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San Jose Home Security

Home to nearly 1 million people, San Jose holds the title as the third largest city in California and the ninth largest city in the United States. The following figures exclude the populations of nearby cities.

The citizens of San Jose are no strangers to crime. Figures in the FBI’s 2008 Uniform Crime Report indicated an alarming number of property crimes occurring that year, with one taking place in the city every 25 minutes. Additionally, a burglary took place every 2.5 hours and a robbery took place every 7.5 hours. These numbers don’t take into account home invasions for the purpose of murder, arson, assault or rape. Regardless, these facts should be enough to get residents thinking about their San Jose home security.

San Jose	Total Violent Crimes	Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter	Forcible rape	Robbery	Aggravated assault	Total Property Crimes	Burglary	Larceny-theft	Motor vehicle theft
Incidents	n/a	31	220	1,124	2,268	22,298	3,457	13,612	5,229
vs. U.S. Avg (per capita)	n/a	31% Lower	22% Higher	38% Lower	18% Higher	33% Lower	44% Lower	19% Lower	Same

Despite several areas of crime occurring at a rate lower than the national average, the high occurrence should still be alarming. No homeowner should consider their homes completely safe without the use of a state-of-the-art home security system.

When taking San Jose home security into your own hands, there are several security system options to help you do so. Advanced technology offers you the use of wireless monitoring, security alarms and high-tech sensors. A security expert can aid you in deciding what will work best for your home. Most times, you will then have the option of either installing the security system yourself, or having them do it for you. Either way, the end result will be a system that will keep you, your family, your home and your belongings safe.

For additional neighborhood safety, inquire with the San Jose City Police Department to see what they recommend. They will provide neighborhoods with the tools to start their own Neighborhood Watch program and can give valuable pointers towards San Jose home security.

Don’t put your home’s safety on the backburner. Consider installing your own home security system today.