Over the past 6 months 100 alarms have been fitted using funding from the Home Office to burglary victims.. safe and sound have co-ordinated a partnership approach to identifying those most vulnerable to becoming repeat victims and supporting them through the process of having the alarms fitted. The alarms are monitored by a central monitoring station that can in the event of a burglary or other unforeseen event listen to the activity within the house and notify the police. Since installation none of the victims have become repeats.
Bob Dimmock Project lead and Commissioning Manager said " Analysis shows us that 7% of all burglary victims are repeat victims and where the house is fitted with an alarm this is considerably lower. We have therefore taken this opportunity to use Home Office funding to reduce our repeat rates. I am delighted that not one of our recipients have become a repeat victim"
It is hoped to extend this scheme if future funding can be found.