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Home Security for Apartments & Rentals

Home Security for Apartments & Rentals

Home Security for Apartments & Rentals In the United States, nearly 37% of households rent. More Americans are renting now than ever before in history. While the average household may rent for seven years before buying their own home, an increasing number say they...

How Much Does a Home Security System Cost?

How Much Does a Home Security System Cost?

The average cost of a home security system is now $366 in the US. This is for a minimally viable system, including the first month of monitoring ($20-50 per month). However, if you’re just looking for a self-monitored camera system that you set up, it will definitely...

Why the Most Precise Crime Metrics Can't Be Compared

Why the Most Precise Crime Metrics Can't Be Compared

The guiding vision of CrimeGrade is to provide the most accurate, most detailed crime metrics. Every crime reporting site we've seen has massive gaps in the data, lacks the granular geographic neighborhood and block-level data CrimeGrade shows, or shows highly...

How to Stop Package Thieves

How to Stop Package Thieves

A property crime of some kind–burglary, theft, vandalism, arson–occurs in America every 4.6 seconds, amounting to 6,925,677 incidents each year. While this number might seem frightening, it’s actually been declining since 1990.  However, the rise in package thievery...

What to do After a Home Invasion or Burglary

What to do After a Home Invasion or Burglary

Each day, approximately 4,800 home burglaries take place in the US, nearly one every 15 seconds. Crime statistics vary from location to location but unfortunately, a home invasion is a somewhat common occurrence in America. More crime occurs where more people live so...

Are Home Security Systems Actually Effective?

Are Home Security Systems Actually Effective?

The short answer is, yes, home security systems are effective. Systems effectively do all of the following: Keeping burglars who don't want to be caught from even attempting to break in Scaring would-be burglars away with loud alarms. Exterior and hard-to-reach alarms...

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