New construction homes often have better designs, modern features, and, according to many residents, a stronger sense of safety. However, not all new homes in Florida are as safe as residents expect.
Home Security Company Vivint has investigated more than 1,000 US residents with FBI robbery data and revealed that many new residents believe their property is safe just because they have been built, but the robbery trends tell a different story.
Americans underestimate the risk of invasion of new construction homes.
Over half (53%) of new homeowners assume that their property is safe just because they are newly built, revealing a potentially dangerous gap in their home security perception.
39% of new home residents make zero housing security investments. Of these, 51% say they feel safe enough.
More than one in five new home residents (21%) install fake security equipment, such as cameras and signs, to make their homes look safe.
Almost 75% of new construction residents cannot identify crime rates in their neighborhoods, but they still find it “very safe.”
Residents of the newly built home were 43% higher than those living in the old home, and could report break-in or attempted break-in.
39% of new home residents invest $0 in security measures, while 21% rely on fake cameras and signs.
31% of new home residents delayed their security measures because they “feeled safe.”
In some big cities in Florida
Tampa: The robbery rate of 298.5 per 100k is more than twice the national average of 130.9.
Miami: Though it is not ranked due to limited FBI reports, statewide patterns show residents underestimating risk.
Orlando & Jacksonville: Follow similar trends in new residents skipping security measures despite local crime rates.
Among the age group, over half (53%) of residents living in new construction homes believed their property was safe just because it was new. Gen Z residents were most likely to assume that new equality was safer at 59%, followed by millennials (55%) and Gen X (43%). More than half (53%) of new home residents said this belief had an impact on their decision to move to a new home. The third reported that the real estate agent, landlord or builder said the house was “new and safer.”
