Do You Really Need a Home Security System?
Home security has always been our number one concern and whether you realize it or not, all of us have some form of security in our homes.
We lock our doors when we go out, we have fire and smoke detectors and some of us have dogs for this reason.
Some countries like the UK have been dubbed surveillance societies because they reportedly have more surveillance cameras than any other country in the world.
With all these cameras however, their crime rate has not dropped and has instead gone up in some places.
Police statistics show that there has only been one solution to a crime for every 1000 cameras, which puts the whole surveillance thing in perspective.
Home security is very close to our hearts and many of us would still like to install some form of security if only to alleviate our fears.
In such a case choosing the right one for you become very important.
There are a few things that you need to keep in mind before you start shopping around for a home security system and a few of them are listed below.
Do not approach a consultant before doing a bit of homework of your own.
Many times the system that you'd be recommended would be the most expensive and may not even accomplish what it set out to do.
Unless you have very valuable stuff in your home, a dog is the best deterrent against burglars.
95% of burglars skip houses where they know that there are dogs, not because they are scared of them, but because their barking will awaken the home.
Even the more sophisticated burglars who burgle in the day time, will not enter a house with a dog because it makes too much noise drawing attention to what they are doing, something that they do not want.
If you have valuables at home, and you feel that you need more protection, go for something after checking on what is the best for you.
Laser detecting systems, and motion detectors are only as good as the technology that has gone into them and the good ones will have so many back up devices that the cost of installation becomes prohibitively high.
Most of the cheaper electronic systems that companies offer have a built in false alarm reset that renders them nearly ineffective in case of an actual intrusion.
It only gives you a feeling of security without actually doing so.
Most electronic security companies take advantage of our fears, especially in this age where thieves have gone high tech, to push off obsolete technology on to us.
A number of supposedly cutting edge instruments are actually very easily circumvented.
For most of us a good guard dog or dogs is all that is needed.
In fact many places that have the highest in terms of security still employ guards and dogs because they are the only fail safe method of providing security.
We lock our doors when we go out, we have fire and smoke detectors and some of us have dogs for this reason.
Some countries like the UK have been dubbed surveillance societies because they reportedly have more surveillance cameras than any other country in the world.
With all these cameras however, their crime rate has not dropped and has instead gone up in some places.
Police statistics show that there has only been one solution to a crime for every 1000 cameras, which puts the whole surveillance thing in perspective.
Home security is very close to our hearts and many of us would still like to install some form of security if only to alleviate our fears.
In such a case choosing the right one for you become very important.
There are a few things that you need to keep in mind before you start shopping around for a home security system and a few of them are listed below.
Do not approach a consultant before doing a bit of homework of your own.
Many times the system that you'd be recommended would be the most expensive and may not even accomplish what it set out to do.
Unless you have very valuable stuff in your home, a dog is the best deterrent against burglars.
95% of burglars skip houses where they know that there are dogs, not because they are scared of them, but because their barking will awaken the home.
Even the more sophisticated burglars who burgle in the day time, will not enter a house with a dog because it makes too much noise drawing attention to what they are doing, something that they do not want.
If you have valuables at home, and you feel that you need more protection, go for something after checking on what is the best for you.
Laser detecting systems, and motion detectors are only as good as the technology that has gone into them and the good ones will have so many back up devices that the cost of installation becomes prohibitively high.
Most of the cheaper electronic systems that companies offer have a built in false alarm reset that renders them nearly ineffective in case of an actual intrusion.
It only gives you a feeling of security without actually doing so.
Most electronic security companies take advantage of our fears, especially in this age where thieves have gone high tech, to push off obsolete technology on to us.
A number of supposedly cutting edge instruments are actually very easily circumvented.
For most of us a good guard dog or dogs is all that is needed.
In fact many places that have the highest in terms of security still employ guards and dogs because they are the only fail safe method of providing security.