Over 75% of all deadly force incidents occurred or began outside of the building in the parking lot or other locations on the property.

When an attack does happen in the Church building, 93% of the time it is in the Sanctuary.

There are no guns or “active shooter” involved in over 40% of all deadly force incidents at faith-based organizations

60+% of all attacks occurred when no event was happening at the time; or before/after the event happened.

When someone comes to the church before they make it to the sanctuary, they should have had at least 4 contacts with someone from the church, at the very least. Parking lot ministry, door greeters, Safety & Security that should be floating near greeters and ushers at the door of the sanctuary. Depending on if they had to go to the nursery/children’s area or other areas, this number should be higher. If it is someone new or someone that possibly causes a level of interest or concern for Safety & Security there should be additional contacts made prior to entry into the sanctuary or just after entering.

After 24 years of data studied, the NO #1 attack trigger is Domestic Violence related, followed by robbery, personal conflicts, mental illness and bias to round out the top 5.

Church leaders have a moral duty to protect their attendees

According to the FBI’s latest statistics, there were 11,600 hate-crime incidents in 2022; a significant portion of that number was religious bias motivated.

70% of all church threats surface online before the real-world action.

In a massive bleed situation resulting from an injury, you have approx. 90-180 seconds to begin treatment and stop the bleeding before it is too late to save the individual.

Do you have the proper medical supplies to handle an injured person, mass injuries, AED, and are they easily accessible? Are they located in the proper areas? Do your staff/volunteers know how to use them and do they retrain/refresh regularly?

Get what you inspect, not what you expect

Do you have the right people serving in the right capacities based on their God given talents and abilities? or are you willing to take anyone as long as you have the roles filled with someone?