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Trust Your Home Security to ADT Monitoring in California

When you have ADT monitoring, you know you have the best help to protect your California home. WIth ADT you benefit from over 140 years of experience in the security industry. And there are over 6 million people who trust ADT to help keep them safe.

These loyal customers know they have constant help to stay safe thanks to ADT's 6 interconnected customer monitoring centers. Because of the link these centers have with one another, you don't have to be concerned about your home losing monitoring protection. ADT will always help protect your home.

Learn the Truth about Crime in California

Annual Crime Rates in California

You want to keep your California home safe. And when you know that the FBI unified crime report shows there are over 228,8572 burglaries that happen here every year, home safety is even more important. One of the best ways to do this is to get a professionally monitored security system installed in your California home.

  • Property Crime-981,939 occurences
  • Larceny Theft-99,533 occurences
  • Burglary-228,857 occurences
  • Motor Vehicle Theft-60,338 occurences
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TO BE BROKEN INTO

Your Chances of Being a Victim of a Home Invasion in California

According to the FBI, a burglary happens every 14.4 seconds and 74.5% of all burglaries are residential. You are probably wondering, with that many burglaries every year, what are the chances someone will break into your home. Based on national trends, the chances your home will be broken into this year are approximately 1 in 143. Installing a monitored security system in California could make your chances closer to 1 in 429. That's because security systems have been shown to make break-ins 3 times less likely3.

Yearly average cost
of burglaries for California*:
$501,600

Burglaries Cost You More Than You May Know

Don't let the price tag deter you from helping protect your home with a security system. What you lose in a burglary will typically be more than what you'll spend on yearly monitoring. Burglaries cost homeowners money. In fact, the average amount stolen from homes in California each year is over $501,600. This means you stand to lose $2,200 if your home is robbed.

Yearly average cost
of burglaries for California*:
$501,600

Sources

1. www.City-Data.com

2. FBI Uniform Crime Reports, 2011

3. Simon Hakim, Temple University, quoted by Elizabeth Chang, An Alarming Trend, The Washington Post, Nov 14, 1999

4. U.S. Department of Justice, 1999

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California police officers are the highest paid in the nation

When we compiled the data, we found that police officer salaries range from about $35,000 per year to $100,000 per year, with a national average of $64,490.

California ranks first in both actual salary ($100,090) and adjusted salary ($87,491).


Methodology

To gather the raw data for this analysis, we pulled salaries from the May 2017 Occupational Employment and Wages report, released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers. We then obtained Regional Price Parities (RPP), which measure the difference in price level between states and metro areas, from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The adjusted salary numbers were calculated by dividing the annual mean salary by the price parity. The adjusted salary represents purchasing power based on the cost of living in each state.

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Find out which Golden State campus keeps you the safest

For a long time, California dreamin’ became California streamin’ while we stayed indoors and online. With many students now returning to campus, deciding majors, buying books, and class selection are top-of-mind, but what about safety? Here at YourLocalSecurity.com, we did your homework for you and assembled the safest campuses statewide.

So before you hit the book and the surf, see which colleges made the cut for your state and nationwide.

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Methodology

To determine the safest colleges in each state, we analyzed Uniform Crime Report and Campus Safety and Security data for schools that meet the following criteria:

  • 5,000+ students enrolled
  • Two- or four-year degrees offered
  • Public, private, or non-profit institution

For the three crime factors, the rate reported has been compared against the population per 1,000 people within the city limits. The lower the rate, the lower the number of crimes reported in that category:

  • Violent crimes per 1,000 people
  • Property crimes per 1,000 people
  • Hate and VAWA (crimes against women) crimes per 1,000 people

Interesting Findings

  • Out of our top 10, Chapman University has the lowest crime rate at 1.3 per 1,000 people.
  • The University of San Diego made the top spot for the 10 safest colleges in California and landed in seventh place in the top 25 safest campuses nationwide.
  • Four of our 10 schools are based in Los Angeles: Loyola Marymount, CSULA, UCLA, and the University of Southern California.
  • Loyola Marymount University has the lowest VAWA/Hate rate at 2.4 per 1,000 people.
  • The University of the Pacific is one of the two private universities in California that gives security personnel full police authority for campus safety efforts.

