{"id":765,"date":"2026-10-31T23:18:45","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T23:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.securityguardnashville.com\/blog\/?p=765"},"modified":"2026-10-31T23:18:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T23:18:49","slug":"what-is-poor-security-costing-your-nashville-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.securityguardnashville.com\/blog\/security-guards\/what-is-poor-security-costing-your-nashville-business\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Poor Security Costing Your Nashville Business?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1672\" height=\"941\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.securityguardnashville.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Nighttime-Storefront-Break-In-Investigation-New.webp?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.securityguardnashville.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Nighttime-Storefront-Break-In-Investigation-New.webp?w=1672&amp;ssl=1 1672w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.securityguardnashville.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Nighttime-Storefront-Break-In-Investigation-New.webp?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.securityguardnashville.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Nighttime-Storefront-Break-In-Investigation-New.webp?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.securityguardnashville.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Nighttime-Storefront-Break-In-Investigation-New.webp?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.securityguardnashville.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Nighttime-Storefront-Break-In-Investigation-New.webp?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Poor security usually costs a Nashville business more than the value of whatever gets stolen. The larger bills tend to arrive later: repairs and cleanup, staff and tenant turnover, hours of management time, weak records when an insurance claim or dispute comes up, and legal exposure if a foreseeable crime hurts someone on your property. Those costs come from three places: no coverage, the wrong type of coverage, or coverage that nobody supervises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This guide is for property managers, facility managers, and business owners in Nashville and Middle Tennessee. It shows where these costs hide, gives you a five-step way to estimate them from your own records, and explains which kind of coverage fits each gap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The six costs of poor security<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Theft is the cost most owners count. It is rarely the only one. The table below lists the six costs that usually follow a security gap and where to find the real number for your property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><td><strong>Cost<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>What it looks like<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Where to find your number<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1. Direct losses<\/td><td>Stolen inventory, tools, equipment, catalytic converters, packages, and copper<\/td><td>Incident reports, inventory counts, police report numbers<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2. Damage and cleanup<\/td><td>Broken doors and gates, smashed car windows, graffiti, vandalized amenities<\/td><td>Maintenance tickets and vendor invoices<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3. Liability exposure<\/td><td>Claims after an assault, robbery, or injury that someone argues was foreseeable<\/td><td>Your attorney and insurance carrier; prior incident history<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4. Insurance and records<\/td><td>Higher deductibles paid, harder claims, gaps in evidence when a dispute starts<\/td><td>Claims history, premiums at renewal, missing reports<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5. People costs<\/td><td>Tenants who do not renew, staff who leave night shifts, customers who stop coming<\/td><td>Renewal rates, exit interviews, reviews, complaints<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6. Disruption and management time<\/td><td>Closed docks, delayed openings, managers handling incidents instead of the business<\/td><td>Downtime logs and staff hours spent per incident<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What counts as poor security<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Poor security is not only the absence of a guard. Most of the costly gaps we see fall into one of three patterns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>No coverage at the hours that matter.<\/strong> The property is staffed during business hours, but the garage, yard, or loading dock sits unwatched overnight and on weekends.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>The wrong type of coverage.<\/strong> A patrol visits twice a night when the site needs someone controlling a gate, or an officer sits at a lobby desk while the problems happen in the parking lot.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Coverage that nobody runs.<\/strong> An officer is on the schedule, but there are no post orders, no supervisor checks, no patrol logs, and no incident reports reaching the client.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That third pattern is the one owners miss most often. Having a guard on the invoice is not the same as having security. If you cannot see what the officer did last night, you cannot tell whether you are paying for protection or for a name on a schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The costs you can see right away<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Theft and shrink<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For retailers, the scale is large. The <a href=\"https:\/\/nrf.com\/research-insights\/national-retail-security-survey\">National Retail Federation&#8217;s National Retail Security Survey 2023<\/a> reported an average shrink rate of 1.6% in fiscal 2022, up from 1.4% the year before, representing $112.1 billion in losses across U.S. retail. Shrink includes employee theft, process errors, and other losses as well as external theft, and these are national figures, not Nashville figures. They still show why a fraction of a percent matters on thin margins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Outside retail, direct losses look different: tools and copper from construction sites, freight from trailers and docks, and vehicle break-ins in apartment garages. If your property sells or stores goods, our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.securityguardnashville.com\/loss-prevention-security.html\">retail loss prevention security<\/a> page explains how uniformed officers and reporting fit into a loss prevention plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Damage, cleanup, and repairs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A break-in often costs more in repairs than in stolen property. A forced door, a cut fence, or a smashed car window brings a vendor invoice, staff time to arrange the repair, and sometimes a period when that part of the property cannot be secured at all. Track these costs against the incident that caused them, or they disappear into the general maintenance budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The costs that show up months later<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Liability when a crime is foreseeable<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Tennessee, the leading case on a business&#8217;s duty to protect people from crimes on its property is <a href=\"https:\/\/test-www.tncourts.