Securing Your Dream Home – Mobile Security Systems

When building your dream house or renovating, you usually focus on the work at hand. Architects, contractors, suppliers, interior designers practically become part of your family. Theft and loss probably aren’t even on your mind.

However, construction site theft is an increasing problem throughout the country and it can affect you. When beginning a project, you need to be informed and ask smart questions – including whether a contractor uses mobile security systems like the DeWalt  Mobile Lock.

• How many burglaries at single-family house construction sites are reported?
• What proportion of these burglaries is reported to police? Does a sizable proportion of burglaries go unreported? If so, why?
• What is the clearance rate for these burglaries?
• What methods are used to commit these burglaries? Forced entry? Unforced entry? Burglars posing as construction workers? Employee theft?
• How much property is typically stolen? Quantity? Dollar values?
• What other costs are incurred because of these burglaries? Repair costs? Lost business? Increased insurance premiums?
• How difficult are the burglaries to commit?
• Are there patterns that link offenders, builders, subcontractors, or types of property across cases?
• Are new houses or renovated houses more likely to be targeted?
• How exposed are the burgled houses? How close are they to major thoroughfares, parks, or other public spaces?
• What is the nature of the surrounding neighborhood?
• What type of fencing exists?
• What types of security do the sites have? What types of security are in use?
• What types of houses under construction are burglarized? One-story or two-story? Large or small?
• Are the houses in major subdivisions under construction or in individual lots spread throughout the community?
• At what stage of building is the property at the time of the burglary?

Was the house securable at the time of the burglary? Was it actually secured?