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Prevent Car Break-ins: Cloudastructure’s multi-family residential remote surveillance

2026 Multifamily Crime Poll Report

Q1: In 2025, was crime on your property/properties up, way up, down, way down, or stayed pretty much the same as 2024?

Poll Results

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Poll Results – Q1: In 2025, was crime on your property/properties up, way up, down, way down, or stayed pretty much the same as 2024?

Up — 2 (25%)
Way up (more than 10%) — 1 (13%)
Pretty much the same as the previous year — 4 (50%)
Down — 0 (0%)
Way down — 1 (13%)

Key Takeaways

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Stability is the dominant trend. Half of respondents report crime levels holding steady year-over-year, suggesting persistent baseline risk rather than improvement.

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Upward pressure outweighs decline. A combined 38% report increases in crime, while only 13% saw meaningful decreases—indicating a net negative trend for multifamily security.

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No moderate improvement signals concern. Zero respondents selected “down,” reinforcing that incremental improvements in crime reduction are largely absent.

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Polarization in outcomes. While most properties are stable, a subset is experiencing significant increases or decreases, pointing to uneven effectiveness of current security strategies.

Summary: The results show that while many multifamily properties are maintaining consistent crime levels, meaningful reductions remain rare and increases are more common than decreases. This signals a need to move beyond passive security measures toward proactive strategies. AI Video Surveillance, combined with Remote Video Guarding and AI Analytics for Surveillance, enables real-time crime deterrence and more consistent outcomes across properties. For ownership groups and property managers, adopting cloud-based, multifamily security solutions can help shift trends from static or rising crime toward measurable reduction.

Q2: Which types of crime have you experienced in the past 12 months?

Poll Results

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Poll Results – Q2 (Normalized): Which types of crime have you experienced in the past 12 months?

Vehicle break-ins/theft — 3 (15%)
Vandalism/property damage — 4 (20%)
Package theft — 3 (15%)
Resident Altercations (violence) — 4 (20%)
Trespassing/unauthorized persons — 4 (20%)
Illegal activity (drugs, gambling) — 1 (5%)
None. Very peaceful — 1 (5%)

Key Takeaways

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Top three crime categories dominate equally. Trespassing, vandalism, and resident altercations each account for 20% of all reported incidents, showing that security challenges are concentrated in a few high-impact areas.

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Behavioral and access-related issues lead overall risk. With trespassing and resident altercations making up 40% combined, many incidents stem from unauthorized access and on-site behavior—areas where AI Video Surveillance and Remote Guarding can intervene in real time.

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Theft-related incidents form a secondary tier. Vehicle break-ins and package theft each represent 15%, reinforcing that while theft is common, it is slightly less dominant than property damage and safety-related disruptions.

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Serious criminal activity is less frequent but still present. Illegal activity accounts for 5%, indicating lower occurrence but still requiring visibility and rapid response capabilities.

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Low-incidence “peaceful” environments are rare. Only 5% of selections indicate no crime, reinforcing that most multifamily properties are actively dealing with multiple incident types rather than isolated issues.

Summary: When normalized, the data reveals that multifamily crime is not evenly distributed but concentrated among a few dominant categories—primarily trespassing, vandalism, and resident altercations. These types of incidents are often preventable with real-time visibility and intervention, rather than post-incident review.

Q3: Which security measures are currently deployed at your property/properties?

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Poll Results – Q3 (Normalized): Which security measures are currently deployed at your property/properties?

Surveillance cameras WITHOUT monitoring (recording only) — 5 (36%)
Surveillance cameras WITH live monitoring guards — 3 (21%)
Access control systems (key fobs, cards, codes) — 4 (29%)
On-site security guards — 2 (14%)
Virtual/remote guards — 0 (0%)
None of the above — 0 (0%)

Key Takeaways

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Passive surveillance dominates the security mix. Recording-only cameras make up 36% of all deployed measures, showing a heavy reliance on tools that lack real-time intervention.

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Access control is a strong but incomplete layer. At 29%, access systems are widely used but primarily manage entry points, not ongoing behavior or active incidents.

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Live monitoring remains underutilized. Only 21% of deployments include monitored surveillance, indicating limited real-time visibility across most properties.

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On-site guards represent a smaller share of coverage. At 14%, physical guards are present but not a primary solution, likely due to cost and scalability constraints.

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Remote guarding is a major gap in the market. With 0% adoption, there is a clear opportunity for AI Video Surveillance and Remote Guarding to modernize multifamily security with scalable, real-time crime deterrence.

