Home Invasion Statistics!

Police agencies in North America do not have any rule of law on their books that shows home invasion is a crime. Since they cannot charge criminals for breaking a law that doesn't exist they charge them with other crimes they violate when carrying out a home invasion.

Unfortunately home invasion statistics are not compiled. Most police agencies will statistically record the precise crimes that were committed by home invasion criminals since there is no actual crime on their books for home invasions.

One clear way to distinguish the difference between burglary & home invasion is to look at the different type crimes the criminals that carry them out are usually charged with.

When burglars get caught for their crimes they are usually charged with break & enter & burglary, home invasion criminals get charged with robbery, aggravated assault, kidnapping, rape & homicide.

Having current home invasion statistics for the area where one lives can be extremely beneficial in helping us understand what security measures may need to be taken & how much security is required to be adequately secured.

I have advised many people for years that the only way to know what level of security is required for their homes is to first identify what type of security problems that exist in their area.

Once you know what potential threat you & your neighbors face each day you will be able to make informed decisions on what security measures you need to implement to safeguard your home & family.

I have also mentioned to many individuals over the years that most law enforcement agencies produce a monthly burglary report for their area & it is in their best interests to start obtaining this report.

You may be able obtain a monthly copy from your local police agency or from a neighbor watch group in your community. The neighborhood watch group in my area has been posting the monthly burglary report on their website since 2002.

The burglary report in my area does not show any home invasion statistics but it does show every burglary that has happened in our area for the past 30 days.

Since it is not appropriate to list the actual addresses of the homes that were broken into, they inform you where each burglary had taken place by listing the street it occurred on along with the closest intersection.

This information is important as it informs people how close to their own homes various burglaries had taken place.

There is lots of information in these monthly reports like the date & estimated time of day each burglary had occurred, what was stolen in each crime, what entry point was used & what did the criminal use or do to gain entry.

For additional information on the monthly burglary report you may want to review chapter 6 in my free special insiders report on home security. There may be some home invasion statistics in the monthly burglary report in your area, but if not you may be able to obtain information on home invasions from those who run the neighborhood watch program in your community.

Important Home Invasion Statistics From The FBI!

For the most part the (FBI) Federal Bureau of Investigations collects crime statistics from the various police agencies around the country in order to show crime statistics from a national perspective.

Although local law enforcement agencies do not collect home invasion statistics the FBI was still able to put together important statistical data along with a profile on home invasion criminals.

Since the FBI sees home invasions as a serious threat to people everywhere, they published a warning to the public & released some important home invasion statistics in an FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin.

In the report they are warning the public that home invasions are on the rise.

They also feel it will continue to rise because criminals are turning to home invasions as an alternative to armed robbery.

The report states that holding up banks & convenience stores have become increasingly more difficult for criminals due to video surveillance, silent alarms & other security technical advancements.

Certain statistical data collected on burglaries, sexual predators & home invasions can be beneficial to those who want to safeguard their homes & families & some of those statistics can be highly beneficial.

The most important home invasion statistics allowed the FBI to figure out what homes will become a prime target for these violent criminals.

The FBI reports that homes where women or senior citizens are alone are prime targets for these criminals that carry out home invasions. The FBI also states that homes of drug dealers have also been repeatedly targeted.

This information is critically important to many individuals looking to provide an adequate level of security protection for themselves & their families.

There are many things that can be done to increase the level of protection for women or seniors who are alone in an apartment or a house for long periods during the day or evening.

The security threat to those who are more likely to be targeted increases greatly when home invasions are happening or have increased in the area where they live.

Unfortunately there are no home invasion statistics or any other statistical data that shows why home invasions will start to suddenly increase in certain areas.

Law-Enforcement agencies have always attributed sudden increases or spikes in the daily burglary rate in their areas with escalations in local drug trafficking.

Unfortunately an upsurge in local drug trafficking increases the number of drug addicts who will continuously break-in to people's homes & steel anything of value that will help them feed a very expensive daily drug habit.

Drug addicts under the influence of certain drugs or experiencing serious withdrawal symptoms can have their judgment completely compromised.

They may bolt from the home if discovered like your normal array of burglars in their late teens & early twenties or they may perceive the family member as a threat & react violently towards them.

Your local law-enforcement or those who look after the neighborhood watch in your area may be able to give you a good idea on the type of criminals that make up the daily burglary rate in your community.

Having some insight into the type of intruders that make up the daily burglary rate in your community is very important.

You cannot make informed decisions on the level of security you need to adequately safeguard your home & family if you have no idea on what your protecting them against.

Although law enforcement agencies do not compile home invasion statistics there is some statistical data along with other information that can help us understand the approach we need to take to safeguard our home & families.

On my panic room web page you will discover the main entry point along with various methods home invasion criminals use to gain entry.

You will also find straight forward advice on how to keep these criminals from entering your home.

I sincerely hope the above information was in some way helpful & beneficial for you. You may want to consider bookmarking this site as new & updated content is uploaded weekly.

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