Home Security: Keeping your Home and Family Safe

Home Security: + Keeping your Home and Family Safe In 2011, there were an estimated 2,188,005 burglaries in the United States. That is one burglary every 14.4 seconds! THE FRONT DOOR OF THE HOME IS THE MOST COMMON POINT OF ENTRY More than one-third of all burglars gain entry to residential homes throughthe front door. Additionally, 23% of intruders enter the home through first-floor windows, 22% through the back door and 6% through other unlocked entry points. 11 12 1 10 BURGLARIES MOST COMMONLY OCCUR BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 9 AM AND 3 PM Many homeowners assume that burglars tend to carry out crimes under the cover of night. However, burglaries are much more likely to occur during daylight hours when homeowners tend be at work and away from home. 3- レ BURGLARS SPEND LESS THAN 60 SECONDS BREAKING INTO A PROPERTY Typically, burglars will spend less than a minute trying to gain entry to a home. The more difficult it is to break in, the greater the likelihood of a burglar 60 secs abandoning the attack. HOME SECURITY OFFERS GREAT PROTECTION is estimated that homes without alarm systems are three times more likely to be burglarized than those with alarm systems. Nearly three-fourths of uncompleted burglaries can be credited to a home alarm system. Protecting the Home from Intrusion Install an Alarm system Homes with alarms have proven less attractive to potential intruders. Neighborhoods with a greater number of alarms installed also have fewer Lock doors and windows Would-be burglars prefer to gain unforced entry to homes through open doors Shrubbery Homes with no overgrown shrubbery or vegetation give thieves no place to hide, thus making the home less of a target. and windows. Keeping all passages of entry locked can work as a deterrent. residential burglaries. Security Lights A well-lit home fitted with Peephole Be wary of strangers. Install a peephole and chain on your front door so that you can talk to strangers without letting them in. Deadbolts Installing deadbolts on doors and jams on windows will make entry to the motion-activated lighting will scare away potential intruders. home more difficult. The Three Lines of Defense Home protection starts at the perimeter of the property. Home Security Yard Signs Placing these signs around the home will make criminals aware that the property is fitted with monitored home security. Signs act as a natural deterrent. Window and Door Sensors These motion-activated sensors will trigger an armed alarm system if a door or window is opened. Motion and image sensing cameras A burglar who gains entry to a property will get caught by an motion sensor camera installed within the home. Snapshots of 24 HOUR PROTECTION activity detected by the sensor can be sent to homeowners BMonitronics. on their Smartphone. Monitored Secrity Systems 866.469.3185 Sources: http://news.rutgers.edu/medrel/news-releases/2009/02/rutgers-study-finds-20090205; http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2011/crime-in-the-u.s.-2011/ property-crime/burglary; http://www.alarm.org/HomeSafety/FastFacts.aspx Monitronics www.Monitronics.com 866.469.3185 11