Security System at Your Home (3)
The size of the discount is typically determined by the sophistication of the equipment, regardless of whether it is connected to a central monitoring system at the bur-glar alarm company, and the distance from the house to the nearest police or fire station.
The reason for such discounts is obvious. In the next 20 years, three out of four homes in the United States will be burglarized, according to FBI statistics. The average property loss in a burglary exceeds $1,000, not to mention the damage from entry.
From all available evidence, reliable home security should be a blend of technology and common sense. For example, a barking canine inside a house can make a burglar think twice about breaking in.
Before determining the precautions you should take and the equipment you should buy, you should know something about burglars. There are three types: the professional, the semiprofessional, and the amateur. Most homeowners, according to the Burglary Prevention Council in Chicago, have to be concerned with the latter two.
Residential burglars often are teenage boys who live near your home. They are opportunists looking for easy targets. If the risk of detection is too high, the typical amateur burglar will not attempt to enter your home. Both amateurs and semiprofessionals will spend a few hours to a week scouting the neighborhood and its homes. After determining the target, a typical amateur burglar spends only a few minutes burglarizing it.
When your house is unoccupied—whether for a few minutes or a few weeks—it is vulnerable. Keep that in mind when determining the precautions you’ll need to take to increase security, or call in a professional to do it.
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