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According to 2004 FBI data there is a burglary every 14.7 seconds

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Crime in the US 2004 FBI Uniform Crime Report

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Bureau of Justice Statistics

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Approximately thirteen million people
(approximately 5% of the U.S. population) are victims of crime every year.
Approximately one and a half million are victims of violent crimes.

From 1991 to 2000, the number of crimes in the US sharply declined. In the beginning of the year 2001, the US crime rate decreased by nearly 50% since 1993, reaching all-time low since 1973. However, in the autumn of 2001. The FBI October 28th report revealed that the crime rate had rebounded, rising 2.1% since the year 2000. The FBI said that 4,160 crimes were committed per 100,000 people in 2001. Experts and law enforcement analysts attributed the rising crime rate to the unstable national economy after the World Trade Center bombing on September 11th, an increase in the teenage population, and an increase in the flow of prison inmates back into the general population.

Keep your doors locked.

Sound simple; consider this, 2005 & 2006 Burglary Statistics show that of all burglaries, nearly 31% break in through an open door or window with "no" force at all!

13 million completed thefts of property in 2006

There were 4.1 million property thefts of less than $50, 4.7 million between $50 and $249, and 3.2 million of $250 or more.

Make your home look occupied

Most burglars commit their crime during the day, They select homes that look unoccupied, and prefer homes, which provide some kind of visual barrier from passers-by, so they will not be seen. Lock your doors even if you are only "running to the store or neighbor's house".
A review of burglary data showed 61.7 percent of residential burglaries occurred during daytime hours.

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Thanks to the National Disaster Center for making these detailed crime reports available. Just click on the state that you want a crime report on. The crime reports are dated from 1960 to 2000.

 

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