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As Nest GM of security products Michele Turner noted during an event in San Francisco today, the number one way that burglars break into a house is simply throu
by exhilaration 9y ago
As Nest GM of security products Michele Turner noted during an event in San Francisco today, the number one way that burglars break into a house is simply through an unlocked door. But the most important thing that deters them is a security camera.
Interesting, I've read research that says the opposite - also based on interviews with convicted burglars. From "Protecting the Home: Exploring the Roles of Technology and Citizen Activism from a Burglar's Perspective":
Only two participants said they were deterred by cameras.
The other thirteen participants stated that cameras did not
concern them because they believed that most cameras were
not constantly monitored, especially police cameras. Al-
though a camera played a role in one participant’s capture
(P4), others believed that most cameras did not have a high
enough resolution for them to be identified. P12 was the
only one to describe how he disabled cameras, saying “I
know how to disable [cameras]. I’d spray it and stand on
the garbage and go through the window.” Former burglars
generally thought cameras did not increase their risk of being
caught, which is consistent with prior work [15].
- dawnerd 9y agoAt my old house I used to have a ton of amazon box thieves, even when I was at home downstairs. Put in some commercial grade dome cameras and crime stopped very fast. I’d see people walk up in the video, see the camera and just kinda walk away. I think what you’ve pasted is more for businesses where thieves know there’s high value goods or cash. In a home it’s more smash and grab - whatever they can get quickly. End of the day though an alarm system isn’t going to stop anyone determined to get in.
- problems 9y agoYou're talking about both what burglars say they do and what affects the risk of being caught. Both of which have no impact on how burglars actually behave in the field. They may report the most ego-boosting thing they want to, but behave very differently. A better way is to simply compare crime rates in areas with CCTV to those without. Studies like this one: https://journalistsresource.org/studies/government/criminal-justice/surveillance-cameras-and-crime https://journalistsresource.org/studies/government/criminal-... That shows when CCTV is used, large, measurable drops in crime rate occurred in all circumstances tested.