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A home invasion is basically a robbery that occurs when you and your family are at home. Since the majority of people do not arm their alarm systems when they are active in their homes, thieves or assailants know that they can take as much time as they want once they have broken into your home. Less than three Kicks and one minute is all it takes to break through the average residential door secured with a deadbolt. That is why thieves kick in doors to gain entry in more than 50% of all home burglaries. Home invasion is frightening when you consider that your family (as well as your possessions) is the target. More frightening still is the fact that occurrences of home invasions are on the rise. The FBI says every 12 seconds a home is invaded by going right through the front or back door.In 2005, law enforcement agencies reported an estimated 2,154,126 burglary offenses a 0.5-percent increase compared with 2004 data. Burglary accounted for 21.2 percent of the estimated number of property crimes committed in 2005.
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