There are many factors affecting the risk of burglary. The two primary risk factors includes firstly, the location of your home and secondly, the effectiveness of your home security.

Homes at greatest risk of burglary, according to their location include those in areas:

• Proximate to major activity nodes, such as shopping precincts, transport hubs and recreation facilities.

• Proximate to highly accessible roads and pedestrian travel paths. 

• On 'perceptual edges' which are signified by a noticeable change in land use.

When a would-be intruder is selecting a house to break into, they are most sensitive to the risk of getting caught.

• Detectability by those who might successfully intervene is a good indicator of what is likely to deter many offenders.

• A home security alarm system performs the function of detection and activation of some form of human intervention.

Aside from being at home yourself, use of a home security alarm is viewed as the most influential deterrent to would-be intruders. Contrary to this statement, is that a security alarm will not necessarily deter a professional or committed offender.

• As found in a study of burglary offenders, properties that have a home security alarm installed are less likely to fall victim to burglary.
  
• In fact, it was revealed that 90% of burglars would not attack a house with a visible alarm system, while 75% would not select a house with a visible alarm sticker.

Now might be a good time to install a home security alarm system.

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