Thirty minutes in front of the television at the local news hour should convince anyone of two facts: first, the number of burglaries and home invasions is not declining, and, second, these types of crimes are being committed in places we always thought were safe. Crime is no longer restricted to the cities; burglary and home invasion is now happening more and more frequently in rural areas. Yet only about one-fourth of the homes in America are protected by a burglar alarm system. In fact, almost half of the residential burglaries each year are accomplished without forcible entry into the home.