I have nothing valuable to steal

Why I don’t need a burglar alarm system?

Reason 1: I have nothing valuable to steal
For many of us, we do not keep money or jewellry in our homes or offices. Most of our money are in the bank and if we have any expensive exquisite jewellery, we would probably have left them at the safe deposit boxes. So we probably do not see why any burglar would be interested in targetting us. Afterall, we may reasoned, we are ordinary people living in public housing, not like the rich and famous, living in their multimillion-dollars houses, apartments and bungalows. If anyone should install a system, they should. Not us. Afterall we really have nothing valuable to steal.

This is of course a fallacy. The problem lies in the fact that we don’t quite understand the psychology of burglars and the real cost of burgary.

Most burglars are opportunists. They chanced on an open window, a slightly ajar door, an isolated quiet spot and then and there decided to make the best use of the opportunity. They may not have made elaborate plans nor have sophisticated equipment, unlike what we see in movies. For the more prepared, they may have done some homework, surveyed the area and then wait for the opportunity when there is no one watching.

What they are after, very often is not the expensive paintings, nor your high priced LCD TVs or collector’s items, but the more mundane cash (whether it is $50 or $100), jewellery, watches and mobile phones. These are easier to carry and easier to offload. So while you may not have anything really valuable, you may have alot of stuff that although low in value, but are very portable, and easily convertible to cash.

Think about the group of criminals going around the carparks, smashing the windscreens, to steal Cash Cards from the ERP IU, and you will better appreciate what I am talking about. They could have stolen the cars but instead, they opted for cash cards that may be cash value less than $10. Replacing the broken windscreen cost more than the money in the cash card.

Which brings us to the actual cost of burglary. While the burglars may make away with a couple of hundreds, the real cost to the victim far exceed that couple of hundred. I have a friend who was living alone in a 3 room flat in Tampines. She is single and as part of her job, she travels extensively. She returned home after an assignment, to find the house broken into, her safe forced opened. She lost over $2,000 , and some jewellery her mom left for her safe keeping.

A month later, she sold the house, and moved back with her mom. The reason? She couldn’t sleep at nights, worried that the burglar might come back.

You see, burglars do not just steal your money and possession, they robbed us of our Peace of Mind. Your home should be a place where you can feel safe, you can feel secure. But once violated, it is hard to get back that same feeling of safety and security.

So how valuable is your Peace of Mind? How valuable is the simple knowledge that your house is a home, your family and loved ones are safe and secure? How valuable is peaceful restful sleep?

If you want to install a burglar alarm system, call us today at 62864796 or check out our website http://www.securevision.com.sg for more information.

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