Make your business safer through smarter design.

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) uses simple, evidence‑based changes to the built environment to help deter crime and unwanted activity. Typical strategies include better lighting and sightlines, guiding access with gates/fencing, and reinforcing property boundaries with signage and upkeep. Our Police Department’s Community Relations & Crime Prevention Unit applies these concepts in on‑site assessments for Englewood businesses.

How CPTED Helps

  • Natural surveillance: Improve visibility with lighting and clear sightlines so customers and staff can easily see what’s happening.
  • Access control: Use layout, doors, gates, and fencing to guide people to appropriate entrances and reduce opportunities for trespass.
  • Territorial reinforcement: Signal ownership with consistent upkeep and clear signage (e.g., “No Trespassing”).
  • Ongoing maintenance: Keep spaces clean, well‑lit, and in good repair to discourage misuse.

Free CPTED Assessments for Englewood Businesses

The City of Englewood offers no‑cost CPTED assessments to local business owners. A trained team (EPD Community Relations & Crime Prevention Unit) visits your site, listens to concerns, and provides tailored, practical recommendations you can act on right away. Past assessments have included lighting plans, gate/door hardware suggestions, alarm/use recommendations, and updated “No Trespassing” signage.

What you’ll receive:

  • A walk‑through of exterior and interior areas relevant to safety.
  • A written summary of findings with specific recommendations (e.g., lighting, access control, signage).
  • Follow‑up support (e.g., coordinating signage; advising on next steps or referrals).

Note: Assessments are advisory. Implementation (purchasing/installation) is the responsibility of the business or property owner. We can help connect you with city partners and resources as appropriate.

Who should sign up?

  • Retail, restaurants, offices, service businesses, and property managers experiencing issues such as loitering, trespass, vandalism, lighting gaps, or safety concerns.
  • Businesses planning tenant improvements or exterior updates and want to “design in” safety from the start.

How It Works

  1. Submit your request below (takes ~2 minutes).
  2. Schedule the walk‑through at a time that minimizes business disruption (typically 45–90 minutes, depending on site size).
  3. Receive your recommendations. 

Sign Up for a Free CPTED Assessment

  1. To receive a copy of your submission, please fill out your email address below and submit.
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