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Electronic Security Facts and Statistics The security industry is growing...

In 1995, Americans spent an estimated $10.2 billion on electronic security products and services. (This figure includes monthly monitoring fees.) (STAT Resources, Inc., Boston, Mass., 617-734-2000) Spending on electronic security products and services is growing at estimated 4.3 percent per year. (STAT Resources, Inc., Boston, Mass., 617-734-2000) In 1995, an average of 13,100 businesses nationwide were classified as "alarm installing entities." (STAT Resources, Inc., Boston, Mass., 617-734-2000) By the end of 1997, more than one in five homes (20 percent of households) will be electronically protected. (This number includes both professional and do-it-yourself systems; however NBFAA endorses only professionally installed and monitored systems.) (JP Freeman & Company, Newtown, Conn., 203-426-6023) An estimated two million security systems were installed in 1993. (STAT Resources, Inc., Boston, Mass., 617-734-2000) From 1988 to 1993, consumers spent more than $5 billion on home security installations. (This figure does not include monitoring costs.) (JP Freeman & Company, Newtown, Conn., 203-426-6023)

A small-business dominated industry...

Approximately one-half of the businesses installing alarm systems have annual revenues of less than $250,000 per year and employ four or fewer employees. (STAT Resources, Inc., Boston, Mass., 617-734-2000)

Prices are dropping

Due to improved technology and the competitive marketplace, the average price of a security system has decreased by 30 percent in the last five years. (JP Freeman & Company, Newtown, Conn., 203-426-6023)

Security systems reduce burglaries...

Homes without security systems are about 3 times more likely to be broken into than homes with security systems. (Actual statistic ranges from 2.3 times to 3.1 times, depending on the value of the home.) (Simon Hakim, Temple University, 215-204-7476) Losses due to burglary average $400 less in residences with security systems than for a residences without security systems. (Simon Hakim, Temple University, 215-204-7476)

Police believe security systems reduce burglaries...

90 percent of police believe alarms deter burglary attempts. (STAT Resources, Inc., Boston, Mass., 617-734-2000) In 1994, the International Association of Chiefs of Police passed a Board Resolution stating that professionally installed and monitored alarm systems are useful instruments to deter crime and provide peace of mind for residential and business. The organization also pledged to work with the alarm industry to help reduce the problem of false alarm activations. (International Assoc. of Chiefs of Police, Alexandria, Va., 703-836-6767)

People feel safe with security systems...

94 percent of alarm owners are satisfied with their alarm systems. (Simon Hakim, Temple University, 215-204-7476)

Residential fires are expensive and deadly...

In 1994, home fires caused $481,000 in damage EVERY HOUR. (National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, Mass., 617-984-7274)

Burglar bars can kill...

From 1985 to 1991, an average of 16 people died each year due to burglar bars blocking their exits from burning homes or buildings. (Learn Not To Burn Foundation, Quincy, Mass., 617-770-3000)

Fires are linked to products...

In 1993, fires started by cigarettes accounted for roughly 1,000 civilian deaths, more than 3,000 civilian injuries, and nearly $400 million in direct property damage. (National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, Mass., 617-984-7274) In 1993, children playing with lighters started home fires resulting in 145 civilian deaths, more than 1,500 civilian injuries, and just over $130 million in direct property damage. (National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, Mass., 617-984-7274)

Where burglars enter a house...

One survey in Pennsylvania showed that:

81 percent of residential intrusions occur through the first floor. 34 percent of burglars entered through the front door 23 percent through a first-floor window 22 percent through the back door 9 percent through the garage 4 percent entered through a basement 4 percent through an unlocked entrance 2 percent through a storage area and only 2 percent entered anywhere on the second floor (Simon Hakim, Temple University, 215-204-7476)

A study in Connecticut showed that 12 percent of burglaries occurred through an UNLOCKED door. (Simon Hakim, Temple University, 215-204-7476) A study in Connecticut showed that in 41 percent of alarmed homes that were burglarized, the security system was not turned on. (Simon Hakim, Temple University, 215-204-7476)

For more information, see: FBI Uniform Crime Reports: Final 1995 Statistics U.S. Department of Justice

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