A security alarm is a system designed to detect intrusions, such as unauthorized entry, into a building or other area such as a home or school, to protect against burglary, theft or property damage. Examples include personal home systems, neighborhood security alerts, car alarms and prison alarms, and a global industry of manufacturers, installers and monitoring services has grown up around these systems.
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How much police time and money do alarm activations consume?
About 36 million United States alarm activations in 2002 cost an estimated $1.8 billion a year.
Alarm activations are a large public burden. A policing guide from Arizona State University reports that in the United States in 2002, police responded to approximately 36 million alarm activations, at an estimated annual cost of $1.8 billion. That figure is a reason alarm companies, monitoring services and local governments all work on reducing unnecessary police calls.
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Additional Source Wikipedia: Global Industry Classification StandardGICS: Security & Alarm Services
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A security alarm is a system designed to detect intrusions, such as unauthorized entry, into a building or other areas, such as a home or school.
Wikipedia: Global Industry Classification Standard
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