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Security Distributing & Marketing magazine's 1994 Consumer Survey showed that:

• 91% of home-security system owners would recommend that their friends and relatives purchase a system
• 92% of respondents rated home security systems at least somewhat effective
• Insurance companies offer discounts of up to 20% on home-owners insurance for residences with security systems

Bureau of Justice Statistics, "Highlights from 20 Years of Surveying Crime Victims," 1973-1992 demonstrated that:

• Forced-entry burglaries result in lost property 79% of the time, and damaged property 72% of the time

In 1991,

• $8,478,000,000 was lost in motor vehicle theft
• $4,162,000,000 was lost in burglary
• $3,400,000,000 was lost in personal larceny
• $1,890,000,000 was lost in household larceny
• $ 566,000,000 was lost in assault
• $ 472,000,000 was lost in robbery

Bureau of Justice Statistics, "The Costs of Crime to Victim," 1992 found that

• $834 was the average loss in household burglary

A 2.5 year study completed in November 1991 by professors at Temple University, PA showed that:

• Burglary losses in homes with security systems averaged $741, while homes without security systems averaged $1,515
• Pennsylvania homes without security systems were 2.7 times more likely to be burglarized

Based on observations from recent alarm company advertisements (1996):

• Security systems can be installed in your home or business for less than $500 - or even for free
• Central monitoring rates can be as low as $20 per month or less

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