Statistics show that neighborhoods with more residents relying on home security equipment than not tend to have fewer incidents of burglaries than those without. A residential burglar’s plan is to get in and out of your home without being detected. A sounding burglar alarm is bad news for a thief.
When a criminal decides to burglarize your residence and discover they have easy access to your home they immediately move into a predetermined strategy that permits them to get away with enough of your cash and valuables to make it worth the risk. They have complete familiarity with the way most people think – such as the typical places we tent to “hide” items we are concerned about being stolen.
A burglar will quickly ransack your home, starting with grabbing your wallet full of cash and credit cards. They take cell phones and other small valuable electronics if they are in a hurry, thinking you may return home soon. They may make a dash for your jewelry box if they can risk the extra minutes. Before they leave they will grab your extra house keys, car keys from your key hook and check out the calendar you have hanging in your kitchen that lists all the appointments you have coming up that determine when you will be away.
Even while filling out the police report once you realize you have been robbed; it still may take you a day or two to notice your keys are missing. By the time you get a locksmith to change your locks the burglar will use your keys to enter your home, this time with the intention to make off with some of your larger, more expensive electronics, antiques and collectibles.
The greatest benefit of a home security system is that once it has been breached, the monitoring command center immediately notifies the authorities. The police can be on the scene within minutes even if you are not at home.
