| Business Development Protecting Business Businesses in Liverpool from cab drivers to pubs are benefiting as crime rates drop to their lowest level in 10 years. B usiness needs a safe and crime-free environment to flourish. Liverpool Chamber of Commerce has a specific business crime prevention service: the Business Crime Direct team tackles a wide range of issues, from supporting the night time economy, reducing crime against retailers in the city centre and providing crime prevention advice to suburban shops, to addressing freight crime through the North West Truck Watch scheme.