Neighborhood Safety Co-op

Service Area

Washington State | The Greater Seattle Area | Whatcom County | Skagit County | Snohomish County | King County

Service Type
Community Safety
Services Include

Weekly Business Checks | Personal Incident Response | Community Risk Alerts | Discounts For Chamber Members, & More.

Understanding the Concept of a Safety Co-operative

A safety co-operative represents a transformative approach to communal security. It's a collective where members are connected to our safety network here at RSU, with membership fees directly investing into the program, furthering our development and adaptation to a rapidly changing world. Further, the information we obtain in the field is analyzed and shared throughout the membership. This may include a frequent appearance of a trespassed individual, local crime alerts, suspicious activity, travel risks, and other comprehensive information from our dedicated analysts. To advocate for this format of security presence, we need to remain inclusive and responsive. Our ethics and policy are just that, celebrating cultural diversity, human rights, protection of privacy and anonymity, safeguarding science and technology, and forever protecting the values of human innovation. This security model is centered on shared responsibility and mutual aid, establishing a foundation upon which everyone involved can stand firm in the face of an evolving security landscape.

RSU's Pioneering Role in Community Security

RSU has emerged as a beacon in the domain of community-based safety solutions. From our roots in executive protection and investigations, through being a trusted security service during the Covid-19 Pandemic, ensuring our businesses and community assets were safe while many took to isolating themselves during those challenging years, leaving businesses and property more vulnerable than ever. With the aftermath of the pandemic, unfortunately the world opened up new threats, new unimaginable events, and the tension of social unrest. We decided to take a look at the security industry as a whole, taking what we learned from the pandemic and the skills adapted from the essential workers we interacted with. Our team advocates for community empowerment, transparency, inclusivity, and building hospitality through our security and safety services.

Supporting Small Businesses and Real Estate Organizations

The Safety Co-op is committed to supporting small businesses, local chambers,  non-profits, outreach teams, and real estate organizations by offering customized security solutions that cater to the unique membership for each client. Our approach includes meeting your staff, and asking you how we can integrate and respond to your call. Further, our business checks can include checking up on things after hours, ensuring theres no loitering, or suspicious activity while you’re away. In doing so, we ensure that entire sectors of the community receive the necessary support to thrive safely and securely.

The Evolution of the RSU Safety Co-op

The Safety Co-op has plans to flourish into an adaptable and advanced security platform. This ever changing world is now accelerating in security threats from mass casualty events, the housing crisis, opioid abuse, radical political divide, and now the emerging threats that will evolve through this technologic revolution with Large Language Models and image generators. Our team adapts  to technological progression and stays up to date on methods used by bad actors, expanding our knowledge, and more importantly, embedding ourself within the fabric of the community we serve. This includes services and solutions  our team plans to integrate into the Safety Co-op as the membership grows. Members can look forward to:

Safety Network Integration

Our immediate goal is to connect members to the ever-expanding RSU safety network. Membership fees will be conscientiously reinvested to refine our approach to current security dynamics and emerging threats. As a significant part of our operational ethos, we exchange pertinent security information within our network, providing alerts on a variety of concerns that directly impact community safety and tranquility.

Analytical Advancements

We employ rigorous analysis of field data, using it to craft detailed reports on risk assessments, including frequent trespasser activity, localized crime spikes, and suspicious behaviors. Our dedicated analysts are always on the beat, delivering insights that shape our next-generation security responses.

Ethics and Policy Advocacy

In a world where diversity and technology are invariably linked, RSU actively promotes ethical practices that uphold cultural respect, human rights, digital privacy and anonymity, cultural sensitivity, gender identity, harm reduction, and keeping our service areas inclusive throughout.

In conclusion, the RSU Safety Co-op stands not just as another provider of security services, but as an effective tool for a safer, more resilient community. By fostering a cooperative model of shared resources and responsibility, we ensure that everyone in our network—from small businesses to large organizations—remains steadfast against the security challenges of today's world.

TESTIMONIALS

"Good Evening! I am writing to express my deep gratitude for the presence of your staff at the civic field shelter. I am the PM supervisor on a lot of the nights of the week. I would like to call out your recent new hire, T, specifically.

There was an altercation which became physical between two guests on Sunday night, T sprang into action and was quickly in between the two parties. He successfully defused the situation before anyone was seriously hurt and aided me in further de-escalation and removal of the parties involved from the premises. T has in my opinion gone above and beyond his call in this instance and I felt the need to express my deep gratitude for his presence and assistance on Sunday.

Thank you all very much again, your help has been crucial in running a safe shelter for our vulnerable neighbors.

-Connor McAdams”
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