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In reply to the discussion: So what's wrong with home security systems? [View all]Roselma
(540 posts)We were monitoring mostly Baltimore City and surrounding counties. In 17 years, 40 hours/week, hundreds of signals a week, I was on the monitoring end of a single actual break in. 17 years - 30K customers' signals into our station, and only one break in. Also, no home invasions in 17 years. Multiple fires and CO2 leaks, but no home invasions and only one break in. Think about that. Burglary is not as prevalent as you think. An alarm system that makes digital tones or voice commands is just as scary to a criminal as one that has a loud siren and/or a strobe. Burglars do not want to make noise or have a signal go to a central station. Just having an alarm company's yard sign and/or window decals greatly reduces your chance of burglars targeting your home. Most important, most burglars don't want to break in to an occupied space. Burglars who break in to an occupied space generally are targeting specific people who they wish to harm. Those are dangerous people. None of our customers (in any of our 24-7 operation) was ever attacked in their home in 17 years. An alarm system and a noisy dog is a dual threat to a bad guy. Guns? I'm not so sure that guns aren't a greater risk to their owners lives/wellbeing than the extremely remote chance of a home invasion and/or targeted burglary.
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