San Antonio Negligent Security Attorney

Injured on Commercial or Private Property due to Negligent Security?

If you were injured due to inadequate or careless security measures, you may have a right to compensation. Property owners in Texas have a legal responsibility to keep their premises reasonably safe for guests, tenants, and customers. When they fail to do so, innocent people can suffer preventable harm from robberies, assaults, shootings, and other crimes. At KRW Lawyers, our team is committed to holding negligent property owners accountable and fighting for the justice and financial recovery you deserve.

Our San Antonio negligent security lawyers have extensive experience handling these complex claims and understand how to prove liability against negligent businesses, landlords, and property owners.

When is Security Required?

Under Texas premises liability law, property owners and managers are not automatically responsible for every criminal act that occurs on their property. Instead, they are required to implement reasonable security measures when crimes are foreseeable.

Some examples of when security is required include:

• High-Crime Areas: If a property is located in an area known for robberies or assaults, additional security may be necessary.
• Prior Incidents: If crimes have occurred on the property before, the owner is on notice and must take steps to prevent future incidents.
• Nature of the Property: Certain businesses—such as hotels, bars, shopping centers, and apartment complexes—are more likely to require enhanced security due to the volume of visitors and the risk of crime.
• Events and Gatherings: Special events that attract large crowds may require security guards, crowd control, and other protective measures.

Ultimately, property owners must take reasonable precautions based on the risks they know—or should know—exist.

Common Examples of Inadequate Security

Negligent security can take many forms. Some common examples that often lead to violent crime and injury include:

• Broken or missing locks on apartment or hotel doors
• Failure to repair or replace non-functioning security cameras
• Dim or burned-out lighting in stairwells, hallways, or parking lots
• Lack of security guards in areas with a known history of violence
• Inadequate screening or training of security staff
• Failure to respond to reports of suspicious activity
• Broken gates, fences, or windows that allow unauthorized entry

These failures often result in assaults, robberies, sexual assaults, shootings, and other violent crimes. Victims of such incidents may have the right to bring a negligent security claim against the property owner.

Contact our office today for a free consultation with a skilled San Antonio negligent security attorney.