Every year, emergencies take their toll on businesses and industries — in lives and dollars — and they can strike at any time. According to data provided by the Gun Violence Archive, which records mass shooting deaths, by August 2020, mass shootings in the US had already exceeded the year-end totals for each year from 2014 to 2018. There is no doubt that with so many tenants, employees, and customers in a concentrated area, shopping centers are inherently target-rich environments for critical events including terrorism, workplace violence, active assailants, and vehicle-borne attacks (Source: National Retail Federation). The question isn’t if a shopping center will face a crisis, it’s when.