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Home Security-
Burglary Prevention
Most burglars are experienced professionals whose job is to break
into your house and steal whatever they can. Your job-with some
outside help- is burglary prevention.
A home burglary occurs every 15 seconds-don't allow this at your
house!
In 2004 the Bureau of Justice reported
that:
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77% of all crime was property
related
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17% of all crime domiciles were
violated by a burglar
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85% of all burglaries the offender
gained entry into the house or other building.
In the article "Home Security: Do
It Yourself Home Security" we talked about ideas to prevent
entry to your home. But the fact is that a determined burglar will
get into your home. That is his job and let's face it, looking at
the statistics, they are unfortunately good at it.
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Remember this: property crime occurs every 3 seconds, a home
burglary every 15 seconds.
The home burglary that has received the most attention recently
involved the theft of a laptop from a Veteran's Affairs analysts'
home. The laptop reportedly had the personal data for 26.5 million
veterans.
Three other tactics might be used to help prevent a burglary are
home security alarms or burglar alarms, property marking and home
security cameras.
Property marking is simply marking all your valuables with an
identifying "signature" so they can readily be identified when
recovered. Methods of marking include micro dots, laser pens, and
ultraviolet pens. The key here is to have signage letting everyone
know your property won't be so easy to sell on the black market
because it is marked. Believe it or not most burglars do read and
study their targets.
Home security cameras as part of a home security system are very
effective in two respects. First as a deterrent. If a burglar sees
that a property is covered with surveillance cameras they will have
second thoughts in targeting that property. Second, if they are not
that smart and decide to enter anyhow, a good surveillance system
will capture the images of the perpetrator making it easier for the
police to capture the bad guys. Home security cameras can be wired
or wireless, real or dummy, indoor or outdoor, or any combination
thereof.
Alarms can act as a successful deterrent. 90 % of police believe
alarms deter burglary attempts. There are all kinds of alarms
including expensive home security alarm systems monitored by
ex-police officers. Silent, noisy, wired, wireless, door, window,
motion, monitored, unmonitored-you name it and there is an alarm for
it. Signage again is the key. Let burglars know they are in for a
hard time ahead of time. The thing is alarms work.
Alarms, surveillance cameras, and property marking are three more
ways you can protect your home from burglary. Home security has
become a huge business in the United States. With the advances in
home security alarms, home security systems including wireless home
security and home security cameras maybe, just maybe the bad guys
will think twice before breaking into your home
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