Holiday Home Security and Safety Series: Thanksgiving Away-from-Home Safety
Crime doesn’t take a break for the holidays, so a holiday safety plan is essential.
In fact, statistics show most burglaries are residential (73.4% of all burglaries in 2019, according to the FBI), and incidences of these crimes spike during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. The fact that people are away from home, coupled with a struggling economy and the desire for money for holiday shopping, contribute to the increase in property crimes.
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