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CPTED: a new liability area?

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Developement or CPTED, is the practice of designed property around the concept of keeping occupants safe. Owners are obligated to keep reasonable safety measures in mind in their designs. An owner may be liable for any injury or crime committed against you. If you have been injured on someone elses property, fill out this simple form to get your FREE case evaluation.

With the development of CPTED, architects, developers, and property owners have an important tool for proactive crime prevention. The developing body of CPTED concepts has done much to establish the reasonableness of certain crime prevention approaches and, thus, the unreasonableness of property owners who fail to take widely accepted steps. With the increase in the number of premises liability cases (see "Premises Liability Cases Are on the Rise"), CPTED has underscored the effectiveness of adequate security design: Good security planning is highly effective in deterring crime, and poor security planning not only fails to prevent it, but actually acts as a crime magnet, thereby increasing the risk crime will occur on a given premises.

In this sense, CPTED has been useful in assisting plaintiffs in demonstrating the causation element, i.e., that not only was the defendant's conduct unreasonable but that had the defendant acted reasonably, it would have been a substantial factor in deterring the crime.


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Convenience Stores Premises Liability Lawsuit History - Get your FREE Case Evaluation
Premises Liability Lawsuit History: Crime victims sue property owners.

Shopping Malls Premises Liability Lawsuit History - Get your FREE Case Evaluation
Premises Liability Lawsuit History: Crime victims sue property owners.

Crime Prevention Premises Liability Lawsuit History - Get your FREE Case Evaluation
Premises Liability Lawsuit History: Crime victims sue property owners.

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