People ask me this question everyday. try to give an answer but sometimes I feel like the answer is not quite what the person wants to hear but here I go:
When so-called smash-and-grab thieves do strike a home with an alarm system, they are more likely to leave quickly.
On its Web site, the Electronic Security Association says that the average loss on a home with a system is $3,266, compared to $5,343 for a home without one. Nearly $2,100 is nothing to sniff at — unless your years of monthly monitoring fees exceed that. “The point of a security system is to reduce loss,” said Mike Miller, president of the security association. “It may be that instead of losing your TV, you could have lost a lot more.” Mr. Martin said that most thieves wander neighborhoods looking for an easy entry point, like an open window. Your security system would have told you to close that window when you tried to turn it on. So having an alarm system for your home will deter crime at least from your home.
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