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Home Security Options from Simple to Spectacular

When it comes to protecting your home and your family, you want the very best you can afford. Of course, not everyone can afford a personal team of bodyguards to protect their castle, day and night. Not everyone wants a … Continue reading

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Getting a Dog for Home Security

While a guard dog can’t replace a home security system’s level of protection, it can be a useful deterrent against crimes of opportunity. Most burglaries are exactly that – crimes committed at the last moment, without much planning. A guard … Continue reading

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Home Security Begins in the Yard

When you think about home security systems, you probably start by focusing on the indoor components. You’re concerned about things like motion detectors, door and window monitors, and home security cameras. The fact of the matter is, however, that your … Continue reading

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11 Awesome Self-Defense Blog Posts

Here at Home Security Systems.net, we take great pride in offering valuable information about keeping you and your possessions safe with a home alarm system. But have you ever considered any other form of self-defense like a firearm or enrolling … Continue reading

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Tips and Tricks for Installing a Guard Dog Burglar Alarm

Most residential burglaries take place in broad daylight and some burglars like to test the doorbell first to see if anyone is at home before attempting a break in.  There are a lot of people who don’t have guard dogs … Continue reading

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Finding Pet-Friendly Home Security Systems

It’s a common misconception to believe that home security systems are impractical in homes with active pets. In the past, technology occasionally inconvenienced pet-owners who had invested in home security systems. However, people no longer have to worry about dogs … Continue reading

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Plants as Natural Barriers

Plants are too often overlooked as a positive security measure to take when tricking out a new or existing home for security and amenities and aesthetics in general. Rose bushes, black berry bushes and poison ivy can all be used … Continue reading

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Protect America
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FrontPoint Security
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Protection 1
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Home Security Statistics

Every 14.6 seconds, a burglary takes place in the US. 1
Average loss per burglary: $1,725. 1
Homes without security systems are about three times as likely to be broken into than homes with security systems. 1
Favorite items: cash, jewelry, electronic equipment, silver, guns and other items easy to sell. 1
1 Washington Post, 2007 (link)
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