Ensuring a Secure Environment for Your New Luxury Home

A fear at the top of the list of many homeowners is the possibilities of having thieves target their home while they are at work or on vacation. Mercedes Homes addresses the concerns of homeowners by ensuring top notch burglary prevention with a partnership with ADT, America’s #1 home security system specialists. ADT is a home alarm system that not only works to deter burglars; it also acts as a home monitoring service that customers can use to get immediate help if they happen to be home when a home invasion occurs.

According to the Washington Post and various online research statistics, the likeliness of a home burglary is more prevalent in residential neighborhoods and affluent communities. Nearly 70%, to be exact. Mercedes Home new luxury homes come with home security systems installed to deter the occurrences of theft.

Here are some “alarming” statistics that make it even more of a reason to choose Mercedes Homes luxury homes with security features:

• A home burglary occurs approximately every 14.6 seconds in the U.S.


• Luxury homes that don’t have home security systems are 3 xs more likely to be targeted.


• The average loss of each home invasion is approximately $1,725.


• Most home burglaries occur between 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. while homeowners are at work. Nearly 60% occur during the day, with the remaining attacks occurring either while the homeowner is on vacation or at night.


• The average home invader spends 8 to 12 minutes ransacking, looking for quick valuables such as jewelry, guns, silver, and electronic items that can be pawned or sold quickly.


• The typical burglar is a teen male who lives within a two mile radius. He has likely scouted the home prior to the attack, so he knows when the homeowner is most likely to be away.
  
  
• Thieves want to spend under one minute breaking into the home, making home security alarms even more important to deter the chances of burglary.

Even more disturbing is that 34% of all burglars walk straight through the front door; with 23% gaining entry through a first floor window, 22% through the back door, and the remaining invaders acquiring access through a garage or second-story window.

Installing a home security system gives Mercedes Home customers peace of mind that while they are away, their home is safe and sound. Ensuring a secure environment for your luxury home is the responsibility of the homeowner, but Mercedes Homes works together with home buyers to prevent the likeliness of theft with high quality home security systems that not only scare attempted thieves away; these home security measures may deter the would-be burglars from choosing Mercedes Homes homeowners in the first place.