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/OPINIONS\/TSC\/PDF\/964\/MCCLUNGR.pdf\">McClung v. Delta Square Limited Partnership, decided by the Tennessee Supreme Court in 1996<\/a>. The court held that a business generally does not have to protect customers from third-party crimes. A duty to take reasonable precautions arises when the business &#8220;knows, or has reason to know&#8221; that criminal acts on its premises are reasonably foreseeable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The court asks how foreseeable and how serious the harm is, and weighs that against the burden of the precautions. Prior incidents on the premises or in the immediate vicinity usually matter. In practice, this means a pattern of incidents that you know about, and do nothing about, changes your position. This is general information, not legal advice. Ask your attorney or insurance carrier how it applies to your property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Weak records when you need them<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When an insurance claim, a tenant dispute, or a lawsuit starts, someone will ask what happened and what you did about it. Patrol logs, incident reports with times and photos, and supervisor notes answer that question. A provider that sends no reports leaves you with nothing to show, even if an officer was on site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tenants, staff, and customers who leave<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Residents who feel unsafe in the garage are less likely to renew. Night-shift staff who walk to dark parking lots are more likely to quit. Customers who see repeated problems shop somewhere else. These costs rarely show up on an incident report, so check renewal rates, exit interviews, reviews, and complaints for security-related comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Management time<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every incident pulls a manager away from the business: calling police, filing reports, meeting vendors, answering tenants, and talking to insurers. Ask your team how many hours the last serious incident took. That number is part of the cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Case study: ending repeat garage break-ins at a Berry Hill apartment community<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This project is documented on our case studies page and shows how poor security can exist even when a property already pays for a security provider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Client type:<\/strong> a luxury apartment community in Nashville&#8217;s Berry Hill neighborhood (IMT 8 South).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Problem:<\/strong> under the previous security provider, 15 vehicles were broken into in the parking garage in a single night. Residents reported feeling unsafe, and turnover became a concern for management.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>What was implemented:<\/strong> one overnight officer seven nights a week focused on the garage and building interior, a dedicated monitored position at the garage entrance, tighter patrol protocols and supervision, and security lighting in vulnerable areas. Emergency fire watch and holiday pool coverage were added when needed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Outcome reported:<\/strong> garage break-ins stopped. The case study notes isolated incidents only during brief periods when the officer&#8217;s attention was elsewhere on the property.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Timeline:<\/strong> an ongoing engagement of more than three years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lesson for other property managers: the earlier provider was not absent. The coverage was not focused on where the losses happened. Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.securityguardnashville.com\/case-studies\/imt-8-south-apartment-security.html\">full IMT 8 South case study<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to estimate what poor security is costing you: the Security Cost Review<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Security Cost Review is a five-step method Security Guard Nashville uses to help clients put a number on a security gap. It is a planning tool, not an industry standard. Each step has one action and one checkpoint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Pull 12 months of incident records.<\/strong> Collect police report numbers, internal incident reports, officer logs, tenant or customer complaints, and insurance claims for the last 12 months.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Checkpoint: Every incident has a date, location on the property, and type.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Put a cost on each incident.<\/strong> For each one, add the direct loss, repair or cleanup, deductibles, staff hours spent, and any lost sales, rent concessions, or downtime.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Checkpoint: You have a total, even if some figures are estimates you label as estimates.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Check what your current coverage delivered.<\/strong> Compare the hours you paid for with the hours actually covered, and read the patrol logs and incident reports your provider sent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Checkpoint: You can say who was on site, when, and what they reported for each incident.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Look for patterns that make incidents foreseeable.<\/strong> Group incidents by time, place, and type. Repeats in the same garage, dock, or entrance on the same nights are the risks a court, insurer, or tenant will expect you to address.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Checkpoint: You can name the two or three gaps that produce most of the cost.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Price the coverage that closes those gaps.<\/strong> Request quotes for coverage scoped to the gaps you found, not a generic package. Compare the annual cost with your 12-month incident total and the risk you could not price.