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•Ov erhal foft hewomens ur v ey eds ai dt heyf el tuns af ei nt hei rhomeaf t era br eak i n •Ps y c hol ogi c al i mpac tf arout wei ghst hepr ac t i c al i t i es ,wi t hr epor t edc ons equenc esi nc l udi ngs l eeppr obl ems ,bec omi ngmor ener v ousandanx i et yaboutbei ng homeal one •Al mos tonei nt enhomeowner sboughtadogf orpr ot ec t i onf ol l owi ngabur gl ar y
Di ggi ngbeneat ht hef i gur esoft hes ur v ey ,s omeequal l ywor r y i ngdet ai l semer ge. Onewomanr ef us edt ogoonhol i dayf ors ev er al y ear saf t erabur gl ar ybec aus e s hewass oanx i ousaboutl eav i ngt hehous eunoc c upi ed,whi l eanot herwasl ef t gr eat l ydi s t r es s edaf t erf i ndi ngabur gl ar ’ sf oot pr i nti nherbaby ’ sc ot .
Thef i ndi ngsemer gedf r om adet ai l eds ur v eyc onduc t edbyEv er es tHomeI m mpr ov ement s ,whi c hal s of oundt hatbei ngbur gl edl eadsmanyofust oc hangeour Vi c t i msofbur gl ar yc anbeaf f ec t edf ory ear saf t ert heev ent ,wi t hwomens t r uggl i ng habi t sal mos ti mmedi at el y .Thev as tmaj or i t yofhomeowner s( 94perc ent )s ai d t hemos t ,newr es ear c hs howst oday . t heyhadmadec hangesasar es ul toft hebur gl ar y ,wi t har oundat hi r dupgr adi ng t hel oc k sont hei rdoor s( 36perc ent )andwi ndows( 28perc ent ) ,whi l emor et han Mor et hanhal f( 56perc ent )oft he hal f( 51perc ent )s ai dt heyal way sdoubl ec hec kt hei rwi ndowsar el oc k eds i nc e womens ur v ey edwhohadbeenbur gl ed t hebr eak i n.Al mos tonei nt en( 9perc ent )homeowner sboughtadogf orpr ot ec s ai dt heyf el tuns af ei nt hei rhomeaf t er t i onf ol l owi ngabur gl ar y . t hebr eak i n,whi l e45perc ents ai di t hadaf f ec t edt hei rs l eepandmor et han Ov er al l t hef eel i ngspeopl ewer el ef twi t hf ol l owi ngabur gl ar ywer ec ons i der ed at hi r d( 34perc ent )nol ongerwant ed wor s et hant hepr ac t i c al i t i esofc l ear i nguporr epl ac i ngt hi ngs ,orev ent hef ac tt hat t obei nt hehous eal one.Men,ont he t heywer enotabl et or epl ac es ent i ment al i t ems .Twot hi r dsofwomen( 67perc ent ) ot herhand,wer el es sdi s t r es s edov er al l s ai dt hef eel i ngofs omeonehav i ngbeeni nt hei rhomewast hewor s tt hi ngabout wi t ht wof i f t hs( 40perc ent )c onf es s i ng bei ngbur gl ed,whi l eov erhal fofmen( 52perc ent )s ai di twashav i ngt hei rpr i v ac y t of eel i nguns af eaf t erabur gl ar y ,l es s v i ol at ed.Somepeopl es ai dt heywer es obadl yaf f ec t edbyt hebr eak i nt hatt hey t hanat hi r d( 32perc ent )ex per i enc i ng hadt omov ehome. pr obl emss l eepi ngandonl y13per c entf eel i ngi l l ateas eont hei rown– TVps y c hol ogi s tEmmaKennyex pl ai nswhyi ti sof t ent heps y c hol ogi c al ef f ec t st hat al mos tat hi r dl es st hanwomen. hav et hemos ti mpac tf ol l owi ngabr eak i n:“ Thes ay i ng‘ homei swher et hehear ti s ’ r ef l ec t st heemot i onal c onnec t i ont hatwef eel whenwet hi nkaboutt hes af ehav en Onei ns i xwomen( 17perc ent )s ai d i tpr ov i des .Hav i ngas pac et hati sf i l l edwi t hourpos s es s i onsandt hepeopl ewe t heyhadbec omemor ener v ousasa l ov emak esourhomeauni queands ac r edt er r i t or y ,addi ngt oours ens eofper s onr es ul toft hebur gl ar y ,wi t hov era al wel l bei ng. quar t er( 28perc ent )admi t t i ngt o bec omi ngmor el i k el yt omi s t r us t “ Unf or t unat el y ,onoc c as i on,t hi ss ens eofs ec ur i t yc anbec hal l engedduet ot hi ngs peopl et heydi dn’ tk now. l i k ebur gl ar y ,wi t ht hos eaf f ec t edof t enf eel i ngt hati ti mpac t st hei rov er al l wel l bei ng, whi c hmak ess ens eass uddenl yapl ac et hatf el tpr i v at eands af ehasbeenv i ol at Rel eas ef r om J ac qui Gr eenMar k et i ng ed. ”
