Event security risk assessment for major events

Use Case Overview

Event Security Risk Assessment

Base Operations enables security teams to assess and mitigate risks at large-scale events by providing comprehensive crime analysis, risk scoring, and location-specific intelligence. This use case demonstrates how to evaluate multiple venues for a major sporting event like the FIFA World Cup, assess their relative safety profiles, and develop tailored security recommendations.

Who Benefits

This use case is valuable for Security Directors supporting large-scale corporate events, Security Analysts conducting risk assessments, and Travel Security Managers developing safety protocols for employees and VIPs. It's particularly valuable for organizations in sports and entertainment, hospitality, corporate events, and global enterprises with significant event sponsorships.

Protection Impact

Base Operations helps protect attendees, employees, and VIPs by identifying location-specific risks, high-risk time periods, and crime hotspots. This intelligence allows security teams to implement targeted mitigation strategies that prevent incidents before they occur.

Operational Improvements

Traditional event security planning often relies on outdated crime statistics, general area reputations, or personal knowledge of a city. Base Operations transforms this approach by providing:

• Data-driven risk assessments of specific venues and surrounding areas
• Detailed crime pattern analysis by location, time, and type
• Visual heatmaps identifying exact crime hotspots near facilities
• Evidence-based recommendations to support executive decision-making

Use Case Walkthrough

Step 1: Define Your Event Locations

Begin by mapping all relevant locations for your event. In our demonstration, we're planning security for 2026 FIFA World Cup sponsorship activities in Philadelphia, including:

• The main venue (Lincoln Financial Field) where games will be played
• A corporate hotel (Hyatt Centric City Center) where employees and guests will stay
• An after-hours event venue for weekend entertainment

This multi-location view provides the foundation for a comprehensive security assessment across all areas where your people will be present.

Step 2: Analyze City-Wide Crime Patterns

Start with a broad view to understand the general security landscape:

• Review the city-level boundary view to identify the most common crime types
• Note that non-violent theft, simple assault, vandalism, vehicle theft, and theft from vehicle are the most prevalent incidents
• Assess violent crimes separately (aggravated assault, robbery) to understand their frequency and patterns
• Identify that violent crimes most commonly occur during evening and nighttime hours

This contextual understanding helps frame your venue-specific assessments and establish baseline expectations for the operating environment.

Step 3: Compare Venue Risk Levels

Utilize Base Operations' risk scoring to compare relative safety across locations:

• The main venue (Lincoln Financial Field) shows a lower risk profile
• The corporate hotel presents a moderately higher risk level
• The after-hours event venue appears to be in the highest risk area of the city

When focusing specifically on violent crimes, note how risk levels shift for each location, with some areas showing reduced risk while others maintain their risk profile.

Step 4: Conduct Detailed Facility Analysis

Zoom in on specific high-risk locations (like the hotel) to develop targeted recommendations:

• Switch to heat map view to visualize crime concentrations in the immediate vicinity
• Identify specific crime statistics within a quarter-mile radius (189 simple assaults, 58 aggravated assaults, 45 robberies, and 9 homicides)
• Confirm that evening hours present nearly twice the risk compared to other times of day
• Map specific streets and areas with concentrated criminal activity (north and east of the hotel, along Chestnut, Broad, and South 15th Street)

This granular analysis enables location-specific safety protocols tailored to actual risk patterns.

Step 5: Develop Evidence-Based Recommendations

Translate your analysis into actionable security recommendations:

• Implement time-based safety protocols for higher-risk evening and nighttime hours
• Consider transportation requirements (such as mandatory rideshare usage during evening hours)
• Create geographic guidance for travelers about which areas to avoid
• Develop briefing materials with enhanced awareness protocols for specific locations

Step 6: Generate Supporting Documentation

Use Base Operations' reporting features to create professional documentation:

• Generate reports with relevant charts, graphs, and visualizations
• Compile data-backed evidence to support your recommendations
• Create materials for executive briefings and traveler communication

Conclusion

Event security planning requires precise intelligence about venues, surrounding areas, and specific risk factors. Base Operations transforms this process by providing data-driven insights that enable security teams to identify exact risk levels, understand crime patterns, and implement targeted safety measures.

By leveraging comprehensive crime analysis, security teams can confidently protect attendees, employees, and VIPs at major events while demonstrating the value of intelligence-driven security planning to company leadership.

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