According to statistics, there were nearly 40,000 robberies perpetrated with a handgun in 2021, and almost 10,000 perpetrated with a knife or another cutting instrument.
Many such armed robberies target small businesses, putting employees in the way of harm and resulting in thousands of dollars lost in cash and merchandise.
There are certain high-risk businesses that are more likely to be the targets of armed robbery, not to mention burglary, smash-and-grab theft, rioting, and looting.
These types of businesses stand to benefit from the use of bulletproof glass for business protection, which provides the highest level of forced entry protection and protects workers from physical harm.
Despite how often the term “bulletproof glass” is used, it’s important to understand that there is no such thing as glass (or any type of material) that is completely bulletproof.
A more accurate term to use to describe materials that can stop bullets is “bullet resistant” — they can stop a certain number and type of rounds, but they can eventually be penetrated.
There are many types of bulletproof glazing (glass and glass-like materials) that businesses can use to provide high levels of protection against ballistic attacks and forced entry, including laminated security glass, polycarbonate security glazing, and glass-clad polycarbonate (GCP).
For example, Riot Glass, LLC offers ballistic-grade glazing similar to polycarbonate and GCP ballistic glazing, but that use specific formulations of polycarbonates, acrylics, laminated security glass, and other plastics that outperform and outlast similar materials.
Any type of business that wants to protect itself against forced entry, burglary, smash-and-grab theft, rioting and looting, vandalism, and other threats can benefit from using bullet-resistant security glazing to provide the highest level of glass security.
However, there are certain types of high-risk businesses that are most at risk of armed robbery and other types of theft. These include:
These types of high-risk businesses are known by criminals to have large quantities of cash and expensive merchandise on hand, and are therefore favorite targets for all types of theft, including violent armed robbery.
24-hour convenience stores, including gas station-convenience store combos, mini-marts, liquor stores, and other similar businesses, are very at risk when it comes to robbery because of the reduced foot traffic and visibility at night.
Criminals also know that these retailers conduct lots of cash transactions throughout the day, so they’re likely to have large amounts of cash on hand at night.
By their very nature, check-cashing businesses are required to keep lots of cash on hand to be able to cash peoples’ checks.
These businesses are also often located in higher crime neighborhoods, and are therefore often targeted by criminals for robbery.
Pawn shops have both cash and expensive items, such as jewelry, gold, silver, and other high-value and luxury goods on hand, so criminals often look to pawn shops when choosing their targets.
With the spread of legal cannabis dispensaries in many states, we’ve seen a surge in robberies at licensed cannabis shops.
Since the sale of cannabis is still illegal at a federal level, most cannabis retailers are cash-only businesses, so they have plenty of cash on hand at all times.
According to statistics, there were nearly 40,000 robberies perpetrated with a handgun in 2021, and almost 10,000 perpetrated with a knife or another cutting instrument.
Many such armed robberies target small businesses, putting employees in the way of harm and resulting in thousands of dollars lost in cash and merchandise.
There are certain high-risk businesses that are more likely to be the targets of armed robbery, not to mention burglary, smash-and-grab theft, rioting, and looting.
These types of businesses stand to benefit from the use of bulletproof glass for business protection, which provides the highest level of forced entry protection and protects workers from physical harm.
Despite how often the term “bulletproof glass” is used, it’s important to understand that there is no such thing as glass (or any type of material) that is completely bulletproof.
A more accurate term to use to describe materials that can stop bullets is “bullet resistant” — they can stop a certain number and type of rounds, but they can eventually be penetrated.
There are many types of bulletproof glazing (glass and glass-like materials) that businesses can use to provide high levels of protection against ballistic attacks and forced entry, including laminated security glass, polycarbonate security glazing, and glass-clad polycarbonate (GCP).
For example, Riot Glass, LLC offers ballistic-grade glazing similar to polycarbonate and GCP ballistic glazing, but that use specific formulations of polycarbonates, acrylics, laminated security glass, and other plastics that outperform and outlast similar materials.