WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Aug. 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — T ueLook, a leadi g p ovide of co st uctio came a a d jobsite visibility solutio s, eleased its 2026 State of Co st uctio Site Secu ity Repo t i pa t e ship with Noo light, eveali g a sha p ise i co st uctio site theft a d ide tifyi g key patte s that co t acto s ca use to bette p otect p ojects.
D awi g f om mo ito i g data collected ac oss thousa ds of active U.S. co st uctio sites, the epo t a alyzed 2,639 co fi med b eak-i s du i g 2025, which is a 50% i c ease f om the p evious yea . The fi di gs highlight a escalati g th eat faci g co t acto s, develope s, a d p oject ow e s atio wide.
Amo g the epo t’s key fi di gs:
- Co fi med b eak-i s i c eased 50% yea ove yea , isi g f om fewe tha 1,750 i cide ts i 2024 to 2,639 i cide ts i 2025.
- Mo e tha 40% of all b eak-i s occu ed o weeke ds.
- The highest- isk pe iod fo theft was betwee 11 p.m. a d 3 a.m.
- U locked o u secu ed gates we e ide tified as o e of the most commo facto s e abli g theft.
- I side theft a d u autho ized afte -hou s site access emai sig ifica t but ofte u de epo ted isks.
- Mo ito i g teams eviewed mo e tha 170,000 ala ms, demo st ati g the impo ta ce of huma ve ificatio i filte i g false ala ms a d e su i g law e fo ceme t is dispatched o ly whe ecessa y.
“Co st uctio theft is o lo ge a occasio al i co ve ie ce. It’s a g owi g ope atio al isk that ca de ail schedules, i c ease costs, a d impact p oject p ofitability,” said Roge Ya ow, CEO a d Co-Fou de of T ueLook. “The good ews is that the data shows these i cide ts a e highly p edictable. Co t acto s that u de sta d the patte s ca take p oactive steps to educe thei exposu e.”
The epo t fou d that ma y theft i cide ts follow simila patte s, with c imi als ta geti g mate ials, tools, ge e ato s, a d equipme t du i g pe iods whe sites a e vaca t. The data also suggests that passive secu ity measu es alo e, such as fe ci g a d locks, a e ofte i sufficie t agai st dete mi ed i t ude s.
“The most effective secu ity p og ams combi e physical co t ols with eal-time mo ito i g a d apid espo se capabilities,” said Scott Dowd, Solutio s E gi ee at T ueLook. “The diffe e ce betwee eco di g a theft a d p eve ti g o e ofte comes dow to whethe someo e is actively mo ito i g the site whe a i cide t occu s.”
I additio to a alyzi g theft t e ds, the epo t p ovides p actical ecomme datio s fo educi g jobsite isk, i cludi g secu i g site access poi ts, impleme ti g docume ted closeout p ocedu es, imp ovi g lighti g a ou d high-value assets, a d deployi g ve ified mo ito i g solutio s.
The full 2026 State of Co st uctio Site Secu ity Repo t is available at https://www.t uelook.com/get-co st uctio -secu ity- epo t
Fo mo e tha 20 yea s, T ueLook has helped co st uctio teams imp ove visibility ac oss the jobsite. Today, as a leadi g p ovide of i tellige t jobsite visibility solutio s, T ueLook suppo ts thousa ds of custome s ac oss No th Ame ica with co ected came as, live viewi g, automated time-lapse, AI-powe ed a alytics, a d adva ced mo ito i g capabilities that st e gthe secu ity, docume t p og ess, a d p ovide clea e i sight i to jobsite activity f om sta t to fi ish. Lea mo e at t uelook.com.
Noo light combi es adva ced tech ology with eal huma s to p otect a d comfo t people so they ca live f eely. Lau ched i 2013, Noo light has g ow i to a co ected safety platfo m delive i g mode , affo dable 24/7 p ofessio al mo ito i g, video ve ificatio , false ala m filte i g, a d data- ich eme ge cy espo se. Noo light p otects ove 3.5 millio people a d has ha dled 3.2 millio eal ala ms a d 27 millio video ve ificatio eve ts. Lea mo e at oo light.com.