Which California Cities Have the Lowest Car Theft Rates?

What's the 411 on Car Theft?

Car theft has trended downward in the past ten years—especially in these cities—thanks to city-wide surveillance, anti-theft devices, and neighborhood watch programs. As car theft evolves, though, it’s just as important to keep car owners up to date on common sense safety and preventative measures (such as not leaving a key fob in the car).

Traditionally, car thieves targeted older vehicles because outdated technology made them easy for thieves to break into without triggering alarms. But other criminals—hackers—go for newer vehicles. It’s easy for hackers to steal or take control of connected or self-driving cars since their computer-based systems have loopholes.

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Methodology

We analyzed motor vehicle thefts per 1,000 people using 2018 FBI Crime data in cities with a population above 25,000 that accurately reported their data (according to the FBI).

Altadena

Anaheim

Annapolis

Apple Valley

Arnold

Baker

Bakersfield

Belden

Bell

Berkeley

Big Bear City

Brawley

Brentwood

Burbank

Calabasas

Calexico

Camarillo

Canyon Country

Carlsbad

Chatsworth

Chico

Chino

Chula Vista

Citrus Heights

Clovis

Concord

Coronado

Crescent City

Cupertino

Danville

Davis

Desert Hot Springs

Diamond Bar

Downey

Dublin

Edison

El Cajon

El Centro

El Monte

El Segundo

Elk Grove

Encinitas

Encino

Escondido

Eureka

Fairfield

Fallbrook

Fawnskin

Folsom

Fontana

Fremont

Fresno

Fullerton

Garden Grove

Gilroy

Guadalupe

Hanford

Harbor City

Hawthorne

Hayward

Hemet

Hesperia

Hollister

Huntington Beach

Indio

Inglewood

Joshua Tree

Kerman

La Jolla

La Quinta

Laguna Beach

Lake Arrowhead

Lake Elsinore

Lake Forest

Lancaster

Lemoore

Lincoln

Lodi

Lompoc

Long Beach

Los Altos

Los Angeles

Los Banos

Malibu

Manteca

Markleeville

Merced

Milpitas

Mira Loma

Mission Viejo

Modesto

Monrovia

Montebello

Monterey

Moreno Valley

Murrieta

Napa

North Hollywood

Northridge

Novato

Oakland

Oceanside

Ontario

Orange

Orleans

Oxnard

Pacific Palisades

Palm Desert

Palm Springs

Palmdale

Palo Alto

Pasadena

Paso Robles

Petaluma

Pioneertown

Placerville

Pleasanton

Pomona

Porterville

Poway

Rancho Cucamonga

Rancho Mirage

Rancho Santa Fe

Red Bluff

Redding

Redlands

Redwood City

Rialto

Ridgecrest

Riverside

Rocklin

Roseville

Sacramento

Salinas

San Bernardino

San Clemente

San Diego

San Francisco

San Jose

San Leandro

San Luis

San Luis Obispo

San Marcos

San Marino

San Mateo

San Pedro

San Ramon

Santa Ana

Santa Barbara

Santa Clara

Santa Clarita

Santa Cruz

Santa Maria

Santa Monica

Santa Rosa

Seaside

Sherman Oaks

Simi Valley

Solana Beach

Sonoma

South Lake Tahoe

Stockton

Studio City

Sunnyvale

Tarzana

Temecula

Thousand Oaks

Torrance

Tracy

Turlock

Tustin

Ukiah

Upland

Vacaville

Valencia

Vallejo

Van Nuys

Ventura

Victorville

Visalia

Vista

Walnut Creek

West Covina

Wilmington

Woodland

Woodland Hills

Yorba Linda

Yuba City

Yucca Valley