With Memorial Day just around the corner, the start of summer is almost here.
Did you know that the summer vacation months of June, July and August are the most common time for home burglaries?
It’s true!
According to FBI statistics, most neighborhoods will experience an amazing 10 percent to 18 percent increase in residential burglaries during these summer months.
While you are enjoying your hard-earned and deserved vacation, what steps can you take to help lessen the risk of your home being burglarized?
Here are some top-notch home burglary prevention ideas from the Burglary Prevention Council:
Think about this: Burglars break into a home every 11 seconds, with an estimated 2,300,000 residential burglaries annually in the United States. So please take all the reasonable and appropriate steps to help make the burglar’s job as troublesome as possible – even during your vacation.
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Copyright 2003 by Bruce Mandelblit
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