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Gilbert is the fourth largest city in Arizona and the 95th largest city in the United States. It is the home to nearly one-quarter of a million people, ranking it about cities like Montgomery, Alabama and Spokane, Washington. Just a short drive on Route 60 live over 4.25 million people, residing in the nation’s fifth largest city, Phoenix, and its other suburbs, Mesa, Chandler, Scottsdale, Glendale, Tempe and Peoria.

In 2008, according to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports, one incidence of property crime took place in Gilbert once every two hours. Although this bedroom community has experienced a decrease in murder and robbery from the year 2007, the increase in crime against property — especially motor vehicle theft, larceny-theft, and burglary — continues to be higher than the number of such incidents per capita in the United States.

Gilbert	Total Violent Crimes	Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter	Robbery	Aggravated assault	Total Property Crimes	Burglary	Larceny-theft	Motor vehicle theft
Incidents	n/a	1	63	149	4,933	1,113	3,429	391
vs. U.S. Avg (per capita)	n/a	40% Lower	66% Lower	31% Lower	14% Higher	41% Higher	1% Lower	35% Higher

These statistics should be alarming to residents of Gilbert, Arizona. If you have been considering the purchase of a home security system, but have put it off for one reason or another, a quick read of the data in the table above should be a call to action.

Wireless home security systems with silent and/or audible alarms are tools used by home and business owners worldwide as deterrents to criminal activity. A determined do-it-yourselfer, as well as a trained security specialist can install these security systems. Taking action and installing a form of Gilbert home security can additionally improve the home insurance rates you pay.

To increase city security, the Gilbert Town Police Department is active in providing programs to the community that are designed to inform citizens about crime prevention. Among these programs are: Automobile Theft Protection Program, Neighborhood Block Watch Program and the Lock ‘Em Out Program Against Burglary.

Residents of this area would do well to focus on Gilbert home security immediately.