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Thieves will take advantage of the unoccupied houses as many people will be traveling for their December vacations away from home.
The number of residential burglaries and robberies increases throughout the Christmas season, according to the most recent crime figures.
According to the Governance, Public Safety, and Justice Survey (GPSJS) for 2021–2022, there were 146,000 housebreaking occurrences in December 2021.
This is more than 60% greater than the 90,000 instances recorded in January of the following year.
According to Statistics South Africa, the months of June and December in 2018/2019 and June, September, and December in 2019/2020 had the highest number of reported housebreakings.
Nothing is more alluring to a thief than an empty house over the holidays, giving burglars hours of uninterrupted time to rummage through possessions and help themselves to valuables, according to Ashok Sewnarain, CEO of Rosebank, South Africa-based IBV International Vaults, a global leader in private Vault and safety deposit boxes.
Private security systems aren’t perfect, as we’ve repeatedly seen, and they often aren’t powerful enough to fend off determined or smart crooks. We highly advise safeguarding any valuable valuables in reputable, internationally-rated vaults like those at IBV year-round to avoid tempting any curious hands, according to Sewnarain.
IBV is a supplier of safe storage solutions for corporations, high-net-worth people, celebrities, and homes who are security-conscious.
The local business has seven private safe deposit vault facilities around the nation, including its flagship Umhlanga and Sandton locations, where it provides customers with the newest security technology in a range of subterranean storage alternatives. These consist of private chambers, vaults, and safety deposit boxes.
Following the sale of the bank’s operations to IBV this year, Standard Bank’s safe custody customers discovered a new secure haven for their priceless valuables. In accordance with best-in-class international vault standards, IBV has renovated its seven private safety deposit box facilities and taken administration of them as part of the purchase.
Although the contents of each of their safety deposit boxes are kept totally secret and discreet, customers looking for a secure solution to keep cryptocurrency have started to choose encrypted USBs in recent years.
However, considering the heightened danger of robberies and theft over the Christmas season, we advise South Africans to take precautions to preserve their irreplaceable possessions and treasures. Place them in the safe facility they need to give you the peace of mind you deserve, said Sewnarain.
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