The Wall Street Journal recently analyzed New York police department crime data and came to the conclusion that the popular warm-weather, higher-crime rate correlation isn't exactly accurate. The most popular month for criminal activity was September, followed by August, October, July, and then December.
Indiana's Ball State University associate professor of criminology Jerome McKean told the Journal that an increase in temperature and crime are definitely linked to one another. "The peak months for most forms of crime are July and August, especially for property crimes." The reason for this is because most of the burglars, whose average age is 16, are out of school for the summer while a larger number of people are away on vacation.
If consumers want to protect their home while away on vacation during the summer months, they may want to consider investing in home security systems. They'll need one with a loud alarm and that is monitored by a security service.
