Odds of Burglary in America

ODDS OF BURGLARY IN AMERICA BURGLARIES BY REGION 21% 47% 21% 11% NORTHEAST 11% WEST MIDWEST 47% 21% SOUTH 21% TOP TEN BURGLARIES BY CITIESI 29,279 26,494 1 HOUSTON | 2 CHICAGO 3 DALLAS 18,993 19,428 18,164 18,435 18,780 16,281 14,583 15,217 4 DETROIT 5 NEW YORK CITY 6 LOS ANGELES 7 SAN ANTONIO 8 PHOENIX 9 INDIANAPOLIS 10 COLUMBUS BURGLARIES BY NEIGHBORHOODI 73% 27% COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING BUILT (FIRST SIX MONTHS) ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE BROKEN INTO THAN OLDER ESTABLISHED NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE RESIDENTS ARE MORE LIKELY TO KNOW EACH OTHER. BURGLARIES BY TIME OF DAYI 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 UUCGOQ009900 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 10AM – 3PM IS THE TIME MOST BURGLARIES OCCUR. THIS IS WHEN RESIDENTS ARE MOST LIKELY TO BE AT WORK OR SCHOOL. THIS FACT SURPRISES A GREAT NUMBER OF HOMEOWNERS WHO FALSELY BELIEVE THAT CRIMINALS ALWAYS OPERATE AT NIGHT. BURGLARIES BY HOME WITH AND WITHOUT AN ALARMI 3X WITH ALARM WITH OUT AN ALARM WITHOUT A HOME ALARM, YOUR HOUSE IS 3 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO GET BROKEN INTO THAN WITH A MONITORED ALARM. BURGLARIES BY AGEI STUDENT ELDERLY PERSON MIDDLE-AGED A STUDENT IS MORE LIKELY TO GET HIS OR HER HOME BROKEN INTO, NEXT IS AN ELDERLY PERSON, THEN MIDDLE-AGED. BURGLARIES BY BLOCK LOCATIONI MORE COMMON LESS COMMON LESS COMMON BLOCK END BLOCK CENTER BLOCK END A SINGLE-FAMILY HOME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BLOCK IS MORE LIKELY TO BE BROKEN INTO THAN A HOME ON A CORNER LOT. THIS IS LIKELY BECAUSE A HOUSE IN THE CORNIER IS MORE EASILY SEEN AND BURGLARS, OF COURSE, DON'T WANT TO GET CAUGHT. SOURCES: NATIONAL BURGLAR AND FIRE ALARM ASSOCIATION, FBI ANNUAL UNIFORM CRIME REPORT 2009, RENTER'S INSURANCE, SCAMBUSTERS.ORG HOME SEGURITY Store INFORMATION PROVIDED BY WWW.HOMESECURITYSTORE.COM COLUMBUS| INDIANAPOLIS PHOENIX SAN ANTONIO LOS ANGELES NEW YORK CITY DETROIT DALLAS CHICAGO HOUSTON