Did You Know?
Home alarm systems deter intruders from attempting break-ins. Homes without alarm systems are 2.2 times more likely to be burglarized than homes with alarm systems.
Source: The Greenwich Case: Securing Suburban Homes, Simon Hakim.

A five-year study by the Rutgers University School of Criminal Justice on crime statistics in Newark, N.J. found residential burglar alarms decrease crime.  "The Impact of Home Burglar Alarm Systems on Residential Burglaries" found an installed burglar alarm makes a dwelling less attractive to the would-be intruder and protects the home without displacing burglaries to nearby homes.  This is the first study to focus on alarm systems while scientifically ruling out other factors that could have impacted the crime rate.

Source: The School of Criminal Justice. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

Break-and-entry Points

First Floor Door/Main Floor Windows	79%
Garage	9%
2nd Floor	2%
Other	10%
Source: Hakim-Buck Study on Alarm Effectiveness

Crime Statistics

• The FBI reports that a burglary occurs every 15.4 seconds.¹
• A home without a security system is 2 to 3 times more likely to be burglarized.²
• 90% of police believe monitored alarms help deter burglary attempts.³
• In 2007, an estimated 2.1 million burglaries cost victims an estimated $4.3 billion in lost property.  68% of burglaries happen in homes.⁴

You can't avoid the potential for trouble, but you can give trouble a reason to avoid you. A Sequel Technologies security system will help protect your family and home.
Sources:

1. Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2001 National Crime Report
2. Simon Hakim, Temple University
3. International Association of Chiefs of Police
4. Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2007 National Crime Report