Natural Surveillance

•  Are buildings close to adjacent roads & sidewalks or set back some distance?
•  Parking patterns – could parked vehicles block views of pedestrian routes?
•  Landscaping features (trees, planter boxes, etc.) should not obstruct access points.
•  Are building address numbers large and easily identifiable from nearest roadway?
•  Leveraging a busy street location for greater "witness-ability".
•  Does adequate lighting exist to create consistent visibility with no darkened zones?

Access Control

•  Are entrances to buildings clearly defined, articulated, and visible (day & night)?
•  Sidewalk approaches from roadway – easy to enter and exit property?
•  Can pedestrians access the building without undue risk from vehicle movements or via confrontation with unlawfully minded individuals?

Target Hardening

•  Proper & adequate lighting to create a feeling of safety and promote visibility?
•  Solid framing of doors and windows to offer greater resistance to breaching
•  High security locks and alarm systems in place to discourage unlawful entry.
•  Site is "exposed" to make perpetrators feel watched.
•  Is CCTV technology in place in areas on/around the property?

Territoriality

•  Is it clear who is in care and control of the property?
•  Are there signs of disorder (graffiti) – new or have markings been there a while?
•  Do key informational, thematic, or directional signs exist to direct pedestrians/visitors/clients and make them feel welcome and/or safe?
•  Physical condition of the property – good, average, or poor?

Activity Management & Behaviour Engineering

•  Are there any publicly accessible spaces around the site that are isolated or discreet?
•  Is overall site "clean" from alcoves or potential hiding spaces where loitering and other, difficult-to-detect nuisance behaviour can establish?
•  Placement of refuse bins – enclosed and neatly assigned for the site?
•  Is the site well maintained – with respect to litter, graffiti, and overall repair, etc.?