The Hard Security Facts:

Homes without security systems are about 3 times more likely to be broken into than homes with security systems.

Most (62.4%) of residential burglaries in 2005 for which time of occurrence was known took place during the day, between 6 am and 6 pm.

A burglary takes place in the U.S every 14.6 seconds according to the Uniform Crime Reporting Program Crime Clock.