Costs
The costs of illegal activity in hotel / motel properties include:
- Property damage resulting from destruction of rooms, burglaries, or drug labs
- Loss of rent during repair periods
- Fire resulting from drug labs which are highly combustible and dangerous
- Decrease in demand or overnight lodging
- High turnover of employees due to fear of guests
- Loss of valued guests
- Litigation costs due to injuries on property
Response
To combat the criminal activity on these properties, the hotels / motels and the Police Department need:
- Increased communications
- Specified procedures for registration
- Additional preventive protocols
- Proven management techniques
- Proactive hotel / motel property management
- Trespass logs
- Hotel / motel employee empowerment
- To keep legitimate and criminal / dangerous guests apart
For information on how the Crime Free Hotel and Motel Program addresses these issues, visit
How It Works.