Facts About Burglaries You Need To Know To Improve Your Home Security
Most burglars enter homes on the ground floor. Typically the burglar will enter through a secondary entrance such as a patio door or door on the side of the home.
Burglars will often case a neighborhood looking for a home that offers high rewards with the appearance of very little security.
Most home burglaries occur during the daylight hours when people are at work and houses are most likely to be empty.
Many burglars will knock on the door of a home to see if anyone is home. If someone is home they act as if they are lost or looking for someone. If no one is home they will then proceed with the burglary.
Professional burglars will often disguise themselves as utility workers. Many people won’t think twice about seeing a utility worker in someone’s backyard.
In the United States in the year 2006 there were over two million burglaries.
Once inside a home most burglars will go straight to the master bedroom where jewelry and cash is often stored. Burglars want small easily concealable items to steal such as jewelry, watches, small appliances and lap top computers. These items are easily sold on the street.
F.B.I. Statistics on burglary state a house is burglarized every 15 minutes in the U.S..
Unlike what you see in the movies most burglars give very little thought to the home they plan on burglarizing. They see an opportunity and take it whereas in the movies the burglars may stake the home out for days. In real life the burglar see what appears to be a weak target which is a home without burglar alarms and very little home security.