Burglary Statistics in United States

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Burglary Statistics

Property crime makes up slightly more than three-quarters of all crime in the United States
In 2005, law enforcement agencies reported an estimated 2,154,126 burglary offenses and 0.5 % increase compared with 2004 data.
An examination of 5 and 10 year trends revealed a 1.8 % increase in the number of burglaries compared with the 2001 estimate, and a 14.1 % decline from the 1996 number.
Burglary accounted for 21.2 % of the estimated number of property crimes committed in 2005.
The average dollar loss per burglary offense in 2005 was $1,725.
65.8 % were of residential structures.
Most 62.4 % of residential burglaries in 2005 for which time of occurrence was known took place during the day, between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Among burglaries of nonresidential structures when time of occurrence was known, 58.0 % occurred at night.
A burglary takes place in the U.S. every 14.6 seconds.
Overall, in about 84% of all burglaries, the offender gained entry into the victim’s residence or other building on the property.

14.6 Seconds a Burglary Happens somewhere.
34 % of burglars entered through the front door;
23 % through a first-floor window;
22 % through the back door;
9 % through the garage;
4 % entered through a basement;
4 % through an unlocked entrance;
2 % through a storage area;
2 % entered anywhere on the second floor.
Burglars spend no more than 60 seconds breaking into a home.
12 % of burglaries occurred through an UNLOCKED Doors
41 % of alarmed homes that were burglarized, the security system was NOT TURNED ON.

(Source: Burglary Facts and Statistics NBFAA)

If burglars go to a block and find three houses with alarm systems and three without, you can guess which homes they'll hit. Even a burglar alarm notification sign is often enough deterrence to force the burglar to the next victim.

Alarm systems can benefit homeowners who live in isolated areas or spend long periods away from home. People who keep many valuables at home or live in high-crime areas should also consider burglar alarms besides insurances companies will give you a 5% to 20% discount on your home owner insurance.

Residential Fires are Expensive and Deadly Statistics

In 2005, U.S. fire departments responded to 381,000 home structure1 fires. These fires caused 13,300 civilian injuries, 3,030 civilian deaths, $6.7 billion in direct damage.

82% of all civilian fire deaths resulted from home structure fires.
Cooking is the leading cause of home structure fires and home fire injuries.
Kitchens are the leading area of origin for home structure fires (34%) and civilian home fire injuries (33%).
Only 6% of home fire deaths started in the living room, family room, or den; these fires caused 29% of home fire deaths.
12% of reported home fires started in the bedroom. These fires caused 26% of home fire deaths, 25% of home fire injuries, and 17% of the direct property damage.
Smoking is the leading cause of civilian home fire deaths.
January was the peak month for home structure fires and home fire deaths.
74% of reported home fire deaths result from fires in homes with no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms.
Most fatal fires kill one or two people. In 2005, 13 home fires killed five or more people. These 13 fires resulted in 80 deaths.

The 2005 U.S. fire loss clock

A fire department responded to a fire every 20 seconds.
One structure fire was reported every 62 seconds.
One home structure fire was reported every 83 seconds
One civilian fire injury was reported every 29 minutes.
One civilian fire death occurred every 2 hours and 23 minutes.
One outside fire was reported every 39 seconds.
One vehicle fire was reported every 109 seconds.

(Source: National Fire Protection Association)

A burglary takes place in the U.S. every 14.6 seconds according to the Uniform Crime Reporting Program Crime Clock.

Residential Fires are Expensive and Deadly Statistics