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What burglars steal - and how they get in [data] (guardian.co.uk)
5 points by charlief on Oct 22, 2010 | hide | past | favorite | 5 comments



The fact that 57% of burglaries happen whilst someone is at home is disturbing. I always felt that home security was a market that had a lot of potential for a new start-up and these stats re-affirm that view to be honest.

Time to get my thinking cap back on!


I've been robbed three times.

First time was a knock at the door, opened it, got rushed by three guys "we've come for the computers". (haha I had moved house half an hour before! - true)

Second time I'd rushed to go to the toilet when I came home, forgot to go back and lock the door, someone came in and took a couple of cameras.

Third time I was out (last weekend 7.30pm), came home to my front door boarded up. They had kicked it through but my neighbours heard the noise, called the cops. No-one there when they arrived and nothing taken !


Unfortunate :-|

Move to a safer area.


The last one was the most surprising, burglar smash .....

Even with those losses I'm still up from never buying home insurance :)





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