Tag: home security

Before taking off on that vacation, make sure you’re not needlessly putting your home and possessions at risk. Although people today are not leaving their doors physically open to thieves, many are unknowingly inviting burglars in by "over-sharing" on social media sites.

According to the MetLife Auto & Home Safety Pulse: Danger at the Door survey, 15 percent of the total population reports using social networking sites to post updates when leaving their homes, and more than double that amount—35 percent—of younger Americans (aged 18-34) "check in" to locations and tweet about their whereabouts when away. While it might be tempting to update family and friends on your adventures, this can give burglars clues about the best time to strike.

There's good news and bad news when it comes to home security. According to the FBI, in 2017 (the most recent data available) there were a whopping 7,694,086 property crime offenses in the nation. That number may sound staggering, however, it actually shows a 2.8 percent decrease when compared to the previous year. Although we can take comfort in the steadily declining crime rates, we still need to secure our homes so we don’t end up a statistic.