I have been working storage for over 10 years and I have been working with CCTV for nearly 30 years. A more expensive system is not always the answer. Your security cameras at any facility should do a couple things. 1. Deter crime. 2. Give you some ideal where the problems exist. 3. Give you some ideal as to when the problems are occurring. It's then up to you to catch these criminals in the act. Even with a crystal clear digital image the police cannot offer much help. There is no data base for criminal images. Unless it is a terrorist activity, drugs or organized crime the local PD don't usually get involved. Most equipment now days have gone digital as opposed to analog. You can also use wireless.
Tagger’s aren’t just vandals, nine times out of ten if they are tagging your walls their getting inside your facility. Gangs like to target RV’s and vehicle storage. They hot wire the vehicles and listen to the stereo’s, sometimes doing drugs at night.
Storage facilities that offer RV parking near the storage units have allot of activity on the cameras. Tenants routinely “go to the bathroom” between the RV’s especially after hours when the office and bathroom is closed. Storage tenants also like to park in the covered parking when vacant then walk to their units during the day especially in the summer months.
Security companies, Police and the FBI mini-storage task force set up after 911 don’t always have the answers. It’s up to each store to design the best security possible to meet their specific needs.
Onsite managers with previous experience, professional storage management companies and state of the art security equipment is a good start to a safer facility.