Life has a way of rendering family budgets obsolete – for better, or worse.

Someone gets a promotion of a spouse who has been a say-at-home parent goes back to work full time, and suddenly you have more discretionary income.  Conversely, your employer cuts back on your hours or, worse yet, your position is eliminated, and now it’s time to tighten your financial belt.

One of the monthly expenses that tends to be among the first to get chopped is home security monitoring, especially among families who live in low crime neighborhoods and have no history of break-ins, attempted or otherwise.  But is that really such a good idea?  Let’s go by the numbers:

• According to the FBI, only 1 in 250 homes with an active security alarm system will be burglarized compared to 1 in 3 for homes without such a system.

• According to the Electronic Security Association’s “Home Safety Fast Facts” report, 9 out of 10 burglars said that if they encountered an alarm or home security system, they would not attack the home. (Nice of them to take part in the survey, don’ you think?)

• Another FBI study reveals that the average burglary will result in a $1,725 net loss to the homeowner. Compare that to what you may now be paying for monthly security monitoring services, and then decide if the risk is really worth it.

• By the time you finish reading this blog, 13 new burglaries will already have been committed in the US.

Here at Now Security Systems, we can’t tell you how to prioritize your expenses.  What we can tell you that home security systems with ongoing monitoring services play a valuable role in safeguarding homes in every state, including right here in Connecticut.

For more information or a free in-home security evaluation and new system quote, contact us today.