"Burglary Facts and Statistics"

It comes down to this…
We need to face the facts or live dangerously in denial.

General Burglary Statistics

· Burglars break into a house, apartment or condo every 11 seconds.
· Estimated burglaries nationwide: 2,329,950.
· 60% of residential burglaries occurred during the daylight hours.

Economic Impact Of Burglaries:

· Losses experienced by burglary victims estimated at $3.1 billion.
· Average loss per residential burglary was $1,350.

Time of Year For Burglaries:

· July had the greatest number of burglaries recorded.
· February had the least amount of burglaries recorded.

Burglaries By Region:

· Believe it or not...The South was the region with the highest volume of burglaries, reported 42% of all burglaries committed.  (I don't know about you but this really suprised me)

· The West reported 23%.
· The Midwest reported 21%.
· The Northeast had the least amount of burglaries, reporting 14% of all burglaries committed and the greatest decrease in burglaries, reporting a seven percent drop from 1997.

Burglaries Based by Classification

· 65% of all burglaries were by forcible entry (use of force of any kind to unlawfully enter a structure for the purpose of committing a theft or felony-entering through the use of tools, breaking windows and forcing doors, windows or locks).
· 28% were by unlawful entry (entry with no force, achieved thru an open door or window).
· 7% were reported as an attempted forcible entry (attempt made at forcible entry interrupted when burglar is frightened off).