Crime Statistics & Reports - from Susan Watkins
• We just had our front window smashed at 1:30am this morning - there is a smell of fireworks outside around the window. Can you ask everyone in the subdivision if they had same happen or saw or heard anything? Ken Ellis 4903 Racquet Club Dr, Arlington, TX
Vandalism at 2100 BLOCK OF RIVERFOREST DR on 07/03/2023 1:27 AM Type: Vandalism Date: 07/03/2023 1:27 AM Description: CRIMINAL MISCHIEF IN PROGRESS. Call Number: L23184P0048. Disclaimer: This is from the Arlington police activity log.
There are over 2.5 million burglaries per year, 66% of which are home break-ins.
• Homes without a security system have a 300% more chance of getting broken into.
• 65% of burglars know their victims!
• An average break-in lasts between 8 and 10 minutes.
• According to the FBI, the average loss per burglary is $2,416.
• Only 17% of US homes have a security system.
• There are more than 10,000 burglaries in the United States every day.
• Over the next 20 years, it’s projected that 75% of the homes in the US will be broken into.
• Just 13% of all reported burglaries are cleared by the police.
• Cash is the most commonly stolen item (followed by electronics, gold, guns, jewelry, and drugs).
• The master bedroom is the most common first target.
• 51% of burglarized homes are targeted again within 6 weeks.
• Burglars avoid houses with security systems and/or dogs.
• Most burglaries occur between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
• Burglars commonly choose houses with window air conditioning units.
• July and August are the months when most burglaries occur.
• 34% of burglars enter through the front door.
• 22% go in through the back door.
• 87% of burglaries are considered preventable.
• 54% of home security owners aren’t sure how to operate their system.
• 74% of failed burglaries are contributed to an audible alarm.
• 27% of home security system owners arm their systems ONLY when they go to bed.