Home Security Statistics

Home Burglary Statistics
- Two million home burglaries occur each year.
- 66% of burglaries are residential break-ins.
- Around 30% of home burglaries happen though an open or unlocked window or door.
- A large amount of burglaries occur during the summer.
- A home burglary occurs every 13 seconds.
- 2.5 million home intrusions occur each year.
- In the U.S. only 17% of homes have a security system.
- 85% of home break-ins are by non-professional thieves.
- Thieves prefer homes with easy access through unlocked doors and windows.

How to prevent your home from being broken into
- Keep doors and windows locked.
- Use good quality and strong locks.
- Keep a light on in the house if you are away at night.
- Burglars will usually bypass a house if it requires to much skill or effort to break into.
- Exterior lighting when dark can help prevent burglaries.
- Install a home security system.

Securing Doors and Locks

One important thing you want to do when securing your home is to make it difficult to break into. Most of the time a burglar will not attempt to break into a house if it requires to much effort or skill for them to get in. You want to make sure doors and locks are burglar proof. Most burglars attempt to break into a house through a door or garage door. A garage door is usually the weakest entry point so it should be replaced if it is not secure and can be easily broken in though.

 Doors should have strong, good quality locks. A deadbolt lock is one of the best locks to use. Make sure to have a strong door and frame also or a good lock will not prevent the door from being broken down. A metal door and frame will prevent this from happening. It is also better to not have a door that has a big window, because it could easily be broken. A door with a small window at the top is fine. These steps should help deter burglars from trying to break into your house.

Motion Sensing Floodlights

Motion sensing floodlights are a good way to keep your house safe at night. A motion sensing floodlight will turn on when it detects someone. This will keep anyone from coming near your house at night. There are different types of motion sensing floodlights out there for people to buy. There are solar powered ones and other types which can sound an alarm. A disadvantage of one that sound an alarm is that an animal could trigger it and it could get annoying when it goes off a lot.

They have advantages over other types of outdoor lights in how bright they are and how much area they can cover. Another reason to have one is if you come home late at night then the light would turn on automatically for you when you pull in your driveway. This will keep you from having to leave a light on for a long time until you get home.