{"id":77753,"date":"2014-08-12T15:33:00","date_gmt":"2014-08-12T05:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=77753"},"modified":"2020-08-26T20:01:18","modified_gmt":"2020-08-26T10:01:18","slug":"thieves-dont-care-if-youre-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2014\/08\/12\/thieves-dont-care-if-youre-at-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Thieves Don&#8217;t Care If You&#8217;re At Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>August 12, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nearly one-third of all burglaries in Queensland occur while the occupants are at home, according to RACQ Insurance.<\/p>\n<p>The Queensland insurer\u2019s 2014 Home Security Index revealed 32 per cent of burglaries occurred while the householders were at home, up 7 per cent on last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur research shows more than half of the State\u2019s householders (55 per cent) are so concerned about burglaries, they\u2019re worried about taking holidays and leaving their homes unattended,\u201d RACQ spokesman Mike Sopinski said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn order to reduce the number of burglaries, Queenslanders need to keep home security top of mind.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s concerning that 16 per cent of all break-ins occur through open or unlocked doors and almost one-third (31 per cent) of Queenslanders surveyed admit they sometimes leave their home unlocked.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other key methods of break-ins included:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Window forced open (40 per cent)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Door forced open (38 per cent)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Open\/unlocked window (6 per cent)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mr Sopinski said there were some simple steps people \u00a0could take to prevent burglaries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRefrain from sharing your movements on social media sites,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;By posting where you are, you\u2019re highlighting to others that you\u2019re out of the house.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t leave windows and doors open, even when you\u2019re at home. 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