subject: Hidden Security Cameras And Home Burglary [print this page] Hidden Security Cameras And Home Burglary
There is a lot of speculation around why home burglary and home invasions have increased in the last six months to almost epidemic proportions. A lot of people blame it on the economy. Desperate people who are having a hard time making ends meet resort to home burglary because it is one of the easiest of all crimes to commit and the chances of getting caught are minimal. That's a sad commentary in it of itself and the subject of another discussion at another time-not here, not now.
I read a story just three days ago about the residents of Houston, which is one of the largest cities in the country, respond to burglary and home invasions. It has become so mundane that it just basically doesn't draw any attention at all. Phoenix, Arizona, the kidnapping capital of the world, is rapidly becoming the home invasion and burglary capital of at least the United States.
In the case of Phoenix the reason that home burglary and home invasions have become so popular is because of its proximity to Mexico and the drug corridor that snakes up through Arizona into parts of New Mexico and into Colorado.
In Suffolk, Virginia recently a homeowner who installed hidden security cameras caught Jamil Cobbs red-handed along with one of his buddies stealing a safe from his home. Cobbs was readily identified and is charged with one count of burglary. The second suspect has yet to be identified. The homeowners got the safe back fortunately and little damage was done to their home.
On average a home burglary will cost the homeowner $1600 in the value of the goods taken and nearly that amount in damage done to the home. So it's a very expensive proposition to have your home burglarized. Plus there's the feeling of violation of your domicile. The old expression of a "man's home is his castle" is true as long as nobody invades that space.
In the Virginia case the security cameras were indoors and caught the burglars from several angles inside the home. Law enforcement professionals recommend that if you are going to have a hidden security camera that you place one at your front door and one at your back door. That way if the burglar decides to come in anyhow he will have his picture taken.
But more importantly placing a security camera at the front door and back door will act as a deterrent to home burglary and home invasion. Make sense?
