{"id":1422,"date":"2016-03-02T10:59:55","date_gmt":"2016-03-02T15:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/capecodsecurity.com\/?p=1422"},"modified":"2016-03-26T23:49:04","modified_gmt":"2016-03-27T03:49:04","slug":"burglary-house-break-in-statistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capecodsecurity.com\/burglary-house-break-in-statistics\/","title":{"rendered":"Burglary and House Break-in Statistics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/capecodsecurity.com\/files\/2013\/03\/burglar-4-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"burglar-4\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-87\" data-wp-pid=\"87\" srcset=\"https:\/\/capecodsecurity.com\/files\/2013\/03\/burglar-4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/capecodsecurity.com\/files\/2013\/03\/burglar-4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/capecodsecurity.com\/files\/2013\/03\/burglar-4.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Here are some national break-in\/burglary statistics. While these are national statistics, most of these are applicable to the Cape Cod area. A couple exceptions would be possibly the times of year burglaries occur and the fact that <a href=\"https:\/\/capecodsecurity.com\/when-do-most-residential-break-ins-occur\/\">most local break ins happen during the day<\/a> according to the Barnstable County Sheriff&#8217;s Office.<\/p>\n<h2>National Burglary Statistics<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>About 30 percent of all burglaries are through an open or unlocked window or door<\/li>\n<li>The highest percentage of burglaries occur during the summer months.<\/li>\n<li>Homes without security systems are up to 300% more likely to be broken into.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Renters are just as likely to be the victims of property crime as homeowners.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Nearly 66 percent of all burglaries are residential (home) break-ins.<\/li>\n<li>2,000,000 home burglaries are reported each year in the United States.<\/li>\n<li>In the U.S. a home burglary occurs every 14.6 seconds.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The average loss is $1,725,00 in each burglary.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Only 17% of the homes in U.S. have a security system.<\/li>\n<li>2,500+ cars stolen per day\u2026 almost 2 cars a minute.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Police usually only clear 13% of all reported burglaries due to lack of witnesses or physical evidence.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>July and August are the most frequent months for break-ins.<\/li>\n<li>February is the least frequent month for home break-ins.<\/li>\n<li>38% of all assaults occur during a home invasion.<\/li>\n<li>60% of all reported rapes occur during a home invasion.<\/li>\n<li>Homes on a corner lot are more likely to be burglarized.<\/li>\n<li><strong>If your home has had a burglary, the odds of being burglarized again dramatically increase.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Statistics show that 80% of all break-ins are through a door. Doors with low visibility from the street and neighbors are particularly vulnerable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The average burglar is a male less than 25 years old and they tend to target homes within a few miles of their own home.<\/p>\n<h3>Massachusetts Crime Statistics<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Annual Violent Crimes: 28,219<\/li>\n<li>Annual Property Crimes: 148,790<\/li>\n<li>Annual Violent Crimes per 1,000 Residents: 4.28<\/li>\n<li>Annual Property Crimes per 1,000 Residents: 22.59<\/li>\n<li>Violent Crimes per 1,000 Residents: 4.28 (The national median is 3.9)<\/li>\n<li>Chances at becoming a Victim of Violent Crime: 1 in 233<\/li>\n<li>Property Crimes per 1,000 Residents: 5.55<\/li>\n<li>Chances at becoming a Victim of Property Crime: 1 in 44 (1 in 29 National Median)<\/li>\n<li>Total Burglaries: 36,533 (5.55 per thousand)<\/li>\n<li>Total Thefts: 101,471 (15.40 per thousand)<\/li>\n<li>Crimes per Square Mile: 34 (National median: 39.6)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>*MA crime statistics via\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.neighborhoodscout.com\/ma\/crime\/\">http:\/\/www.neighborhoodscout.com\/ma\/crime\/<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some national break-in\/burglary statistics. While these are national statistics, most of these are applicable to the Cape Cod area. A couple exceptions would be possibly the times of year burglaries occur and the fact that most local break <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capecodsecurity.com\/burglary-house-break-in-statistics\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1434,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[31,29,33,15],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capecodsecurity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1422"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capecodsecurity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capecodsecurity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capecodsecurity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capecodsecurity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1422"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/capecodsecurity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1422\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capecodsecurity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capecodsecurity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capecodsecurity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capecodsecurity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}