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# How to Secure Your Business After a Burglary?

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 by [Joe Wilson](https://www.sonitrolwesterncanada.com/blog/author/joe-wilson)

October 20, 2016

![Prevent another burglray with a verified security system](https://www.sonitrolwesterncanada.com/hs-fs/hubfs/crime%20scene.jpeg?width=350&name=crime%20scene.jpeg "Prevent another burglray with a verified security system")No one ever expects it. You think you’re prepared, that you have taken the appropriate precautions to prevent such a thing to happen. Then your business is burgled. Now what? 

It is a very traumatic experience when a business gets burgled. You feel as though a part of you has been violated. Important documents, electronic files and/or product could be missing that you may never get back. You must think to yourself, how did this happen? What went wrong? Did I set the alarms? Do I have the right security system? These are all questions that should be flowing through your mind after such a traumatic occurrence. These questions need answers.  
The first issue that should be addressed is to review your security system. The security system you had was supposed to prevent the burglar from breaking in, so what happened? It was probably a conventional alarm system that wasn’t good enough for the job, and the burglars easily got past it.

A lot of businesses have your typical motion sensor alarm detectors which monitor the motion on the doors, window, and the movement inside the building. These conventional security system alarms are commonly triggered falsely by heat / movement, rodents, spiders, curtains, etc., setting off a false alarm. Burglars know this, and Police services know this and, therefore, the Police do not make it a priority to react as quickly to any crimes that may be in progress, as it is more likely a [false alarm](https://www.sonitrolwesterncanada.com/blog/why-do-i-keep-getting-false-alarms).  Most Police departments do not even respond to conventional alarms, bet your conventional alarm company has not told you that, you pay for an alarm system that Police do not even respond to!

With this being said, if you have a conventional security system set up in your business and you have experienced a burglary, you should consider upgrading to a Sonitrol Verified system. It’s worth the investment to ensure that a burglary never happens again, and it’s an experience you will never want to repeat.

By using Sonitrol’s integrated verified security system with verified audio and verified [CCTV video](https://www.sonitrolwesterncanada.com/blog/which-cctv-camera-is-right-for-me), you are guaranteed to be 100% secure.

Police services will respond immediately to triggered [verified security alarms](https://www.sonitrolwesterncanada.com/blog/how-verified-alarm-systems-stop-false-alarms) because of the fact that the incident has been verified by one of our professionals at our Sonitrol Monitoring Centre. In fact, the average response rating for a Sonitrol alarm is approximately 3.5 minutes, while it can take upwards to 45 to 120 minutes for the Police to respond to a conventional alarm if they respond at all. With over 172,000 criminal apprehensions, educated Criminals know to stay away from Sonitrol protected sites; which is ultimately what you want.  Uneducated criminals get caught. 

If you’ve recently been burgled, take this information and think of the questions that were running through your head when the incident first occurred. A [Sonitrol Verified Security System](https://www.sonitrolwesterncanada.com/blog/why-verified-security-systems-are-the-best) is the answer to all of your security questions. With access to the best security technology, Sonitrol will take care of your business and ensure high-end security of your property.

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We're so confident in our technology and responsive service, that no one else in the industry can match our guarantee.  Our unique verified audio and CCTV video business security solutions enable our operators to hear and see what is happening in your business before the criminals gain entry!!  We verify the actual source of the alarm, and we get the police to attend the scene immediately. We are a security company with over 150 offices across North America serving clients across Western Canada in [British Columbia](https://www.sonitrolwesterncanada.com/british-columbia-bc-security-systems-cctv-burglar-alarms-british-columbia-alarm-company), [Alberta](https://www.sonitrolwesterncanada.com/alberta-security-systems-cctv-burglar-alarms-and-alberta-alarm-company), [Saskatchewan](https://www.sonitrolwesterncanada.com/saskatchewan-security-systems-cctv-burglar-alarm-and-saskatchewan-alarm-company), [Victoria](https://www.sonitrolwesterncanada.com/victoria-security-systems-and-burglar-alarms), [Vancouver](https://www.sonitrolwesterncanada.com/vancouver-commercial-alarms-vancouver-business-security-cctv-burglar-alarms-vancouver-alarm-company), [Edmonton](https://www.sonitrolwesterncanada.com/edmonton-commercial-alarms-and-business-security-edmonton-burglar-alarm-company-edmonton-cctv-alarms), [Calgary](https://www.sonitrolwesterncanada.com/calgary-security-systems-cctv-burglar-alarms-calgary-alarm-company), [Saskatoon](https://www.sonitrolwesterncanada.com/saskatoon-commercial-alarms-and-business-security-cctv-burglar-alarms-saskatoon-alarm-company).  

Sonitrol Western Canada, with its Verified Electronic Security Systems, is committed to providing customers with the most comprehensive security protection.  Cooperation in the elimination of false alarms is not only beneficial to the system’s user but results in better protection of the entire community by allowing law enforcement to use their resources as efficiently as possible.

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 October 20, 2016

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