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no matter where they move, West Virginians aways consider West Virginia home. The Mountain State has a range of climates, with some areas reaching temperatures of 85 degrees in the summer and others seeing lows of 22 in winter months. West Virginia currently sits at 45 on the comfort index. The Mountain State offers a lot of diversity, from the heights of Spruce Knob to the Harpers Ferry, winter lows of 22 to summer highs of 85. With 43.9 inches of annual rainfall, a comfort index rating of 45, air quality of 67.10 and water quality of 54.00, West Virginia is a great place to live.
The odds of your home being broken into this year are about 1 in 172, according to FBI and census data.1, 2 Getting monitored home security from ADT in West Virginia can help you improve those odds. Studies show that homes with alarm systems are up to 3 times less likely to be targeted by burglars. So by calling ADT to get additional protection for your home, your chances are more like 1 in 516.4
Property crime in the The Mountain State happen about 896 times every month, which is 9% less than the national average. Even better, statewide burglaries decreased from the year before, which is good news. Although property crimes have dropped slightly, there are still over 206 break-ins every week.2
ADT in West Virginia helps deter would-be burglars. A study conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice reported that 9 out of 10 burglars targeted homes without security systems4.
West Virginia currently has 7.20% unemployment; and this rate has been about the same for a few years.1 That means there are over 130,642 people in West Virginia without a reliable income.1 Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley have found that when unemployment rises, so does property crime. So it is unlikely that the number of break-ins will decrease anytime soon.5
With approximately 700 WV break-ins and an average loss of $1,428 per break-in, burglary costs West Virginia $999,954 annually.1 You can get 24/7 professional alarm monitoring from ADT in WV for three years for the same amount you could lose if your home is broken into.1
Many people assume most break-ins happen at night, but in 2009 over 56% of reported burglaries in West Virginia happened in the middle of the day.2 Because they know no one is home, burglars spend an average of 8 minutes in a home, while local police typically take more than 11 minutes to respond in 62% of burglaries.2
ADT Customer Monitoring Centers are staffed and ready to respond to alarms, no matter the time of day. ADT monitoring professionals are in contact with 38,000 local response agencies, and respond to more than 93,000 alarms daily. Help protect your home with around the clock monitoring from ADT in West Virginia.
Helping protect your home from potential break-ins is only part of what ADT in West Virginia can do. Home security systems can also help detect fires or flooding in your home.
West Virginia experiences cold wintersand when the temperatures drop, pipes can freeze. Leaking water can cause expensive damage to your home. ADT temperature sensors alert you when temperatures reach below freezing.
In West Virginia there is one fire department for every 1,677 households, or 453 fire departments in all. On average a fire department responds to 2-3 fires every minute, and fire agencies nationwide responded to more than 1.3 million fires anually, which caused over $7 billion in property damage.8
Even though there were only 70 fire deaths in West Virginia in 2010, this annual rate is still above the national average according to the U.S. Fire Administration.6
With smoke detectors as part of your ADT monitored home security system, if temperatures spike or smoke appears, these sensors will sound an alarm. ADT monitoring professionals will respond and can contact fire authorities on your behalf as you evacuate, if the situation warrants.
Help protect your West Virginia home with ADT, America's #1 choice for home security.
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