Security Intelligence

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Burglary and home invasion are real concerns among American homeowners. For some, the concern is motivation enough to do everything possible to maintain a high level of security. That is what people do. When they are afraid of something, they do what they can to protect themselves from it. What does this suggest about preventing burglary?

If you hope to stop a burglar before he ever gets started on your home, you need to think like him. You need to figure out what goes through his mind so that you can come up with ways to stop him. It is like the old adage says, you need to know your enemy before you can defeat him.

Interesting Burglary Statistics

A deep dive into burglary statistics can reveal a lot about how criminals think. Statistics reveal their tendencies and habits. They reveal who burglars like to target, when they tend to work, and how they pull off their crimes.

I am not going to go through a ton of statistics, but there are some that I think will be beneficial to the main point of this post. Here they are, compliments of SafeHome.org:

83% of burglars look for a home security system before breaking in.

60% would select a new target if they found a home security system.

50% will immediately stop a break-in attempt if an alarm system is discovered.

31% will immediately retreat if an alarm system is discovered.

It's clear that burglars do not like home security systems. The question is, why? If you can figure that out, you are one step closer to understanding what motivates burglars to do what they do.

They Don't Want to Get Caught

Avoiding a home equipped with an alarm indicates that a burglar doesn't want to get caught. Likewise for stopping a burglary attempt and retreating once a home security system is identified. Security systems are bad news for burglars. They increase the chances of a burglar being caught, arrested, and prosecuted.

There is a lesson to be learned here: the harder you can make things on a burglar, the less likely he is to target your home. Increased difficulty means higher chances of being caught. The more time a burglar spends in your home, the greater his risk. So putting up every possible roadblock makes it harder for a burglar to justify entering your home.

Most Burglaries Are Not Planned

SafeHome.org contends that most burglaries are committed to acquire cash or valuables that can be turned into drugs. Only 12% are planned; 41% are actually spur-of-the-moment crimes. What should this tell us about how burglars think?

First of all, it tells us that burglars are reacting to their circumstances. They want drugs but they do not have the money. They decide to pull off a burglary only to finance that next purchase. This knowledge works to your advantage.

Make Burglars Uncomfortable

Knowing that burglars are normally reacting to their circumstances, you can create circumstances that make burglarizing your home quite uncomfortable. Let us go back to the home security system.

Seeing surveillance cameras or a home security placard in your window can make a burglar nervous. Automated lighting can scare him away if he chooses to break in overnight. Planting thorny bushes in front of first floor windows takes those windows off the table in terms of entry points.

What Burglars Look for Before Entering

Data suggests that burglars look at some key things before beginning a break-in attempt. There are three in particular:

Location – A home's location plays a role and how easy it is to breach without being discovered. Homes on busy streets with plenty of traffic are more risky to burglars than those on quieter streets where very little traffic goes by.

Occupants – Burglars are definitely concerned about occupants. They will try to assess if there are any people in the house. And if so, the number of people could make a difference.

Security Measures – Based on what you have already read, it makes sense that burglars look for security measures. They scout a property looking for cameras, alarm company signs, and even dogs.

Burglars look over a property the same way you might assess the paperwork on your desk before you begin your workday. This suggests that it is possible to discourage a burglar by making him believe the job ahead won't be worth the time and effort it takes to pull off.

Make Life as Difficult as Possible

I have been writing on home security and automation for years. One of the most consistent pieces of advice I run across during my research is this: making life as difficult as possible on burglars increases the chances of them leaving you alone.

A home security system is a good place to start in this endeavor. Run an internet search on the best home security systems money can buy. You will end up finding links to all of the major brands. Vivint is one of those brands, and they recommend investing in:

Door and window sensors

Motion sensors

Glass break sensors

Wireless video cameras

24/7 monitoring

Check out their post on the best home security systems for California to see everything they recommend for maximum safety. Needless to say, they offer both equipment and professional monitoring services.

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At first glance it might not seem like radio receivers and smart speakers are in any way linked. After all, they are two different technologies. Radio receivers pick up broadcast signals of music, talk radio, sports, and so forth. Smart speakers do what they do via internet connections.

Strangely enough, there is an undeniable link between the two technologies. It is a link the radio industry pays close attention to. What is it? The relationship between people who use smart speakers and those who still rely on broadcast radio for music and news. It is a relationship that is tied closely to the type of format listeners prefer.

Formats and Technologies Linked

The first thing to note here is that the number of in-home radio receivers has fallen over the years. Some of the decrease is linked to a declining popularity in commercial radio in favor of alternatives like satellite radio. But technology also contributes.

According to a report from Edison Research and Triton Digital, some of the loss of home radio receivers has been supplemented by an increase in smart speakers. Therein lies the link. Fans of particular radio formats are more likely to get their fix from a smart speaker. Conversely, fans of other formats still hang on to their in-home radio receivers.

The dividing line seems to be related to age. Smart speaker users are more likely to listen to:

 - Alternative rock

 - Christian contemporary

 - Hip-hop

 - Top 40.

Those with in-home radio receivers are more likely to listen to:

 - Classic hits

 - Classic rock

 - Country

 - Hard rock/heavy metal

 - News & talk radio

 - Sports.

It would seem that the younger crowd is more apt to getting their alternative rock and hip-hop fix with a smart speaker and a streaming service. At least that is the case in the home. In the car, it may be a matter of listening to satellite versus broadcast radio.

The Geography Question

There is something else to consider here: the geography question. Take Nevada, for example. The largely rural state has one large city in Las Vegas and a multitude of smaller cities and towns. Carson City is the smallest of more than 300 metropolitan areas surveyed by the U.S. Census, but the sixth largest city in Nevada.

There are fewer than half-a-dozen radio stations located in Carson City. If you lived in a rural part of the state, quite a distance from Carson City, how easily could you pick up radio signals? You might be forced to get your music with a smart speaker.

On the other hand, if your home were rural enough, you might not have high-speed internet access. A smart speaker would be out of the question. Instead, you would have a radio receiver picking up signals from Carson City and Eastern California.

Radio Via the Internet

For many families, a smart speaker serves dual purposes. Vivint Smart Home explains how by reminding that many radio stations now broadcast over-the-air and online simultaneously. Even if you do not have a radio receiver in your home, you can use your smart speaker to listen to live radio without ever having to use a streaming service.