Beware of the burglary of your accommodation during the holidays, especially in these departments!

The big holidays, very close, will undoubtedly lead you to absent from your home for several weeks. It is no coincidence that burglaries are multiplying during this time of year. Some departments have more reasons to worry than others.

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Every 2 minutes and 24 seconds. This is the frequency of burglaries Housing in France, according to a study published by the insurer Leocare this Saturday, June 28. Next to 220,000 dwellings were thus robbed Last year, an increase of 3% in 12 months. Figures that are cold in the back, especially on the eve of big holidayswhich will no doubt lead you to absent from your home for several weeks. You live all the more reason to worry if you live some departmentsclassified by Leocare as the most affected by burglaries in 2024.

THE Bouches-du-Rhône come first, with 9.4 burglaries for 1,000 inhabitants. Another department exceeds the 9 for 1,000 mark: theIsère. “These are two departments which are usually at the top of this ranking and which we also find” well placed “in terms of automotive loss, with flights, declarations of false claims and difficulties in finding a garage for his car as the rental companies are afraid of break -ins”indicates to Capital Christophe Dandois, co -founder of Leocare. There Gironde Next comes, with 8.7 burglaries for 1,000 inhabitants. A proportion that the manager explains by “A purchasing power that attracts burglars and with a high urban density”like the Rhône (8.6 ‰), Ain (8.5 ‰) and Haute-Garonne (8.3 ‰).

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But, if the major agglomerations remain very affected by the burglaries, “These are now the rural areas who undergo them hard “underlines Leocare, insisting on “A striking evolution”. The departments of Vaucluse, Cher and Indre-et-Loire thus complete the classification of the 10 departments most affected by burglaries. A displacement to rural areas “Difficult to explain”admits Christophe Dandois. “No doubt The slightest equipment in alarm systems he plays “advance the co -founder of Leocare. Wrongly, “The inhabitants are convinced to live in a quiet place because in the countryside, where the houses are however more easily accessible than apartments”he continues.

Even if the inhabitants of rural areas would be perfectly equipped with telealarm systems, this would not guarantee them 100% against burglaries. For the simple reason that “Perfectly organized criminal networks are developing increasingly elaborate intrusion methods”like shufflerscapable of neutralizing alarm systems by blocking their signal, or Drone housing overflightLeocare alert. “If you hear a drone spend two or three times above your house, alert the police”recommends Christophe Dandois.

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Advice to avoid being robbed

The police to which he also advised to use in the context of the operation “Holiday tranquility». Free, it assures you of the passage of the police in front of your home “Once a day, and registration is very simply on the Internet via France Connect”details the manager. Do not wait for the last moment, the site of this “Holiday tranquility” operation recommending to register 30 to 45 days before the departure date on vacation.

Do not hesitate to invest in a Alarm and a cameradespite the famous wave jammers. “It is not very expensive and a siren that is triggered, it always has its effect”assures Christophe Dandois. Cheap and effective also, Light variators programmable remotely, to make your presence believe in the house. Finally, “It looks basic but avoid informing the whole land, via your Instagram account or other social networks, whether you are on vacation to the other end of the world for a month …”he sighs.