Even though there have been marginal decreases in property crime rates in last few years, the fact remains that every 15 seconds, a home is burgled somewhere in America. In spite of that, research also shows that only about 17% homes in America have a full-fledged . This happens to be quite a shocking as well as disappointing revelation as it means that there are still on number of homeowners who need to start taking their home security a little more seriously.
In spite of multiple reports explaining how burglar are extremely effective in protecting your home against intruders and thieves, a lot more work still seems to be required. Just recently, a study by Alarm Industry, Research & Educational Foundation or AIREF released an eye opening report that studied over 400 convicted burglars. The study revealed that over 80% burglars find alarms an effective deterrent. This means that when a burglar is searching for an easy target, your house is most likely to remain safe if you have a good alarm system installed as burglars do not want the hassle of meddling with one.
Studies have also shown that up to 85% of attempted burglaries are committed by non-professionals that are constantly on the outlook for easy targets and wouldn’t even try to take a shot at the home with a security system. And yet, close to 2.5 million home intrusions take place every year. This clearly shows that these 2.5 million people are completely missing the point of having home security services.
For all those who haven’t taken their home security seriously so far, its time to give the subject a fresh thought. A number of people do not opt for security systems thinking that they would be expensive. However, there has been an unprecedented influx of new entrants into the home security market in the last couple of years and this has increased the competition fiercely. Elevated competition is always good news for consumers as companies now strive to gain your business by offering highly competitive prices on home security equipment. This means that you canhave your own home security alarm system for prices starting from just $100.
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Steven Ordona
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