| Robberies can happen to anyone, at any time, and in | | | | Most carjacking takes place within five miles of the |
| any place. For this reason, it is an unexpected and | | | | victim's home, and occurs in a commercial parking area |
| violent crime. Unlike the shifty and stealthy crimes of | | | | where people are leaving or entering their car. Another |
| theft and burglary, robbery deals with force or | | | | form of robbery is home invasion. This occurs when a |
| violence, and lasts less than a minute. Almost half of all | | | | robber enters a home with the intent to steal |
| robberies occur on the street and between two | | | | someone's possessions through force or violence. This |
| people -- the victim and the robber. The victim is most | | | | sort of crime can be stopped with the installation of a |
| likely to stay safe as long as he or she does not resist | | | | home security system, which will sound alarm and call |
| to the robber's commands. About half of all robbers | | | | others for aide. |
| carry a weapon, which will more than likely be a | | | | In addition to stopping robbers, home security systems |
| firearm. Some may carry knives, but many resort to | | | | can stop burglars, and warn of fire or carbon |
| strong-arm maneuvers like pushing, kicking, and | | | | monoxide poisoning. Burglars attempt to break into |
| punching. | | | | homes, targeting small, expensive possessions such as |
| There are many different types of robberies, including | | | | laptops, jewelry, cash, watches, and computers. If a |
| bank robbery, carjacking, and home invasion. Bank | | | | home has no security system, then it is two to three |
| robbery has diminished over the years because of | | | | times more likely to be broken into. Without a doubt, |
| improved security in banks. Only 2.1 percent of all | | | | installing a home security system reduces the threat of |
| robberies a year are bank robberies. When a robber | | | | robbery or burglary, and retains a safe and protected |
| forces or threatens someone to leave their car, then | | | | house. |
| he is committing a form of hijacking called carjacking. | | | | |