Alarms Home Security
Every 15 Seconds.
The FBI says that’s how often a home, apartment, or condo is burglarized in our country. Sometimes it seems that statistics like that are overwhelming, that we are helpless against such odds. Actually, the opposite is true. Burglary is one of the most preventable crimes.
Burglars, like most criminals, are lazy and in search of an easy target. The majority of burglaries take place during daylight hours when homeowners are at work. The secret is to deny the easy target, and to advertise to the would-be thief that your home is not going to be worth the hassle.
A home security system is one of the best deterrents to property crime that you can own. A study at Temple University tells us that a home equipped without a security system is three times as likely to get broken into. Very few break ins are elaborately planned crimes by Hollywood style criminals. Thieves are generally looking for a speedy entry and exit, an unoccupied home, cover to hide from view, and evidence of something worth stealing.
By putting in a simple, inexpensive alarm system
, you can send your neighborhood hoodlum on down the block to someone else’s house or apartment. This simple, wireless setup that can be working in a few minutes. No holes to drill, no wires to run through walls, and it has extra features like panic buttons, remote arming, and has the option for 24-7 police or alarm company monitoring. The built in alarm siren will send any intruder running.
Wireless security systems are easier to retro fit into your existing home. Recent technology has made wireless sensors as dependable as their wired counterparts. They are easy to install, easy to move (for apartment living), and can be outfitted with the same types of sensors, accessories, and monitoring services as traditional built in units. In addition to entry sensors and break in detectors, newer home alarms can interface with wireless security cameras.
This unit supports infrared, magnetic door, vibration, and microwave sensors, and when optional wireless cameras are in use with it, security video will be recorded when an intruder is detected. Attach it to your phone line and you can activate or deactivate it remotely as well as be alerted when the alarm is triggered.
Don’t forget that insurance discounts are often available for a qualified security system.
If a burglar targets your home, he usually doesn’t want to spend more than a minute attempting to get inside, and less than five minutes inside. Anything that you can do to make this difficult or impossible will lessen your chance of becoming his next victim. Always place decals in your windows and/or yard signs that notify would be thieves that you do not intend to let them quietly try to get inside your home.
We’ve found that Brickhouse Security is a great resource for home protection. They specialize in home security alarms as well as a huge variety of security cameras
and GPS auto and property trackers
.
One last thing, like birth control, an alarm system is only useful if you use it every time! Don’t forget to educate your family on how it works, and set it correctly every time you leave the house.
