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Home Invasion Statistics

Property Crime Facts (According to the FBI in the US: www.fbi.gov):

One property crime happens every 3 seconds.
One burglary occurs every 10 seconds.
One violent crime occurs every 20 seconds.
One aggravated assault occurs every 35 seconds.
One robbery occurs every 60 seconds, or 1 minute.
One forcible rape occurs every 2 minutes.
There were over 2 million burglaries in 2005.
An increase in burglary offenses was the only property crime to increase in 2005 compared with the prior year data.

Home Invasion Facts:

According to a United States Department of Justice report:
- 38% of assaults & 60% of rapes occur during home invasions.
- 1 of every 5 homes will experience a break-in or home invasion. That's over 2,000,000 homes!
According to Statistics Canada, there has been an average of 289,200 home invasions annually over the last 5 years.
Statistically, there are over 8,000 home invasions per day in North America
According to Statistics U.S.A., there was an average of 3,600,000 home invasions annually between 1994 and 2000.

Reasons to Report on Lock Bumping:

At one Web site, $17.99 can buy a set of six bump keys made from solid brass. They are for the five most commonly used keys in the United States: Kwikset, Schlage, Yale, Dexter, Weiser, and Master Lock.
Lock bumping is not a new technique but it's rapidly spreading across the nation because of the Internet.
Thieves can unlock 90% of doors with Lock Bumping.
If your house was broken into through bumping, the lock would still work just fine and you would never know.
When lock bumping occurs, insurance companies will deny claims because there is no proof of forced entry.
Experts say no traditional lock is bump proof.
Newer locks provide less protection than older ones, because they are cleaner.
The only true bump-proof lock is an electronic keypad, which is too big and expensive for most people.
If you have the properly prepared bump key, it requires little to no skill.

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