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Checkpoint: Every quote covers the same hours, duties, and reporting, so you are comparing like for like.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hypothetical example.<\/strong> If a warehouse logs four trailer break-ins in one quarter, all on Saturday nights at the same dock, the cost is not only the stolen freight. Add the damaged seals and locks, the delayed Monday shipments, the claims paperwork, and the manager&#8217;s weekend calls. The pattern also points to the fix: coverage on Saturday nights at that dock, not a generic weekday guard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Which type of coverage closes which gap?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The right answer depends on when and where your incidents happen. Sometimes the cheapest fix is not a guard at all. The comparison below covers the options most Nashville properties weigh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><td><strong>Option<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Best fit<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>What it does not do<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Main cost drivers<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Fix the basics (lighting, locks, doors, fences)<\/td><td>Gaps caused by broken or missing physical controls<\/td><td>Watch the property or respond to anyone<\/td><td>One-time repair and equipment costs<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Shared patrol<\/td><td>Lots, vacant buildings, and properties that need visible checks at random times<\/td><td>Provide constant presence between visits<\/td><td>Number of visits, hours, and checks per visit<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Onsite unarmed officer<\/td><td>Access control, a staffed desk or gate, constant observation during set hours<\/td><td>Act as police or fix building systems<\/td><td>Hours per week, shifts, number of posts, duties<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Armed officer<\/td><td>Sites with a documented, higher risk of violence or high-value assets<\/td><td>Replace a police response; suit every property<\/td><td>Hours, armed licensing and training, insurance<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mobile surveillance unit<\/td><td>Open sites such as construction lots that need cameras and deterrence<\/td><td>Physically stop or speak to an intruder on site<\/td><td>Rental term, monitoring, and response plan<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most properties end up with a combination. Each option is explained on its own page: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.securityguardnashville.com\/shared-patrol-services.html\">shared patrol services<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.securityguardnashville.com\/unarmed-guards.html\">unarmed security officers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.securityguardnashville.com\/armed-guards.html\">armed security guards in Nashville<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.securityguardnashville.com\/mobile-surveillance-units.html\">mobile surveillance units<\/a>. For a fuller look at layering cameras, access control, and officers, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.securityguardnashville.com\/blog\/security-guards\/what-security-measures-does-your-nashville-commercial-property-actually-need\/\">which security measures a Nashville commercial property actually needs<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why the cheapest security can cost the most<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hiring the cheapest security company can cost more later if the officer is not trained for your site or nobody supervises the post. A low hourly rate often means fewer supervisor checks, high officer turnover, and thin reporting. Those are the same gaps that let incidents repeat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That does not make every lower quote a bad one. It means you should compare scope, not just price. Before you sign, check that the company holds a Tennessee contract security company license from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tn.gov\/commerce\/regboards\/pps\/license\/get\/contract-security-company.html\">Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance<\/a>, ask for a current certificate of insurance, and confirm how supervision, reporting, and replacement coverage work. Our guides to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.securityguardnashville.com\/how-to-hire-security-nashville.html\">how to hire a security company in Nashville<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.securityguardnashville.com\/blog\/security-guards\/how-to-spot-a-bad-security-guard-company-before-you-hire\/\">red flags of a bad security guard company<\/a> walk through those questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Signs your current security is costing you money<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">The same type of incident keeps happening in the same place.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">You do not receive patrol logs or incident reports, or they arrive late and say little.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">You cannot confirm the hours you were billed for were actually covered.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Tenants, staff, or customers complain about safety more than once a quarter.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Nobody from the security company has visited the site to review the post in months.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Officers change so often that none of them know your property.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If several of these sound familiar, read the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.securityguardnashville.com\/blog\/security-guards\/top-3-signs-it-is-time-to-replace-your-security-company-in-nashville\/\">signs it is time to replace your security company<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Nashville businesses work with Security Guard Nashville<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Security Guard Nashville is the website of First Class Security, Inc., a locally owned Middle Tennessee security company. Here is what that means for a buyer comparing providers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Licensed by the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance.<\/strong> You can confirm the company and officer licenses yourself before signing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>General liability insurance and workers&#8217; compensation for every officer.<\/strong> Ask for a current certificate of insurance with your quote.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Supervisors available 24\/7 by phone and radio.<\/strong> Someone answers when an officer cannot make a shift or an incident needs a decision.