
01/12/2010
A Study on Burglar Alarm Effectiveness for Suburban Homes Using Data Gathered from Greenwich, Conn.
*Study partially underwritten by the Alarm Industry Research and Educational Foundation (AIREF)
Source: Dr. Simon Hakim, Temple University·
Single family homes are most often targeted for burglary. Their risk is 35 percent greater than that of the entire population.·
…effective security requires maintaining, deterring, preventing and detecting precaution measures. A burglar alarm is always part of the required package.·
Average loss from burglary is $3,266 when there is an alarm and $5,343 when there is no alarm.
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A Study on Burglar Alarm Effectiveness for Suburban Homes Using Data Gathered from Greenwich, Conn. *Study partially underwritten by the Alarm Industry Research and Educational Foundation (AIREF) Source: Dr. Simon Hakim, Temple University