Commute safety assessment for employees

Safeguard Your Workforce with Threat Assessments for Office and Transit Hub Locations

Security Directors face increasing pressure to protect employees during their daily commutes as workplace safety extends beyond office walls. When employees report feeling unsafe while traveling between transit stops and your office, you need actionable intelligence to validate concerns and implement effective solutions.

Base Operations provides Security Directors with the analytical tools their team needs to assess commute safety risks, identify threat patterns, and develop targeted safety recommendations that protect your most valuable asset: your people.

Boston Office Safety Assessment Use Case Walkthrough

Try our interactive demo for this use case above or watch our video walkthrough below.

The Challenge

This use case demo shows a real-world scenario in Boston where employees reported feeling unsafe walking between their office and nearby transit stations. Using Base Operations, the security team mapped the office location and the closest T stations to analyze activity patterns, validate employee concerns, and make security recommendations.

BaseScore Analysis

The assessment begins with a BaseScore overview, which evaluates risk across different areas of the city. While the initial view shows general crime risk distribution, the security team refined their analysis to focus specifically on violent crime—the primary concern for commuting employees.

This targeted adjustment revealed significantly different risk patterns with BaseScores of 77, 78, and 68 in the areas of interest, highlighting locations requiring immediate attention.

Station-Specific Threat Assessment

Haymarket Station Analysis

Switching to heat map view revealed violent crime hotspots near Haymarket Station. The Threat Breakdown validated employee concerns with concrete data showing:

• 137 simple assaults
• 92 instances of harassment
• 53 instances of aggravated assault
• 36 instances of robbery

The analysis uncovered critical timing patterns. 

Violent incidents peaked during the 5PM to 8PM window. This is precisely when employees commute home. These peak levels were approximately 30% higher than other periods. Early morning commuting hours also showed significant activity.

Trend Analysis

The 12-month trend analysis revealed seasonal patterns crucial for proactive planning. Despite a recent slight decline in incidents, five-year data showed consistent spikes from June through September. That’s approximately one incident per day. Security teams could anticipate a 25-30% increase in violent crime during upcoming summer months and prepare accordingly.

Downtown Crossing Station Comparison

Comparative analysis between stations revealed location-specific threat profiles:

• Haymarket Station: Higher likelihood of simple assault
• Downtown Crossing: Higher likelihood of violent robbery

Each station showed distinct time-of-day risk patterns. Downtown Crossing had highest incident rates in the morning followed by evening, both aligning with typical employee commuting times.

Transform Employee Concerns into Actionable Security Strategy

This assessment demonstrates how security leaders can leverage street-level intelligence to enhance employee safety beyond office walls. The data confirms that conditions can change dramatically block-by-block, requiring location-specific security recommendations tailored to your organization's unique risk profile.

With Base Operations, Security Directors can validate employee safety concerns with hard data, identify specific threat patterns by location and time, anticipate seasonal risk fluctuations, and develop targeted safety protocols that protect your workforce during daily commutes.

Transform reactive safety management into proactive threat mitigation. Your employees deserve protection from the moment they leave for work until they safely return home.