Have you ever wondered what actually goes through the mind of a burglar? A recent study by SimpliSafe revealed some interesting and raw data. Burglar professionals were questioned with the hard questions to get to the answer to this question. Even though there were a lot of tough questions with the answers posing difficulties for the study, they were still able to obtain the answers.
To make the article more entertaining let’s take a look inside the mind of a burglar named Bob. Bob is a local neighbourhood burglar with a penchant for middle class suburban homes. Many people have asked Bob why he does what he does, and his answer is the same time and again: people just don’t know how easy they make it for him to break into their homes. It is so easy, in fact, that he feels he has to do it and can’t walk away from such an incredibly easy temptation.
He doesn’t really care about his victims’ loss of their belongings, since most, if not all, has some type of home insurance scheme running which will compensate them for their losses. He went on to say that he will pick a house after scoping the entire neighbourhood. He will do this by trying to blend into the neighbourhood, wearing something like a cable repairmen’s uniform, or a telephone technician or a plumber’s outfit. There are even instances where he could post a simple flyer to his intended victim’s door as an excuse to get a closer look.
Bob goes on to say that his actual work hours tend to be from 8am to 11am, since he would like to avoid confrontation as much as possible. He also chooses homes generally with high privacy fences. While homeowners think this will help keep their home insurance premiums to a minimum, it actually provides Bob with a great help since he will not need to worry about pesky neighbours who will see him. These are only a few of the ways in which the common burglar goes about choosing his victims and scoping them out. Click here for free insurance quotes to give you piece of mind.
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