{"id":18008,"date":"2024-01-11T16:09:41","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T16:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fieldnation.com\/?p=18008"},"modified":"2025-09-16T10:35:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T15:35:32","slug":"physical-security-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fieldnation.com\/resources\/physical-security-growth","title":{"rendered":"Evolving market dynamics bolster physical security growth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Security is one of the hottest categories in field services right now. Sectors like retail and education increasingly rely on surveillance and access control systems to increase safety. Thanks to advancements in technology and equipment, installation and maintenance are faster, easier, and more cost-effective. This growth trajectory opens up significant opportunities in the field service sector as organizations prioritize security initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s take a closer look at some of the drivers and trends fueling the increased demand.<\/p>\n<a name=\"inventory-shrinkage-and-consumer-safety-are-critical-concerns\" class=\"fldn-table-of-contents-anchor\"><\/a><h2 id=\"inventory-shrinkage-and-consumer-safety-are-critical-concerns\">Inventory shrinkage and consumer safety are critical concerns<\/h2>\n<p>Inventory shrinkage is a formidable challenge for the retail sector, severely impacting profitability and hindering growth. <a href=\"https:\/\/nrf.com\/blog\/progress-and-opportunities-remain-in-fight-against-retail-crime?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Recent NRF studies<\/a> show that theft and organized retail crime are getting worse: shoplifting incidents jumped 26% from 2022 to 2023, and ORC groups are increasingly using more violent, sophisticated tactics.<\/p>\n<p>Recent research underscores growing concerns about retail safety. <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.verkada.com\/docs\/Verkada%2BRetail%2BSafety%2BSurvey.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">According to Verkada\u2019s 2024 State of Retail Safety report<\/a>, more than 27% of U.S. retail employees say they feel unsafe at work, while 54% report experiencing customer aggression or harassment, and 1 in 10 have faced physical violence in the past year. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/theft-and-crime-are-driving-retail-workers-to-look-for-new-roles-joint-study-from-the-loss-prevention-research-council-and-verkada-finds-302319870.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">These conditions are fueling workforce disruption<\/a>, with over 40% of retail employees considering leaving their jobs within the next 12 months due to safety fears<\/p>\n<a name=\"a-heightened-emphasis-on-school-security\" class=\"fldn-table-of-contents-anchor\"><\/a><h2 id=\"a-heightened-emphasis-on-school-security\">A heightened emphasis on school security<\/h2>\n<p>Recent data underscores a significant shift in priorities within the education sector and a heightened focus on school security. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessresearchinsights.com\/market-reports\/school-and-campus-security-market-107770\">The U.S. school and campus security market<\/a> is projected to reach approximately $1.27 billion in 2025, while the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketresearchfuture.com\/reports\/education-security-market-35727\">global education security market<\/a> is expected to grow from $29.8 billion in 2025 to over $57 billion by 2034, reflecting nearly 8% annual growth.<\/p>\n<a name=\"growth-areas-come-into-focus\" class=\"fldn-table-of-contents-anchor\"><\/a><h2 id=\"growth-areas-come-into-focus\">Growth areas come into focus<\/h2>\n<p>For most organizations, physical security solutions are a necessity rather than a luxury, regardless of the prevailing macroeconomic climate. In fact, in the first half of 2025 alone, Field Nation saw more than 26,000 work orders for CCTV and IP camera services\u2014underscoring the rapid growth of security as a work category on the marketplace. Given the escalating threat landscape, retailers and educational institutions continue to ramp up security measures.<\/p>\n<a name=\"discover-top-rated-security-technicians-on-field-nation\" class=\"fldn-table-of-contents-anchor\"><\/a><h2 id=\"discover-top-rated-security-technicians-on-field-nation\">Discover top-rated security technicians on Field Nation<\/h2>\n<p>Ready to capitalize on the booming security landscape? <a href=\"https:\/\/fieldnation.com\/get-started\" rel=\"noopener\">Connect with our team<\/a> for expert insights and tailored security solutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Security is one of the hottest categories in field services right now. Sectors like retail and education increasingly rely on surveillance and access control systems to increase safety. Thanks to advancements in technology and equipment, installation and maintenance are faster, easier, and more cost-effective. This growth trajectory opens up significant opportunities in the field service [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":18782,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"xn-wppe-expiration":[],"xn-wppe-expiration-action":[],"xn-wppe-expiration-prefix":[],"footnotes":""},"content-group":[],"class_list":["post-18008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","fldn_content_category-trends","fldn_content_type-blog","fldn_work_type-security"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Evolving market dynamics bolster physical security growth | Field Nation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/fieldnation.com\/resources\/physical-security-growth\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Evolving market dynamics bolster physical security growth | Field Nation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Security is one of the hottest categories in field services right now. 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