Object and Security Analysis Cologne

According to a study by the Cologne police, attempted residential and house burglaries could be prevented in more than 50 per cent of all documented cases by the presence of sufficient security measures. For all those who say, “It does not matter what I do, burglars will get in anyway if they really want to”, it should therefore be clear that burglary prevention is indispensable for the protection of one’s own economic assets. Professional security precautions not only deter burglars from their intent in most cases, but also, in scenarios where the burglary succeeds, cause a significant delay and a markedly increased time expenditure during the act of burglary, thereby enormously increasing the risk of being caught in the act. Investments in security technology pay off: +49 221 4558 0377.

Kurtz Detective Agency Cologne will gladly analyse your company headquarters, your production facilities, or your residence under security-relevant aspects. In doing so we scrutinise the risk potential, the existing defence mechanisms and the weak points in minute detail by identifying possible sources of danger. With the facts collected we prepare various possible scenarios and calculate, on that basis, the ratio of risk and benefit of newly to be procured security technology or of changes to the existing property structure. At the conclusion of our security analysis we will provide you, in addition to the obligatory report, with a recommendation on the desirable additional security measures.

Marked Increase in Burglaries Since 2008

Since 2008, the number of statistically recorded burglary offences in Leverkusen and Cologne has risen, in part drastically. Burglars are particularly active during the summer holiday period, but above all in the months from November to March, when it is dark for long periods. Houses and flats that remain unlit for extended periods signal the absence of the occupants and consequently constitute prime targets for perpetrators. The popular assumption that burglars mainly operate at night is, however, a misconception. The far greater proportion are daytime burglaries. Main points of attack are windows and French windows.

According to the latest Cologne study on residential burglary (as at May 2015), there were 5,660 statistically recorded burglaries and attempted burglaries in Cologne and Leverkusen in 2014 alone, with stolen goods amounting to €11.6 million and additional damage of €17.3 million. Almost always the victims were absent during the burglary, and in only a single case was force used. Burglars are therefore rarely violent offenders; they prefer to act undetected under cover of darkness.