AIREF Research

AIREF Research Results

Rutgers University School of Criminal Justice Study

A comprehensive study of five years of statistics by researchers at the Rutgers University School of Criminal Justice (SCJ) in Newark found that residential burglar alarm systems deter crime.

• Executive Summary (pdf)
• Full Report (pdf)
• Press Release (pdf)
• Related Articles
• Security Sales & Integration
• Security Products
• SDM
• SecurityInfoWatch.com

Salt Lake City Study

The Alarm Industry Research & Educational Foundation (AIREF) has announced the results of a first-of-its kind survey designed to assess citizens’ reactions to a “verified response” city ordinance. The study, released in Salt Lake City, shows 65 percent of registered voters in one of the first communities to adopt verified response disapprove of it and would vote for politicians who would change it.

Independent research on verified response

• Full Salt Lake City Survey
• Area Connect Crime Stats
• Selected Key Findings
• Press Release: AIREF Survey Shows Broad Opposition to Verified Response