In Texas premises liability cases, courts look at prior crime at and near the property using the factors from Timberwalk Apartments, Partners, Inc. v. Cain, 972 S.W.2d 749 (Tex. 1998). Crime Search, Inc. prepares crime data reports organized around those factors for plaintiff and defense attorneys.
Discuss a CaseView Sample ReportOur Timberwalk reports present the law-enforcement-reported crime data in a structure that lines up with each factor, so attorneys and their experts can apply it to the case.
| Factor | How the crime data is presented |
|---|---|
| Proximity | Reported crime at the property itself, its common areas, and within defined radii such as 1/4 mile and 1/2 mile. |
| Recency | Reported crime by year for the period before the incident date, with the incident date itself excluded. |
| Frequency | Counts by crime category for each area and time period, including how often a crime was reported on average (for example, one reported violent crime every X days). |
| Similarity | Crimes grouped into consistent categories (murder, sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, theft and auto theft) so the incident can be compared with prior reported crime. |
| Publicity | Where requested, documentation of how prior crimes at or near the property were publicly reported. |
Crime Search, Inc. has been based in the Houston area since 1990 and has prepared crime data reports for cases across Texas, including Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio, Austin, El Paso and surrounding cities.
Crime Search, Inc. presents the reported crime data organized by the Timberwalk factors. We do not offer an opinion on whether a crime was foreseeable. That determination is made by the attorneys, security experts and the court.
Cases outside Texas? See Premises Liability Crime Data Reports.
Tell us the property address, incident date and the time period you need. Crime Search, Inc. will review the request and recommend the appropriate crime data and report.
Phone: (281) 225-6858 • Email: info@crimesearchinc.com
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