Burglar Alarm Information

I thought it might be interesting to post some facts about burglar alarms for you to read.

1. If you don’t have a  home burglar alarm, your home is two to three times more likely of being a victim of burglary.
2. Only 13 % of the nations burglary reports are solved by the police.
3. The average cost to a home owner who is the victim of burglary is $1600 dollars.
4. A person can be convicted of burglary even if they don’t actually end up stealing something.  If they unlawfully enter the home to commit a felony or theft.
5. Only fifteen percent of property stolen as a result of this crime is returned to the rightful owners.
6. Burglaries most often occur during the hot summer months when people leave their windows open for ventilation.
7. 85% of burglaries happen in large metropolitan cities.
8. According to the FBI, 70% of all burglaries are committed by whites and 86% are male.
9. Every 15 seconds someones home is burglarized.
10. Only 30% of homes are equipped with security systems.
11. Forty five percent of burglaries occur in the South. Twenty four percent in the West.  Twenty percent in the Midwest.  Eleven percent in the Northeast.
12. Renters are more likely to be victims of burglary than home owners.
13. Sixty six percent of burglaries are residential.  Sixty two percent happen during  the daylight hours of 9 Am and 3 pm.
14. 30% of all burglars don’t use force to get in.  They simply enter through an open window or door.
15. Most burglaries can be prevented by installing a residential burglar alarm.
16. Many burglaries occur in homes with home burglar alarm systems that the owner neglects to arm.

I found these facts to be quite interesting.  I hope you enjoyed reading them and that you are motivated to install a home burglar alarm, upgrade your current system and actually activate it when you are not home.