Why you need a home security system in Colorado
Rutgers Study Finds Alarm Systems Are Valuable Crime Fighting Tool
A comprehensive study of five years of statistics by researchers at the Rutgers University School of Criminal Justice (SCJ) in Newark found that residential burglar alarm systems decrease crime. While other studies have concluded that most burglars avoid alarm systems, this is the first study to focus on alarm systems while scientifically ruling out other factors that could have impacted the crime rate. Rutgers Study.
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Each year, more than 400 Americans die from unintentional CO poisoning, more than 20,000 visit the emergency room and more than 4,000 are hospitalized due to CO poisoning. Fatality is highest among Americans 65 and older. CDC CO information.
Fire
In 2006, fire departments responded to 412,500 home fires in the United States, which claimed the lives of 2,580 people (not including firefighters) and injured another 12,925 (not including firefighters). Link
Burglary
In 2007, a total of 28,119 burglaries were reported by law enforcement agencies in Colorado. This is a 11.6% decrease in burglaries from 2006. Burglaries accounted for 56.3% of the major offenses reported. There were 14,280 forced entry burglaries reported. Forced entry burglaries accounted 50.8% of the burglaries. There were 11,992 non-forced entry burglaries reported. Non-forced entry burglaries accounted for 42.6% of the burglaries. There were 1,847 attempted burglaries reported. Attempted burglaries accounted for 6.6% of the burglaries. Link
