Property Crimes - A Concise Look At Property Crimes Across The US

26 March, 2010

Mark Lowry

U.S. households experience about 16.3 million property crimes annually. This incredible number equates to almost 45,000 property crimes PER DAY in the United States. At this rate – 31 property crimes occur every minute of every day of every week of the year – is it only a matter of time before you become just another property crime statistic?

How many households do you estimate there are in your city? 1,000? 10,000? 100,000? A property crime in the United States is experienced by 134 households per every 1,000. If you take an average metropolitan city like Salt Lake City, Utah with a population of roughly 180,000 people, this breaks down to approximately 71,000 households. This means on average that 9,500 households in Salt Lake City, and in cities approximately the same size, will suffer a property crime this year. How long can you continue leaving your home unsecured with these crime statistics staring you in the face?

Let’s face fact here. The property crime rates in the United States are actually at such a level as to frighten the average citizen, and with good reason. With 31 property crimes happening every minute of every day, at an average loss per burglary or theft standing at $2,000, are you prepared to suffer a loss like this?

What are some things around your house that cost $2,000, or total up to that amount? Could you live without your laptop computer and Blu-ray DVD player? How about that new flat screen HDTV you bought the family as a holiday gift? That one might even tip the scales somewhere north of two grand.

The facts about home burglars is this: they are looking for easy targets, they want in and out of a house in under five minutes, and they want high-value items that are easy to pawn, trade, or otherwise sell for quick cash. A home security burglar system is a security measure that will stop a very high percentage of burglars dead in their tracks. In fact, a house equipped with a professionally installed burglar alarm is less likely to be robbed by a factor of 3 to 1 versus a house with no security system installed.

The facts and statistics are there for you to see, and the current state of the economy is adding fuel to the fire. Refuse to become another property crime statistics today by having a monitored home security burglar alarm professionally installed today. You and your family deserve the peace of mind.