Safety & Security Alarms

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This study analyzes the US market for the following types of electronic alarm systems:

life safety alarm systems:
- smoke and fire detectors (including products that are combination smoke/fire and carbon monoxide detectors)
- carbon monoxide detectors
intrusion alarm systems
personal emergency response systems (PERS) and related systems, which encompass mobile PERS (mPERS)

Demand is segmented by application:

local – standalone devices that emit an aural or visual signal when the unit is triggered
central station – a network of alarms whose operations are automatically reported to a centralized commercial monitor charged with rendering protective services in the event of an emergency. Additionally, smart, self-monitored versions of these products that connect to an end user’s smartphone or other electronic device are included in this segment.
direct connect – alarms that directly connect to public safety forces (e.g., police, fire)

Demand is also segmented by market, which comprise:

residential (i.e., products used in single-family or multifamily residences that are not used for any nonresidential purpose)
trade and distribution (including the retail and warehouse segments)
industrial (including the manufacturing segment)
financial institutions
government
commercial offices and office buildings
services (including the public venue and casino gaming segments)
educational buildings
healthcare facilities
air transport
lodging establishments
other nonresidential markets, such as religious buildings, museums, and libraries

Also included in the scope of this study are all-in-one security systems, excluding cameras that are part of these systems.

Excluded from the scope of the study are:

video cameras
security services such as alarm monitoring and systems integration, as well as installation and other service revenue
dedicated information security hardware and software (e.g., computer network access devices, encryption, firewalls, and virtual private networks)
motor vehicle security systems, such as anti-theft, keyless entry, and vehicle recovery systems

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Table of Contents

1. Executive Summary

2. Overview

Key Findings

Safety & Security Alarm Demand

Public Safety Environment

Public Safety Personnel

Crime

Historical Crime Rates

Violent Crime

Property Crime

Terrorism

Other Nonconventional Crime

Fire

Regulatory Environment

Building & Fire Codes

Carbon Monoxide Detector Standards & Mandates

False Alarm Codes

Technological Environment

Importance of Innovation

Two-Way Voice

False Alarm Mitigation

Smart Home Security

DIY Installation

Fall Detection

Sensing Technologies

Video Surveillance

Alarm Monitoring Services Trends

Pricing Trends

International Trade

Major Opportunities for Growth

3. Consumer Insights

Key Findings

Consumer Concern About Crime

Real vs. Perceived Crime Risk

Concern About Crime at Home

Concern About Crime Away From Home

Alarm & Home Security System Ownership & Purchase Trends

Ownership by Alarm Type

Ownership by Selected Demographics

Concerns About Owning an Alarm System

Video Surveillance Camera Ownership & Purchasing Trends

Ownership by Surveillance Type

Reasons for Owning a Video Surveillance Camera

Reasons for Owning a Security System

Gun License Trends

License by Type

Gun Control Preferences of Gun Owners

Smoke Detector Use & Purchasing Trends

4. Life Safety Alarms

Key Findings

Life Safety Alarm Demand by Application & Product

Local Life Safety Alarms

Product Description & Demand by Product

Local Smoke & Fire Alarm Demand by Technology (Ionization & Photocell & Other)

