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In the U.S.A., a burglary occurs every 8 seconds.
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On average, 1 out of every 6 homes will be burglarized this year.
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Half of all burglaries take place without forced entry. In many cases the burglar used a key!
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81 percent of residential intrusions occur through the first floor.
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34 percent of burglars entered through the front door.
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23 percent through a first-floor window.
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22 percent through the back door.
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9 percent through the garage.
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4 percent entered through a basement.
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4 percent through an unlocked entrance.
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And only 2 percent entered anywhere on the second floor.
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2 percent through a storage area.
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One study showed that 12 percent of burglaries occurred through an UNLOCKED door.
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Homes without security systems are about 3 times more likely to
be broken into than homes with security systems. (Actual statistic ranges from 2.3 times to 3.1 times, depending on the value of the home.)
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