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Scoped quotes, not flat rates.<\/strong> A site walk comes first, then a written quote, so you pay for the coverage your gaps require. See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.securityguardnashville.com\/pricing.html\">security guard cost in Nashville<\/a> for the cost factors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Trained, supervised officers.<\/strong> Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.securityguardnashville.com\/officer-training.html\">officer training<\/a> page explains how officers are prepared for each post.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Explore our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.securityguardnashville.com\/security-guard-service.html\">security guard services in Nashville<\/a> to see the full range of coverage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently asked questions about the cost of poor security<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Does hiring a security guard protect my business from a negligent security lawsuit?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No hiring decision guarantees that. Under the Tennessee Supreme Court&#8217;s decision in McClung v. Delta Square (1996), courts look at whether a crime was reasonably foreseeable and whether the precautions taken were reasonable for that risk. A well-scoped, supervised, and documented security program is evidence of reasonable steps, but liability depends on the facts. Ask your attorney or insurance carrier how it applies to your property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is a security officer the same as a police officer?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No. A licensed security officer in Tennessee is a private employee who observes, deters, reports, enforces your property rules, and calls police when needed. Officers do not have police powers, and security coverage does not replace a police response to a crime in progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How much does security guard coverage cost in Nashville?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It depends on hours per week, armed or unarmed officers, overnight, weekend, and holiday shifts, the number of posts, site duties, and contract length. Security Guard Nashville does not publish flat rates because similar properties often need different coverage. The pricing page explains each cost factor, and a written quote follows a site walk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can cameras replace a security officer?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sometimes, for part of the job. Cameras record and can deter, and monitored systems can alert someone. They cannot check a door, ask a trespasser to leave, or help a tenant in the moment. Many properties combine cameras, lighting, and access control with patrol visits or an officer for the hours when risk is highest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Poor security costs a Nashville business more than stolen property. Repairs, turnover, management time, weak records, and liability exposure often cost more than the theft itself.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Poor security includes no coverage at the right hours, the wrong type of coverage, and coverage nobody supervises or reports on.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">In Tennessee, McClung v. Delta Square (1996) ties a business&#8217;s duty to take reasonable precautions to whether crime on its premises is reasonably foreseeable, so known patterns of incidents matter.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">The Security Cost Review estimates your cost in five steps: pull 12 months of records, cost each incident, check what coverage delivered, find the patterns, and price coverage that closes those gaps.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">The cheapest quote is not always the lowest cost. Compare licensing, insurance, supervision, reporting, and replacement coverage on the same scope.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About the author:<\/strong> Security Guard Nashville Editorial Team. This article was prepared by the editorial team at Security Guard Nashville, the website of First Class Security, Inc., which provides licensed security officers, patrol, and fire watch across Nashville and Middle Tennessee. Questions about this article: call (615) 656-3300 or use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.securityguardnashville.com\/contact-us.html\">Security Guard Nashville contact page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Find out what your security gaps are costing you.<\/strong> Call (615) 656-3300 or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.securityguardnashville.com\/contact-us.html\">request a security quote<\/a>. Have your property type, hours of concern, recent incidents, and any insurance or lease requirements ready, and we will scope coverage around them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Poor security usually costs a Nashville business more than the value of whatever gets stolen&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.securityguardnashville.com\/blog\/security-guards\/what-is-poor-security-costing-your-nashville-business\/\">Continue Reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">What Is Poor Security Costing Your Nashville Business?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":766,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"nfd_image_url":"","nfd_onboarding_generated":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-security-guards","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9YVay-cl","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.securityguardnashville.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Nighttime-Storefront-Break-In-Investigation-New.webp?fit=1672%2C941&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.securityguardnashville.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.securityguardnashville.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.securityguardnashville.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.securityguardnashville.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.securityguardnashville.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=765"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.securityguardnashville.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/765\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":767,"href":"https:\/\/www.securityguardnashville.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/765\/revisions\/767"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.securityguardnashville.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.securityguardnashville.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.securityguardnashville.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.securityguardnashville.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}