Local Carbon Monoxide Alarm Demand

Central Station & Other Remote Monitoring Life Safety Alarms

Product Description

Demand Outlook

Direct Connect Life Safety Alarms

Life Safety Alarm Suppliers

5. Intrusion Alarms

Key Findings

Product Description

Demand by Application

Local Intrusion Alarms

Central Station & Other Remote Monitoring Intrusion Alarms

Direct Connect Intrusion Alarms

Intrusion Alarm Suppliers

6. PERS & mPERS

Key Findings

Product Description

Demand by Type

Traditional PERS Alarms

mPERS Alarms

PERS & mPERS Suppliers

7. Markets

Key Findings

Demand by Market

Residential

Trade & Distribution

Demand by Product & Establishment

Retail

Warehouse

Other Trade & Distribution Markets

Industrial

Demand by Product & Establishment

Manufacturing

Other Industrial Markets

Financial Institutions

Government

Commercial Offices & Office Buildings

Services

Demand by Product & Establishment

Public Venues

Casino Gaming

Other Service Markets

Educational Buildings

Healthcare

Air Transport

Lodging

Other Nonresidential Markets

8. Industry Structure

Key Findings & Industry Composition

Market Share

New Market Entrants

Competitive Factors

Research & Product Development

Manufacturing

Marketing & Distribution

Mergers & Acquisitions

Cooperative Agreements

List of Industry Participants

9. Appendix

Scope

Definitions

Abbreviations

Freedonia Methodology

Study-Specific Methodology

Sources

Associations & Agencies

Related Studies & Reports

Macroeconomic Assumptions

Economic Environment

Demographics

Consumer Spending Trends

Building Construction Trends

Residential Building Construction

Commercial Building Construction

Housing Stock Trends

Business Establishment Trends

Manufacturing Outlook

Services Sector

List of Tables

2. Overview

Table 2-1 | Safety & Security Alarm Supply & Demand, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)

Table 2-2 | Public Safety Sector Employment, 2008 - 2023 (thousands)

Table 2-3 | Violent Crime Levels, 2008 - 2018 (thousands)

Table 2-4 | Property Crime Levels, 2008 - 2018

Table 2-5 | Incidences of Terrorism in the US, 2008 - 2017

Table 2-6 | Selected Other Nonconventional Crimes, 2008 - 2018 (thousand arrests)

Table 2-7 | Fire Levels & Losses, 2008 - 2017

Table 2-8 | Safety & Security Alarm Foreign Trade, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)

Table 2-9 | Major Opportunities for Safety & Security Alarm Market Growth

3. Consumer Insights

Table 3-1 | Agreement with the Statement "I worry about violence and crime", 2009 - 2019 (percent of respondents)

Table 3-2 | Agreement with the Statement "I worry about violence and crime" by Age Group, Race, Gender, Household Type, Presence of Children in Household, & Household Income Bracket, 2019 (percent of respondents)

Table 3-3 | Alarm System Ownership & Purchases in Last 12 Months by Type, 2009 - 2019 (percent of households)

Table 3-4 | Alarm & Home Security System Ownership & Purchasing Trends by Age Group, Race, Gender, Household Type, Presence of Children in Household, & Household Income Bracket, 2019 (percent of households)

Table 3-5 | Smoke/Fire Detector Ownership & Purchasing Trends by Age Group, Race, Gender, Household Type, Presence of Children in Household, & Household Income Bracket, 2019 (percent of households)

4. Life Safety Alarms

Table 4-1 | Life Safety Alarm Demand by Application & Product, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)

Table 4-2 | Local Smoke & Fire Alarm Demand by Technology, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)

Table 4-3 | Local Smoke & Fire Alarm Technologies

Table 4-4 | Local Carbon Monoxide Alarm Technologies

Table 4-5 | Selected New Life Safety Products

5. Intrusion Alarms

Table 5-1 | Intrusion Alarm Demand by Application, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)

Table 5-2 | Selected New Intrusion Alarm Products

6. PERS & mPERS

Table 6-1 | Personal Emergency Response Service (PERS) & Mobile Personal Emergency Response Service (mPERS) Demand by Type, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)

Table 6-2 | Selected New PERS & mPERS Products

7. Markets

Table 7-1 | Safety & Security Alarm System Demand by Market, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)

Table 7-2 | Residential Alarm System Demand by Product, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)

Table 7-3 | Trade & Distribution Alarm System Demand by Product & Establishment, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)

Table 7-4 | Industrial Alarm System Demand by Product & Establishment, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)

Table 7-5 | Financial Institution Alarm System Demand by Product, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)

Table 7-6 | Government Alarm System Demand by Product, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)

Table 7-7 | Commercial Office & Office Building Alarm System Demand by Product, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)

Table 7-8 | Services Alarm System Demand by Product & Establishment, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)

Table 7-9 | Educational Building Alarm System Demand by Product, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)

Table 7-10 | Healthcare Alarm System Demand by Product, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)

Table 7-11 | Air Transport Alarm System Demand by Product, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)

Table 7-12 | Lodging Establishment Alarm System Demand by Product, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)

Table 7-13 | Other Nonresidential Alarm System Demand by Product, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)

8. Industry Structure

Table 8-1 | Safety & Security Alarm Sales by Company, 2018

Table 8-2 | US Safety & Security Alarms: Timeline of Key IoT Market Developments

Table 8-3 | Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures

Table 8-4 | Selected Cooperative Agreements

Table 8-5 | Selected Industry Participants

9. Appendix

Table 9-1 | Relevant NAICS & SIC Codes

Table 9-2 | Relevant HS Codes

Table 9-3 | Abbreviations & Acronyms Used in This Report

Table 9-4 | Macroeconomic Indicators, 2008 - 2023 (billion 2012 dollars & billion dollars)

