How we measure outcomes.
Every number we publish should survive a skeptical buyer. This page states what each figure means, where it comes from, and why your results will differ from someone else's.
73% theft reduction
Homepage and industry pagesWhat it means: A customer-reported, year-over-year reduction in theft incidents at sites after VDS deployment, drawn from customer incident logs and VDS SOC records. It is an observed outcome at monitored sites — not a guarantee, and not an average across every deployment.
Why results vary: Baseline incident rate, site layout and lighting, monitoring configuration, and whether active deterrence (talk-down, strobes) is enabled.
70–90% savings (3–10×)
ROI calculators, pricing page, compare pagesWhat it means: The typical band by which VDS customers reduce spend when a monitored deployment replaces the traditional security cost they enter into our calculators. The baseline is always your own current spend — we make no assumption about your guard rates, shift counts, or vendor contracts. The band reflects that one monitored unit typically replaces coverage that otherwise requires multiple staffed shifts.
Why results vary: Your current cost structure, number of sites, contract term, and monitoring tier. The calculators are illustrative; a written quote is the real number.
Guard-equivalence figures
ROI calculator contextWhat it means: Where a guard full-time-equivalent is shown, it assumes a fully loaded cost of roughly $65,000 per guard per year (wages, overtime, scheduling, and management overhead) — a planning benchmark, not a quote of any specific guard vendor.
Why results vary: Region, union status, post orders, and shift premiums.
SOC operational stats (alerts triaged, talk-down resolutions, dispatches)
Homepage SOC sectionWhat it means: Counts from VDS Security Operations Center records for the stated period, reviewed by the VDS team before publication. “Resolved without police” means the incident ended after AI-verified detection and operator audio intervention, with no dispatch required.
Why results vary: Site mix and season; figures are periodically refreshed, not live telemetry.
Deployment times (under 20 minutes; about a week quote-to-live)
Product and industry pagesWhat it means: Under 20 minutes is the on-site setup time for one person to level the trailer, raise the mast, and auto-register the unit — measured from arrival to active monitoring. About a week is the typical elapsed time from initial quote to a live trailer for standard deployments.
Why results vary: Site access, freight distance, configuration complexity, and fleet availability.
The standing disclaimer
Published figures are customer-reported or VDS-operational data for the periods stated. They are planning benchmarks, not guarantees. Results vary by site conditions, monitoring configuration, and response protocols. Before any deployment, a specialist models coverage and costs for your specific sites — that written plan, not a website statistic, is what we stand behind contractually.
Want to test the math against your own numbers? Use the ROI calculator or see the guards comparison.
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A deployment plan quotes coverage, timeline, and cost for your actual sites — no benchmarks required.