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Thes ur v eywasc onduc t edbyEv er es tt oc oi nc i dewi t ht her ec entl aunc hofi t sadv anc edGr abLoc kwi ndowl oc k s . Ev er es t ’ sMar k et i ngDi r ec t or ,Mar t i nTr ought on,s ai d:“ Thes ur v eyr es ul t ss howed t her eal i mpac tofbur gl ar y ,whi c hc anhav eal ongl as t i ngef f ec tonours ens eofs ec ur i t yandwel l bei ng.I tal s ohi ghl i ght edt hatmos tofusc oul dbemor ev i gi l antwhen i tc omest ohomes ec ur i t y .Thedi s t r es sc aus edbyabur gl ar yi snotal way sc ons i der edunt i l af t erabr eak i nhasoc c ur r ed,y ets omes i mpl es t epst ak enear l i erc oul d pr ev ental otofhas s l eandhear t ac hel at er . “ Ev er es thasbeenhel pi ngBr i t i s hhomeowner sk eept hei rhomess ec ur eandwar m f ormor et han50y ear sandadv anc edt ec hnol ogys uc hasGr abLoc kt ak est hats ec ur i t yt oanewl ev el ,pr ov i di ngv i r t ual l yi mpenet r abl el oc k st hatmeanhomeowner s hav et her eas s ur anc eandpeac eofmi ndt hatt hei rhomesar es ec ur e. ” Ex c l us i v et oEv er es t ,Gr abLoc khast hr eet i mesmor ec ont ac tar eaal ongt hel oc k i ngmec hani s mt hananav er agewi ndowl oc k .I thasbeenr i gor ous l yt es t edf or s t r engt hands ec ur i t y ,andhasac hi ev edt heSec ur edbyDes i gns eal ofappr ov al – apol i c ei ni t i at i v et o‘ des i gnoutc r i me’ wi t hphy s i c al s ec ur i t y . T ent opt i psf orbeat i ngt hebur gl ar ybl ues •Thef i r s ti mpor t ants t epi st or ec ogni s et hatnear l yev er y oneex per i enc esas ens e ofv ul ner abi l i t yaf t erabr eak i nandt obeawar et hatt hi sf eel i ngwi l l f adeov ert i me, s odon’ tr us hi nt odoi ngany t hi ngdr as t i cl i k emov i nghous e. •T ak ebac kc ont r ol –f oc usont het hi ngsy ouc andot omak ey ourhomemor e s ec ur e.Fori ns t anc e,mak es ur ey ourwi ndowanddoorl oc k sar eupt ot oday ’ s s t andar ds ,ast her ear emuc hs t r ongeropt i onsav ai l abl enowaday sandj us tk nowi ngy ou’ v eupgr adedt hem wi l l hel py ouf eel mor es ec ur e. •Ofc our s e,f i t t i ngs t r ongl oc k si st hef i r s ts t ep–buty ouhav et omak es ur ey ou us et hem t oo! •Us el i ghts ens or sandt i merl i ght i ngt omak ei tl ookl i k epeopl ear ehomeev en whent hey ’ r enot . •Cr unc hygr av el ar oundt hehous ei snoi s ywhenpeopl ewal koni ts oi twi l l al er t y oui fs omeonei sout s i deandwi l l ac tasadet er r entf orany onet r y i ngt ogai n ac c es sunannounc ed. •Pl ants pi k ypl ant sunderwi ndowss uc hasber ber i sorhol l ybus hes ,whi c hmak ei t har derf ori nt r uder st ogai nac c es s . •Don’ tpubl i c i s edet ai l sofy ourhol i day sorpr i z edpos s es s i onsons oc i al medi a. •Di s abl et hel oc at i onopt i onony ourmobi l ephones opeopl ec an’ ts eewher ey ou ar e. •Dogsar eagr eatdet er r ent–j us thav i nga‘ bewar eoft hedog’ s i gni sl i k el yt oput pot ent i al bur gl ar sof fy ourpr oper t y . •Fi nal l y ,r emembert of oc usont hes ec ur i t yatt hebac kofy ourhous easmuc has t hef r ont .
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