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Products
Security Systems | Alarm Monitoring | Home Network
Intercom/Video Phone | Home Theater/Audio
Nothing Worth Stealing?
Think you have nothing worth stealing?
Think again. In 1998 the FBI reports there were 2,330,000 burglaries in the U.S.
Losses from residential and non-residential burglaries combined: $3.1 billion.
Type and Value of Property Stolen and Recovered, 1997
Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation's annual Uniform Crime Reports. The complete reports can be found on the FBI's Web site: www.fbi.gov
| Type of Property |
Value of Property |
Stolen Value Recoverd |
Percent recovered |
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| Firearms |
$86,506,000 |
$9,794,000 |
11.3% |
| Televisions, radios,
stereos, etc. |
$820,241,000 |
$37,969,000 |
4.6% |
| Office equipment |
$435,806,000 |
$27,813,000 |
6.4% |
| Currency, notes,
etc. |
$757,066,000 |
$40,967,000 |
5.4% |
| Jewelery and precious
metals |
$921,598,000 |
$42,834,000 |
4.6% |
| Clothing and furs |
$229,128,000 |
$36,755,000 |
16.0% |
| Locally stolen motor
vehicles |
$5,670,106,000 |
$3,802,964,000 |
67.1% |
| Household goods |
$183,264,000 |
$10,656,000 |
5.8% |
| Consumable goods |
$85,443,000 |
$10,653,000 |
12.5% |
| Livestock |
$13,896,000 |
$1,744,000 |
12.6% |
| Total |
$11,493,541,000 |
$4,234,366,000 |
36.8% |
While most American homes have TV's, VCR's, stereo systems etc., only about 25% of all private homes have a security system. Most customers call for systems after they've been broken into.
Police chiefs throughout the country say that a home with a security system provides a significant deterrent to intruders. Studies reveal that homes not protected by burglar alarm systems experience a break-in rate that is 600% greater.
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