Due to the proximity of suburban residences to the highest-crime centers in Canada where break-ins and vandalism are common, there is a need for home improvement in the area of security. Video surveillance cameras can serve as a deterrent. The large populations of Toronto and Vancouver ensure that statistics report a steady number of attempts to liberate people's belongings by coming through the window when they're not home. Not all break-and-enter artists wearing a discreet face covering will escape the watchful eyes of the home security CCTV cameras and the alarm systems that can notify police of the intrusion. A home alarm in Vancouver can potentially deter a desperate heroin addict who's just smashed a window with a sock around a rock but was scared away by a loud alarm or camera-shy when the cameras are set up so as to be obvious to trespassers. The west coast and its mild weather attract more people who have moved from somewhere and many are younger males who have developed drug habits or some other need for fast money in a strange city. Vancouver's wealthier districts are hotspots for break-and-enter cases and assaults are common everywhere. Vancouver and Toronto both have the seedy types of street toughs that sometimes engage in theft, vandalism, and violence. In recent years Vancouver has far exceeded Toronto in the percentage of incidents of violence. Some of the attacks on citizens have nothing to do with money, only resentment and a desire to make others suffer. Decade after decade however, the large number of drug addicts and alcoholics in Vancouver has been legendary, and the word is out that you should think twice about moving back there when it's mentioned to any Canadian. Street heroin addicts need a certain amount of money every day to prevent painful withdrawal so they develop survival skills related to stealing at every opportunity and selling the goods somewhere to feed the habit. They may steal laundry and other items they can sell in bulk. The more skilled ones will venture to affluent areas like Mount Pleasant, Grandview Woodlands, the West End, or the Financial District in search of jewelry, cash, and electronics - anything that can be taken away and sold to a fence. The thief makes only a small percentage of the value of the goods relative to the risk involved. Break-and-entering charges results in less jail time than violent crimes. Most street junkies will attempt, and possibly get proficient in shoplifting right under the noses of security cameras. If they are professionals they can get out of the store before the security breach is noticed and someone can react. There is also a factor of violence, even things occurring to a victim by mistaken identity. While property crime in Canada has declined, assaults and homicides have gone up considerably. To those who can afford it, security surveillance systems can provide some peace of mind. Theft in general is the third largest crime category. In 2006 crimes of break-and-enter, auto theft, and robbery were down 5% and this may be caused by increased security. A comparison of theft and break-in numbers between Vancouver and Toronto however, is like night and day. That year Toronto had 388 break-ins and is many times larger than Vancouver. The number of break-and-enter cases in Vancouver was an astounding 1,192 - four times as many in number but Vancouver's population is 578,000 while Toronto holds over 2,503,000 souls, making the differential a factor of 20 times more of these crimes.
Please Rate this Article 5 out of 54 out of 53 out of 52 out of 51 out of 5
Not yet Rated
