Loitering can make it impossible for your customers to get in and do business. It can also cause health and safety issues, particularly if people put up camp just outside your business and defecate or urinate on your property. Even something that may be as innocent as a bunch of teens gathering can turn disastrous, with teen violence on the rise.
The good news is that you have solutions. Anti-loitering devices, particularly when combined with additional support solutions, can help deter loitering to keep your business safer for everyone.
1. Mosquito Loitering Solutions
The original and best anti-loitering solution on the market today is a security sound deterrent that is fully customizable. From Mosquito Loitering Solutions, the MK4. With a 30m targeted range, it’s ideal for local businesses and those with small lots they want to keep clear from loitering.
Multiple Frequency Options
You have multiple frequency options to suit your needs and target. If you have been looted multiple times by teen gangs, for example, you could set the Mosquito MK4 to either 16 or 17.8KHz. If you want to stop rough sleeping, there is an additional all-ages setting that allows you to set your frequency down to 8KHz.
Customization
The MK4 can be hooked up to motion sensors, timers, or cameras, allowing you to either automatically turn them on when motion is detected, at a specific time, or manually via remote control.
Fully Tested and Approved
The Mosquito has been fully tested and is approved for use on humans. It is non-painful and is safe for local wildlife, making it a safe way to deter all types of loitering.
2. Brocott
Brocott is another big name in the anti-loitering sphere. Their BCT017 system has a range of 50m, giving it a wider range that can help protect large lots, like parking, though it does have several setbacks.
Single Frequency
The BCT017 unit itself doesn’t state its frequency, though another supplier, Best Ultrasonic, lists it at 16.5 kHz, making it ideal for managing teen-related loitering and antisocial behavior.
Lower Cost
The Brocott is available at a lower price point, which can be ideal for businesses on a tight budget. It also comes with essential accessories, like a wall mount, that other providers like ABC Fire & Security make you pay extra for. Lower Impact Resistance
The unit’s housing has a lower impact resistance, isn’t fireproof, and isn’t waterproofed to the same level as the MK4, making it ill-suited to be set up outside. It can, however, be used under an overhang or even inside your industrial building to deter any break-ins.
Testing and Approval Unknown
Brocott doesn’t include any information about safety, testing, or approval, which means businesses may be liable if the device causes hearing damage due to the lack of volume control. The lack of volume control or testing may also mean the device quickly becomes a nuisance to neighbors, especially if children live nearby.
3. ABC Fire & Security
The Fire and Security unit is another cost-effective option that’s effective at repelling teens and other young people. It also boasts the highest range and volume of the options in this list.
Long Range
The ABC unit, which has actually been tested to be a rodent scarer from a German electric company, does have a long 100m range, which can suit large-scale sites where vandalism, like graffiti, is common.
Single Frequency
Once again, however, this unit only has one frequency range between 16 and 17KHz, which again can make it difficult to control crowds and reduce loitering behavior in adults.
Cost-Effective
This unit is the most cost-effective option in the list, though you will need to buy add-ons to boost its functionality.
What’s the Best?
Ideally, you want control. This control allows you to be more effective in preventing loitering and stopping rough sleeping, all while minimizing the nuisance of a security sound deterrent. That’s why it’s better to have multiple MK4 units around your property than a single solution with a longer range.
