The FBI Says: "Every 12 Seconds a Home is Invaded
By Someone Simply Going Right Through the Door"
Home invasions and residential burglaries are dramatically on the rise. You hear about them on the news all of the time. The reason is simple. It's the most lucrative, least risky activity of all for criminals. Once someone invades a home it's almost impossible to be detected by the police. According to the lastest FBI statistics, only 12.4% of burglars are ever caught, charged and convicted. The lastest crime statistics on home invasions, burglaries and robberies in the United States are staggering...
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* 6,088 Home Burglaries Per Day in the USA
* 70.3% of Burglaries Involve Residential Properties
* 67.6% of Burglaries Involved Forcible Entry or Attempts
* 38% of All Assaults Occur During a Home Invasion
* 60% of All Rapes Occur During a Home Invasion
* $4.6 Billion Worth of Property is Stolen Annually
* Average Dollar Value Stolen Per Burglary: $2,079.00
Here is a Very frightful unknown Crime Fact...
Most home burglaries happen between nine a.m. And 5 p.m. While most home invasions take place between six p.m. And six a.m. The explanations for this are quite easy. A burglar doesn't want anybody home while they rob a house, but the premise of a home invasion is for the occupants to be at home so the interloper can extract valuable information from the occupants like ; where the'real' valuables are, bank account information, credit cards and pin numbers, automobile keys, etc . And many home invaders have much more malign thoughts to mind , like physically or sexually attacking you or your loved ones ( 60% of all rapes happen in a home invasion ).
burglars gain access most often By Kicking In Doors! .And that sure is a Fact.
Front Door Security The FBI says [*CO]'Every 12 seconds a home invasion happens by someone going right through the front or back door'. This occurs in 73% of all break-ins and'door frame failure' is virtually always the cause.
Think about this. How many times have you seen the police on those real crime TV shows kick in doors? A lot, right? Well if a man in a police uniform can do it that easily, then why can't a person in a thief outfit also do it that easily? The fact of the affair is, you do not need anyone to be ready to gain access into your home that easily, if at all .
Watch a number of these Door Kick-in Videos and see just how easy the average door can be kicked in.
Why Are Doors So simply Kicked-in or Forced Open?
Front Door Security door frame failure
It all comes down to one vital design failing and it's found on almost every exterior home door entryway. Most exterior doors, hinges, deadbolts and door locks are fairly strong. It's the WOODEN DOOR FRAME AKA the door jamb that's the weakest area. Door jambs are most often created from softwood trees like Pine, Spruce and Fir.
Front Door SecurityThese soft woods can't withstand the force of a 1/2' to 3/4' solid steel deadbolt stem being massively forced against them as occurs when a door is kicked or'shoulder slammed'. The most efficient, most cost effective solution is to install a metal door frame beefing up device that extends well above and below the strike plates on the door celebrity. It should be secured with multiple extra-long, high strength, large diameter screws that burrow deep into the wall studs. This way you have steel holding steel rather than wood holding steel.
1. In the picture below, spot the everyday short, little diameter brass screws that are on most door strike plates. They provide tiny support apart from simply holding the metal strike plate on the door frame.
two. Spot the thin, feeble, ornamental softwood trim that the strike plate is mounted on.
three. Notice the screws are too short to go into the wooden wall stud behind the ornamental wood trim.
4. Notice how short the distance is between the right edge of the strike plate and the edge of the door frame. It's LESS THICK THAN the person's fingernail is long! That is ALL that is protecting your home AND it's just soft wood!
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Now go look at your exterior doors and most likely you will have this exact same situation. Therein lies the one problem that you must correct or you, your family and your home remain absolutely vulnerable to trespassers.
By Someone Simply Going Right Through the Door"
Home invasions and residential burglaries are dramatically on the rise. You hear about them on the news all of the time. The reason is simple. It's the most lucrative, least risky activity of all for criminals. Once someone invades a home it's almost impossible to be detected by the police. According to the lastest FBI statistics, only 12.4% of burglars are ever caught, charged and convicted. The lastest crime statistics on home invasions, burglaries and robberies in the United States are staggering...
Front Door Security
* 6,088 Home Burglaries Per Day in the USA
* 70.3% of Burglaries Involve Residential Properties
* 67.6% of Burglaries Involved Forcible Entry or Attempts
* 38% of All Assaults Occur During a Home Invasion
* 60% of All Rapes Occur During a Home Invasion
* $4.6 Billion Worth of Property is Stolen Annually
* Average Dollar Value Stolen Per Burglary: $2,079.00
Here is a Very frightful unknown Crime Fact...
Most home burglaries happen between nine a.m. And 5 p.m. While most home invasions take place between six p.m. And six a.m. The explanations for this are quite easy. A burglar doesn't want anybody home while they rob a house, but the premise of a home invasion is for the occupants to be at home so the interloper can extract valuable information from the occupants like ; where the'real' valuables are, bank account information, credit cards and pin numbers, automobile keys, etc . And many home invaders have much more malign thoughts to mind , like physically or sexually attacking you or your loved ones ( 60% of all rapes happen in a home invasion ).
burglars gain access most often By Kicking In Doors! .And that sure is a Fact.
Front Door Security The FBI says [*CO]'Every 12 seconds a home invasion happens by someone going right through the front or back door'. This occurs in 73% of all break-ins and'door frame failure' is virtually always the cause.
Think about this. How many times have you seen the police on those real crime TV shows kick in doors? A lot, right? Well if a man in a police uniform can do it that easily, then why can't a person in a thief outfit also do it that easily? The fact of the affair is, you do not need anyone to be ready to gain access into your home that easily, if at all .
Watch a number of these Door Kick-in Videos and see just how easy the average door can be kicked in.
Why Are Doors So simply Kicked-in or Forced Open?
Front Door Security door frame failure
It all comes down to one vital design failing and it's found on almost every exterior home door entryway. Most exterior doors, hinges, deadbolts and door locks are fairly strong. It's the WOODEN DOOR FRAME AKA the door jamb that's the weakest area. Door jambs are most often created from softwood trees like Pine, Spruce and Fir.
Front Door SecurityThese soft woods can't withstand the force of a 1/2' to 3/4' solid steel deadbolt stem being massively forced against them as occurs when a door is kicked or'shoulder slammed'. The most efficient, most cost effective solution is to install a metal door frame beefing up device that extends well above and below the strike plates on the door celebrity. It should be secured with multiple extra-long, high strength, large diameter screws that burrow deep into the wall studs. This way you have steel holding steel rather than wood holding steel.
1. In the picture below, spot the everyday short, little diameter brass screws that are on most door strike plates. They provide tiny support apart from simply holding the metal strike plate on the door frame.
two. Spot the thin, feeble, ornamental softwood trim that the strike plate is mounted on.
three. Notice the screws are too short to go into the wooden wall stud behind the ornamental wood trim.
4. Notice how short the distance is between the right edge of the strike plate and the edge of the door frame. It's LESS THICK THAN the person's fingernail is long! That is ALL that is protecting your home AND it's just soft wood!
Front Door Security
Now go look at your exterior doors and most likely you will have this exact same situation. Therein lies the one problem that you must correct or you, your family and your home remain absolutely vulnerable to trespassers.
