Police officers answer to more than...

Police officers answer to more than 13.7 million alarms by year, roughly 98 percent of them false. As fear of crime increases and alarm purchases continue to rise, police departments are relying in succession punitive actions, educational programs and private answer companies to ease the carrying capacity

The call results into Philadelphia police headquarters. Somewhere a house alarm has unimpaireded signaling an illegal entry. brace cars are immediately dispatched to the area. They arrive to find the sheepish homeowner who accidentally tripped the alarm.

It happens more than 3000 times a week in Philadelphia. As of this past June police had suited to more than 45,000 false alarms in 1996 alone.

And Philadelphia is not alone. Each year, police officers nationwide rejoin to more than 13.7 million alarm activations. Local police departments estimate that forward average between 94 percent and 98 percent of them are false. single nationwide survey ...