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Burglary Statistics

Thursday, 2 April 2009 23:53 by admin
  • 100 Feet - Exterior lighting needs to bright enough for you to see 100-feet.
  • 95% of home security owners are satisfied with their alarm systems.
  • 94 % of US homes have at least one smoke alarm installed.
  • 93 % of homeowners have a garage. This is one point of entrance that burglars target.
  • 92 % of emergency calls end up being false alarms.
  • 90 % of police believe home monitored alarms help deter burglary attempts.
  • 89 % of all burglaries go unsolved.
  • 88% of all burglaries are residential in nature.
  • 87 % of all home burglaries are considered to be preventable.
  • 86 % of burglaries occur when people are at home.
  • 85 % of burglar alarms were not switched on or being used properly
  • 84 % of the Nation’s burglaries took place in metro areas.
  • 81 % of residential intrusions occur through the first floor
  • 80% of break-ins occur through a locked door

Source: http://hoppeteam.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=58&Itemid=65

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