Monday, 26 January 2009 22:45 by
adminAccording to U.S. Department of Justice, in 2002, police responded to approximately 36 million alarm activations, at an estimated annual cost of $1.8 billion. Most of these activations were burglar alarms. The vast majority of alarm calls – between 94 and 98 percent – are false.
Nationwide, false alarms account for somewhere between 10 and 25 percent of all police calls. For many U.S. police agencies, false burglar alarms constitute the highest volume type of call for service. Each false alarm requires approximately 20 minutes of police time, usually for two officers.
By Kim Swindell Wood at MySpartaNews.com
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