The average burglar does not spend very much time planning a residential break-in, but instead acts impulsively, breaking into houses that appear improperly secured. According to the FBI, one in four American homes will be burglarized over the next three years. The best way to preventyourhomefromburglary is by making it look like a difficult target to potential thieves. Here are a few things that might increase your home’s risk of burglary:
? Plants and Fences
If your house is blocked from the view of your neighbors by overgrown vegetation, walls or tall fences, a burglar will know that he can move around your house without being detected by someone outside.
? Low Lighting
Crime is often associated with darkness and shadows. This is because darkness reduces the risk of being seen committing a crime. Burglarswillusedarkness to avoid being seen by you or your neighbors when approaching your home.
? Piles of Mail or Newspapers
If you leave your house for several days at a time, you increase the risk of burglary. This risk is compounded when clear evidence of your absence is presented to would-be burglars in the form of neglected mail, packages and newspapers.
? Open Windows and Unlocked Doors
This may seem obvious, but many people give burglars easy access to the ground floor of their houses. Burglary is a crime of opportunity, and few images symbolize opportunity more directly than an open door or window.
Keeping your house well-lit and locked up is just the first step. Call AMP Security, LLC at (801) 734-7000 for a state of the art security systems backed up by our many redundant monitoring centers. Visit our website for more information on securing your home and family.
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Nearly 2.2 million burglariescostAmericansaround $4.3 billion in total damages in 2007 alone. Many of these crimes could have been prevented through the use of basic home security systems. There are many benefits to professionally installing a monitored home security system to protect your family and belongings. Here are a few reasons to consider a home security system:
Effective Protection
Monitored security systems are installed by professionals who know how burglars break in and how to prevent them from doing so. Since they are monitored by security professionals, these systems allow for rapid deployment of assistance in the event of a home invasion. Studies have shown that houses with security systems are up to 72% less likely to be burglarized at all.
Insurance Savings
Many insurance companies offer significant discounts to properly secured homes, and your savings increase with each new safeguard you install. You may be able to qualify for a discount of up to 20% if your home has a properly installed and functioning monitored alarm system.
Peace of Mind
Perhaps the most important benefitofamonitoredsecurityandalarmsystem is the peace of mind that it can bring to you and your family. With the professional protection of a properly installed monitored security system you can breathe easy and rest assured that you are safe from almost any threat.
These are just some of the ways that you can benefit from installing a home security system from AMP Security, LLC. Our alarm technology and 24/7 monitoring service can effectively protect you in the event of burglary, fire or medical emergencies. To learn how you, your family and your home can be protected, call (801) 734-7000 and talk to one of our friendly representatives, or contactusonline.
An important feature of a home alarm system is the ability to monitor what is going on at your home while you are away. That includes monitoring your children when you have to leave them home alone. When considering a home alarm system make sure it has these features so you can also use it to monitor your home or your children when they are home alone.
Make sure it has a digital GSM cellular radio is built into the system.
Make sure they provide a GSM monitoring platform that makes the system safer, no phone line required, and no phone line for an intruder to cut?
Make sure it provides the interactive services that allow you to arm and disarm your system remotely, receive text or email notifications on your system’s activity, and even let you view live video on any web-enabled device from cameras in your home?
Finally, make sure it has a “Crash and Smash” feature that makes your alarm system virtually undefeatable?
The good news for parents with daily work obligations and other commitments is the availability of innovative, easy-to-use and affordable home security systems and monitoring technologies to keep track of your kids remotely when you are not around. Below are some tips for you to safeguard your kids when they are home alone after school:
Install a security system integrated with remote monitoring technology. Not every activity that happens at home when you are not around requires police or fire response—but that doesn’t mean you wouldn’t want to know about them. Use strategically placed motion-triggered sensors in your home to find out when the kids get home from school, if the liquor or medicine cabinet is opened, and more.
Utilize cameras to look in at any time. Security cameras integrated with advanced interactive technology will truly change the way you’ll see your home. Security cameras and video monitoring technology give you the ability to view live streaming video, receive motion-triggered video clips and control cameras remotely from your smart phone (iPhone, BlackBerry, Android) or computer.
Take security with you. Whether it’s an iPhone app, BlackBerry app or Android app, you can check current system status, see recent events, view live video and update your security system settings from anywhere, at any time.
Don’t rely on the phone line or Internet to power your system. Many security systems today unfortunately still depend on unreliable telephone lines that can easily be cut by a burglar, or internet that can go down at any time. Try to find a security system that works on a wireless network, such as GSM. By using a wireless home security system, a signal can be sent to the central monitoring station faster and more efficiently for an immediate emergency response.
Set up real-time notifications via email or text message. Choose a security system that offers real-time email or text message notifications to be sent to you about events that matter most so you are always in the know.
Set up schedules and automatic reminders for your security system. Today’s home security systems don’t just allow you to set customized alerts when an activity does occur, but also when an expected event does not occur. You can now set up “no-show” alerts so that if a child does not arrive home from school within the expected time window you will receive an instant notification.
Be prepared and stay protected. Seek security systems that provide a higher level of protection. The best protection ensures that even if an intruder enters a home and quickly smashes your security control panel, a signal will still be sent to the central monitoring station for help.
Manage all security system users. It’s not just the head of the household that’s arming and disarming your home security system. What about the babysitter, the contractor, a cleaning crew or a pet sitter? Make sure to use a security system that allows you to set up multiple users and customize settings for each one.
Regularly review event/activity history. It’s important to install a security system that allows you to have remote monitoring and system control with interactive services and also makes sure you can view and save your event history. Why? To ensure your family’s safety, you should regularly access a searchable security event history and look for any unusual patterns. This will also allow you to look back at that history in case of a security breach and
pull any information you may want or need to report to authorities.
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