My neighborhood is considered one of the safest in the city, but we still experience burglaries. (Even Mayberry had a sheriff.) Breaking through the front door is the most common method. (And a security screen door doesn't seem to add much protection.) I installed security film anyway. Also have a monitored alarm system, but (because of the frequency of false alarms) police here won't respond unless there's an actual sighting of an intruder. On the one occasion when there was an alarm while I was away and couldn't confirm that the alarm was false, the monitoring service took about 45' to get to the house. If there had been signs of a break-in, the police would then have been called. Burglars here are presumed to know that quick response by police to a burglar alarm is unlikely. My solution has been to add internal cameras and a sign noting that I have them. Prospective burglars would know that I'm likely to learn immediately if they break in, and that I'll be able to call 911 immediately to report an actual sighting. For that reason, I think burglars are likely to skip my house.
Statistics: Posted by Tib — Thu Apr 04, 2024 2:38 am — Replies 43 — Views 2420