Burglaries
- A burglar enters a U.S. home every 14 seconds.
- 60% of burglaries occur while a home is occupied.
- 38% of robberies are committed with firearms.
- Homes on a corner lot are more likely to be burglarized.
- Most burglaries take place in July.
- Each year in the U.S., house fires cause 5,300 deaths, 29,000 injuries and $9,400,000,000 in property loss.
- Death rates from fire are 20 times that of all natural disasters combined (floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, etc.).
- A fire doubles in size every minute.
- An estimated 80 percent of child car safety seats are incorrectly installed.
- You can take a safe boating course, approved by NASBLA and recognized by the U.S. Coast Guard, online.
