OVERVIEW

Electronic security systems are just one part of an overall security plan. Before choosing a system, it’s essential to know how criminals operate.

Here is how criminals get in:

• 35% of all illegal entries are made through doors,

• 26% of all entries are through windows,

• 14% of all illegal entries are those where criminals are caught before entry, and

• More than 25% of all break-ins occur through unconventional entry points such as roofs, walls, or ventilation systems.*

*Of all the modes of entry, unconventional ones are growing the fastest.

Some security systems only detect conventional entry break-ins and fail to catch the actual criminal. More technologically advanced systems cover unconventional entries and catch criminals in the act.

For more information on the types of electronic security available to employers, click here to order our crime prevention kit that includes a risk assessment and the pros and cons of various electronic systems.