The home alarm industry has done a fantastic job of making you believe that your home security begins after someone has already invaded your home. While home alarms can be a deterrent, the fact is that alarm systems do not stop intruders from entering your home.
We are not against the use of alarm systems. Consumers must understand that security begins before an intruder enters your home.
More than 95% of home alarms are false alarms, which has resulted in longer police response times.
Police will often respond to virtually every other emergency, before they will respond to a home being burglarized.
Police response time to a home alarm is often greater than 20 minutes
Police response time in many large cities will range from 30 minutes to several hours, if they come at all!
An experienced thief is in and out of a home in less than 5 minutes, which is why only 13% of home burglary investigations ever lead to an arrest.
The real function of a burglar alarm is to limit the amount of time that an intruder is in your home. Most thieves are not going to turn and run away when they hear an alarm, as the commercials would have you believe.
We believe that the greatest benefit of monitored burglar alarm systems is the fire alarm protection that they provide.
Installing an alarm system before strengthening the exterior of your home is like buying a new car with no tires. It simply does not make sense.
Many of our existing customers had alarm systems and believed that their alarm would protect them...Fortunately, they were able to use Door Jamb Armor to repair the kick-in damage and help prevent the next break-in.
Please view the documents below, that help explain why alarms should be one component of your home security and not the entire package. |
