-34% of burglars entered through the front door
-23% through a first floor window
-22% through the back door
-9% through garage
-4% through a basement
-2% through a storage area
-2% only anywhere on second floor
-12% of burglaries occurred through an UNLOCKED door
-41% of ALARMED HOUSES the system was not activated
source Temple University (215-204-7476)
Homes without monitored security systems are about three times more likely to be broken into than homes with security systems.
90 percent of police believe alarms deter burglary attempts.
STAT Resources, Inc.
Property crime makes up three-quarters of all crime in the United States.
This same study, comprising of data from 1973 - 2001, claims that 85% of all burglaries were successful.
U.S. Dept. of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics
Canada has the highest yearly rate of home intrusions of all the industrialized countries.
News Canada
Nearly half of all crimes committed in Canada are property related.
Statistics Canada
Losses due to burglary totaled an estimated $3.3 billion in 2002, with an average value of $1,549 per offence.
The majority of burglaries, 65.8 percent, were residential in nature, and 61.7 percent of these occurred during daytime hours. Most non residential burglaries, 57.7 percent, occurred at night
2002 FBI Uniform Crime Report
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