Summary: When normalized, the data reveals that multifamily security strategies are heavily weighted toward passive tools, with recording-only cameras and access control systems making up the majority of deployments. However, these measures alone do not provide real-time crime deterrence. The relatively low share of live monitoring and complete absence of remote guarding highlight a significant gap between visibility and action.

Q4: How would you classify your security posture?

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Poll Results – Q4: How would you classify your security posture?

PROACTIVE - We routinely prevent/stop crimes in progress — 1 (17%)
REACTIVE - We have security measures but are rarely able to stop crime as it occurs — 5 (83%)
NO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM — 0 (0%)

Four Key Takeaways

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Reactive security overwhelmingly dominates. A striking 83% of respondents indicate their current approach is reactive, meaning most properties are not stopping incidents in real time.

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Proactive capabilities are rare. Only 17% report the ability to actively prevent or interrupt crimes in progress, highlighting a major operational gap in multifamily security.

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Presence of tools does not equal effectiveness. Despite earlier data showing widespread use of cameras and access control, most properties still cannot intervene during incidents.

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No properties are completely unprotected—but effectiveness varies. While all respondents have some level of security in place, the results show that implementation quality matters more than presence alone.

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Clear demand for real-time intervention. The overwhelming reactive posture signals a strong opportunity for AI Video Surveillance and Remote Guarding to shift properties toward real-time crime deterrence.

Summary: The findings make it clear that most multifamily properties are operating in a reactive security model—responding to incidents after they occur rather than preventing them in real time. Even with existing surveillance and access control systems, the lack of proactive intervention capabilities leaves properties vulnerable to ongoing crime. AI Video Surveillance paired with Remote Video Guarding transforms this dynamic by enabling real-time crime deterrence, allowing security teams to detect, assess, and stop incidents as they happen.

Q5: How has crime impacted your property operations?

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Poll Results – Q5 (Normalized): How has crime impacted your property operations?

Increased resident turnover — 2 (15%)
Difficulty attracting new residents — 1 (8%)
Increased insurance premiums — 2 (15%)
Increased security spending — 3 (23%)
Staff safety concerns — 2 (15%)
Negative online reviews — 2 (15%)
No significant impact — 1 (8%)

Key Takeaways

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Security costs are the largest operational burden. Increased security spending accounts for 23% of all impacts, making it the single biggest consequence of crime on multifamily properties.

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Operational strain is broadly distributed. Resident turnover, insurance premiums, staff safety concerns, and negative reviews each represent 15%, showing that crime affects multiple areas equally rather than a single pain point.

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Reputation and retention are tightly linked. Combined, turnover and negative reviews account for 30% of impacts, indicating that crime directly influences both resident satisfaction and leasing performance.

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Financial pressure extends beyond security budgets. Insurance premiums and staffing concerns together represent another 30%, reinforcing that crime creates layered cost challenges across operations.

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Minimal impact scenarios are rare. Only 8% report no significant impact, confirming that most properties experience tangible business consequences from crime.

Summary: When normalized, the data shows that the impact of crime on multifamily operations is both widespread and evenly distributed across financial, operational, and reputational areas. While increased security spending is the largest single factor, issues like resident turnover, staff safety, and insurance costs collectively create significant pressure on property performance. This reinforces the limitations of reactive approaches that drive costs without reducing incidents.

Prevent Car Break-ins: Cloudastructure’s multi-family residential remote surveillance

2026 Multifamily Crime Poll Report

Multifamily Crime Poll 2026

Q1: In 2025, was crime on your property/properties up, way up, down, way down, or stayed pretty much the same as 2024?

Poll Results

Key Takeaways

Q2: Which types of crime have you experienced in the past 12 months?

Poll Results

Key Takeaways

Q3: Which security measures are currently deployed at your property/properties?

Poll Results

Key Takeaways

Q4: How would you classify your security posture?

Poll Results

Four Key Takeaways

Q5: How has crime impacted your property operations?

Poll Results

Key Takeaways

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Prevent Car Break-ins: Cloudastructure’s multi-family residential remote surveillance

2026 Multifamily Crime Poll Report

Multifamily Crime Poll 2026

Q1: In 2025, was crime on your property/properties up, way up, down, way down, or stayed pretty much the same as 2024?

Poll Results

Key Takeaways

Q2: Which types of crime have you experienced in the past 12 months?

Poll Results

Key Takeaways

Q3: Which security measures are currently deployed at your property/properties?

Poll Results

Key Takeaways

Q4: How would you classify your security posture?

Poll Results

Four Key Takeaways

Q5: How has crime impacted your property operations?

Poll Results

Key Takeaways

Know Your Law

Turn Insights Into Action

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