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If you live on a busy road, then you may think that you're home is safer from burglary than if you're home is set back from the road and is a little more secluded. But, statistics show that this is not the case so despite where your home is situated from the road you should invest in a home security system to make sure your home and its contents are safe from harm.
The reason that there is no proven direct correlation between where your house is situated in relationship to the road is because there are so many other variables that effect which houses are burglarized more often. Some houses that are close to the road are burglarized more because people who are driving by can sometimes see into the home. If a potential criminal sees something that he or she wants to steal because it can be resold on the black market for a lucrative amount, then that home could be targeted for theft. These items may include TVs, electronics, antiques, jewelry and cash. So, if you live in a home that is situated near the road, make sure that these items are not in view from people who are walking or driving by your house. It attracts the wrong kind of attention and can lead to break-ins. On the other hand, you do profit from having people around and within eyeshot of your home, which significantly prevents people from snooping around your property, and doing things they should not be doing. For instance, if you are near a busy road, someone is going to be less likely to walk around your house to look for open doors, open windows, and hidden keys to the door locks. They will be too scared to do this with all of the traffic around your home. If your home is more set back from the road and protected by bushes, trees or other homes, then it is more likely that a person will snoop around to try to gain entrance to you home.
As you can see there are benefits and drawbacks to living close to the road and being set back from the road. There are definitely steps that you can take to reduce your risk of having people try to break into your home in both situations, but the number one thing that you can do is to install a home alarm. When people see that sign up in your yard that your doors and windows are alarmed and ready to go off when they try the handle, then they will think twice about trying to break in and will move on. Home alarm systems have prevented countless burglaries and that is why people across America trust their homes' safety with security companies while they are in and away from their homes. There is nothing worse than coming home from a day at the office to find your door standing open because someone has gone through your home. So, ensure that doesn't happen to you with an alarm.
