Home security is a necessity for many families wanting proper protection to sleep comfortably at night or to feel secure enjoying themselves while away on vacation. According to many statistics, the majority of American homes do not have a security system installed. However, when they come home and see all their things are strewn around and valuables missing they then make home security the number one priority by taking proper precautions to avoid becoming a victim again.
Thieves are targeting homes from coast to coast, adding to the conglomerate of robberies that happen every 13 seconds in the USA. Securing your family’s valuables and solidifying their safety is a necessary responsibility that needs to be taken care of every day.
Here is the 10 need-to-know statistics every homeowner should know. Check out these ideas after reading this brief blog post to discover additional ways to protect your home.
- Almost 5,000 burglaries take place every single day
According to FBI statistics, there were over 1,401,840 burglaries in the USA alone during 2017. Therefore, one can draw the conclusion that home protection is more important now than it was ever before. So, getting a home security system is the only way to make sure things are kept safe. Averaging over 200 burglaries per hour, thieves will do whatever is necessary to get what they want.
- Homes with security systems are 60% less likely to get robbed
A research team at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology administered a survey to over 400 convicted burglars serving time for their crimes to determine the severity of this problem. The team discovered that a whopping 80% of burglars say they always check for an alarm before breaking into a home. 60% claimed that if an alarm is equipped they will look for an alternative entry point.
These statistics are the reasons you should implement proper home security measures. If possible, add reinforced bars to windows and doors. Install a heavy-duty screen door to make burglars work twice as hard for their paydays, which would take extra time. The extra time they spend breaking into the home at the front door increases their chances of getting spotted.
Make sure to install floodlights outside the home in the front and rear that will automatically turn on and light up a dark area at night when the motion sensors detect movement nearby. The Ring Bell is a viral tool that gives you access to your home via a smartphone even when you are not there! You can answer the doorbell while looking at the live video feed on your smartphone to see who is at your front door.
You will be surprised to know that only 17% of homes have security systems!
- An average of $2000 worth of goods are stolen during a single home burglary
Many homeowners probably feel that paying a monthly premium for a high-end security system is not worth the money. However, these statistics would say otherwise. You will notice that a home burglary can become very costly compared to the cost of a security system. Therefore, paying a monthly premium would save you tons of money in the long run, especially if you possess many vintages or big-ticket items worth a lot of value.
- 65% of burglaries happen during daylight hours
Majority of burglaries happen during daylight hours between 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. One reason they occur around this time because parents are usually at work and kids are at school. Moreover, thieves could blend in with the neighborhood as repairmen getting ready to work on a house. Once neighbors perceive them as such, the thieves can take their time and work all day cleaning out your entire house!
- Burglaries spike at 70% during the summer
Unlike the movie Home Alone where the thieves targeted houses in the winter at night, the reality is that real thieves like to target homes in the summer in the mornings. Summer is a smoking hot season for burglaries to take place. One reason is that many families are on vacation having fun not worried about their homes getting burglarized. This gives burglars more than enough time to case out of a home, break inside, and take their time carrying items back to their vehicle unless there are a couple of neighbors watching your home.
- Homes without security systems are 300% times more likely of getting robbed
Thieves want easy money. That is why they got into that industry in the first place. Therefore, they will re-evaluate their decisions to break in a home when a home security system is installed. Thieves prefer to get in and out of a home very easily without much hassle. Your job is to make it extremely hard for them. Bypassing a security system is an inconvenience for them, but a convenience for you!
- Majority of burglaries are committed by perpetrators who don’t know the victim
Many homeowners who have become a victim of a burglary believe that someone in their inner circle had something to do with the crime. Nothing could be further from the truth. The fact is that the vast majority of victims do not know the perpetrator. Thieves usually target strangers because they pick houses based on the perceived valuable items behind those closed doors, instead of picking a person they have a personal quarrel with because there is no six degrees of separation connections with strangers.
- 95% of burglaries require a forceful entry
The majority of burglars will use a forceful entry to get into a home. 99% of doors and windows are locked during a burglary. Therefore, burglars always come ready to do some damage to your home, which can become costly. You should have homeowners insurance to protect against these intrusions. Moreover, implement physical protection including installing reinforced steel and other preventive measures would deter them.
- There are billions of dollars in losses for a lack of home security
Approximately 14.3 billion is lost due to burglaries every year. Every time a thief goes to jail there is another waiting to take his/her place because the market is lucrative.
- Item recovery and arrests are low
The majority of people who commit burglaries are not caught. Therefore, the skilled ones have free rein to continue with their crimes. The best form of protection is doing it yourself!
Stay safe!
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