Security Article

"Is an Alarm System Really Necessary?"
by Roscoe Hunter, PSP

I have been in the alarm industry for over 12 years and after thousands of installs and consultations with homeowners I have come to one conclusion.  Everyone can benefit in some way from a high quality professionally installed alarm system.  

Ultimately the point I am trying to make is that everyone at one time or another can have some type of emergency in their home.  An alarm system can at the very least assist you in getting help and at best be the difference between life and death.

It may appear that I'm somewhat biased being a professional in the industry.  However, the reality is that I have a wife and 3 children that I am responsible for protecting and, I have a security system in my home that allows me to sleep well at night.  The fact that I've almost had a bad kitchen fire that was caught in time and a spree of burglaries in my neighborhood that never affected me has nothing to do with my profession.  In fact it makes me even more proud of what I do for a living.

In 2001 there were 18.2 million property crimes including 3.1 million burglaries in the United States.  That's a burglary about every 10 seconds somewhere in the United States.  The Department of Justice has reported that there was a 2.9% increase in burglaries in 2001 over 2000.  All of these statistics spells out one simple fact:  No one is immune to a burglary or property crime regardless of your location.

Over the years I've been in the home security industry I have seen one common thread as it relates to break-ins.  Burglaries happen literally in every type of neighborhood from the ghetto to the penthouse downtown, from the one room shack to the twenty room mansion.  It doesn't seem to matter.

There is in essence two types of individuals that get home security systems, the person that just had a break-in or a break-in happened in their neighborhood and someone who realizes that there is a possibility a break-in could occur.  This may sound somewhat over simplified however, it is a simple truth that most people ignore.  The average loss in a residential burglary is almost $1,400 (not to mention the priceless items that are lost).

You may be reading this article and have never experienced a break-in or never "heard" of a break-in in your neighborhood.  In just about every home I have ever been to that just experienced a break-in, the homeowner almost always says something like "I wish I would have gotten a security system years ago but, I never thought it would happen to me."

Although I haven't personally experienced a burglary but I've been around hundreds of people who have.  The amount of emotional stress is probably more devastating than losing thousands of dollars of possessions.  The mere fact that someone has violated your home is enough to make some people pack up and move.  Not to mention items of sentimental value that are stolen and can never be replaced (how can you put a price tag on those types of items).

Ultimately, the choice is a personal one to get a monitored home security system or not.  However, I would have to say it certainly isn't a bad idea to have peace of mind knowing that home and family are protected.  After all, what could be more important than that?

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I hope you have enjoyed the information that has been shared in this article and I hope you and yours stay safe and prosperous. 

Roscoe Hunter, PSP

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