MPIDR.com is the shortcut to MyPropertyIDRegistry.com. It's an important feature because the shortened URL is easier to use for labeling or etching valuables, like catalytic converters, without the need for an actual asset tag that would burn off. This way, the item...

Operation Identification dates back to 1963. It was extensively researched, at a cost of $120 million in today's money, with 378 pilot studies between 1974 and 1978, after which it was rolled out nationally as the companion to Neighborhood Watch in 1979. All the...

Everett Holladay, Chief of Police of the Monterey Park Police Department, developed Operation ID in 1963. His past leadership demonstrates that Operation ID is effective when widely implemented. Operation ID has now been modernized using web-based strategies. All...

Government-owned property must be marked, tagged, labeled or stamped using specific clauses within the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) and the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS). This also covers grantees of...

An evidentiary deficit is a pretty simple concept. You read about it in the news often. A prosecutor doesn't have enough evidence to bring a perpetrator to trial. Yes, a crime was likely committed. There might even be witnesses. But is there enough evidence to...

From the very earliest days of civilization, people have been keeping ledgers and marking property in order to show ownership. The one element that was out of reach until the late 19th century was the element of traceability. 19th Century Classification In the mid...

Nowadays it really doesn’t matter how old students are, they are carrying valuable electronics and riding expensive bicycles.

When Kitty Genovese was murdered in 1964, the case ricocheted around the country. That's because Americans had to do some soul searching about whether they would come to the rescue of a stranger in distress....

In 1972, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) launched Operation Identification. Operation ID is a burglary-prevention strategy designed to devalue the portable property criminals target. Operation ID consists of three steps. Mark property with a globally...

Travel security is important if you're just going around the corner or to another part of the world. While people are often fearful of physical attacks, the greatest risk both here and abroad is the same: property crimes. And the second greatest risk: property losses....