California Home Security

California is one of the most popular States in the USA. The general population is growing rapidly with an increase of around 200,000 people every year. This population increase means that there is the possibility that a few of those people are criminals of one kind or another. You can be happy though because we’re confident that the majority of the population is honest, willing to help and sincere about watching out for their neighbors.

There are a wide variety of home security measures in place in California. You have a lot of gated communities, private security companies, and alarm monitoring companies available to you for any of your home security needs. California is probably one of the most connected States in terms of your ability to secure your home fast.

Crime Stats & Home Security in California

You have a 1 in 33 chance that you will be a victim of property crime this year.

You have a 1 in 56 chance that you will be a victim of larceny/theft this year.

And finally, you have a 1 in 154 chance that you will be a victim of burglary this year.

Most of these statistics are probably worse in major metro areas where the contrast between neighborhoods can be so much greater than what you might find in a smaller town in the desert or country.

Importance of California Home Security

The biggest cities in California by population are Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco and Long Beach. All of these cities have nearly 500,000 people or more within their city limits. Whenever that many people are in close proximity, you get a beautiful melting pot of neighborhoods, cultures and lifestyles. That means you will have hotbeds of crime in some areas of the city, beautiful gated neighborhoods with lots of space, cramped apartments close together, etc. Crime does spread out into all parts of a city though, so it’s important to have a home security system in California.

Home security is certainly more important in California now than it has ever been.

California State Authorities and Emergency Centers

We have a deep respect for those enforcing the law and responding to home security alarms all over the United States. Local law enforcement usually responds first, sometimes the State authorities will respond too. Here is the State authority contact information for California:

(Remember, if you have an emergency, dial 911.)

California Highway Patrol

Website: http://www.chp.ca.gov/
Phone: 1-800-835-5247 (non-emergency)
Email: webmaster(insert the at symbol here)chp.ca.gov

California Governor

Website: http://gov.ca.gov/
Phone: 1-916-445-2841 (non-emergency)
Email: Contact form to email the Governor.

Local Agencies

There are a variety of local agencies that are there to protect and serve.