physical therapy, surgery, and even therapy following the incident.

Negligent security places the property owner responsible so that you don't have to worry about the financial burden of your assault.

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