Table 9-5 | Population & Households, 2008 - 2023 (million persons)

Table 9-6 | Personal Consumption Expenditures, 2008 - 2023 (billion dollars & billion 2012 dollars)

Table 9-7 | Building Construction Expenditures, 2008 - 2023 (billion dollars)

Table 9-8 | Residential Building Construction Expenditures, 2008 - 2023 (billion dollars)

Table 9-9 | Commercial Building Construction Expenditures, 2008 - 2023 (billion dollars)

Table 9-10 | Housing Stock by Type, 2008 - 2023 (million units)

Table 9-11 | Business Establishments, 2008 - 2023 (thousand units)

Table 9-12 | Manufacturers' Shipments, 2008 - 2023 (billion dollars)

Table 9-13 | Services Sector Outlook, 2008 - 2023 (billion dollars)

List of Figures

1. Executive Summary

Figure 1-1 | US Safety & Security Alarm Market

2. Overview

Figure 2-1 | Key Trends in Safety & Security Alarm Market

Figure 2-2 | Safety & Security Alarm Demand, 2008 - 2018 (million dollars)

Figure 2-3 | Safety Sector Employment Share by Type, 2018 (million employees)

Figure 2-4 | Consumer Insights: "I believe that local public safety forces (i.e., police & fire department) are able to adequately protect me", 2019 (percent of total respondents)

Figure 2-5 | Historical Crime Rates, 2008 - 2018 (crimes per thousand persons)

Figure 2-6 | Security Monitoring Service Revenues, 2008 - 2023 (billion dollars)

3. Consumer Insights

Figure 3-1 | Key Consumer Insights in the Safety & Security Alarm Market

Figure 3-2 | Consumer Perceptions of Potential Crime Risk in Past 12 Months, 2019 (percent of respondents)

Figure 3-3 | Consumer Concern About Crime at Home, 2019 (percent of respondents)

Figure 3-4 | Consumer Concern About Crime Away from Home, 2019 (percent of respondents)

Figure 3-5 | Consumer Alarm System Ownership by Type, 2019 (percent of respondents)

Figure 3-6 | Biggest Consumer Concerns About Using Alarm Systems at Home, 2019 (percent of respondents)

Figure 3-7 | Consumer Video Surveillance Camera Ownership by Type, 2019 (percent of respondents)

Figure 3-8 | Reasons for Owning a Video Surveillance Camera, 2019 (percent of respondents)

Figure 3-9 | Reasons for Owning an Alarm or Video Surveillance Camera at Home, Monitored or Otherwise, 2019 (percent of respondents)

Figure 3-10 | "Are you licensed to carry a gun?" by License Type, 2019 (percent of respondents)

Figure 3-11 | Gun Control Preferences, 2019 (percent of respondents)

Figure 3-12 | Smoke Detector Replacement Purchase Trends, 2019 (percent of respondents)

4. Life Safety Alarms

Figure 4-1 | Key Life Safety Alarm Trends

Figure 4-2 | Life Safety Alarm Product Examples

Figure 4-3 | Local Life Safety Alarm Spending Per Square Foot of Building Space, 2008 - 2023

Figure 4-4 | Local Carbon Monoxide Alarm Demand, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)

Figure 4-5 | Central Station Life Safety Alarm Demand, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)

Figure 4-6 | Direct Connect Life Safety Alarm Demand, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)

5. Intrusion Alarms

Figure 5-1 | Key Intrusion Alarm Trends

Figure 5-2 |DIY Intrusion Alarm Product Examples

Figure 5-3 | Local Intrusion Alarm Demand, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)

Figure 5-4 | Central Station Intrusion Alarm Demand, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)

6. PERS & mPERS

Figure 6-1 | Key PERS & mPERS Trends

Figure 6-2 | PERS & mPERS Product Example

Figure 6-3 | Traditional PERS vs. mPERS Demand, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)

7. Markets

Figure 7-1 | Key Safety & Security Alarm Trends by Market

Figure 7-2 | Residential Alarm Demand Share by Product, 2018 (billion dollars)

Figure 7-3 | Trade & Distribution Alarm Demand Share by Establishment, 2018 (million dollars)

Figure 7-4 | Retail Alarm Demand, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)

Figure 7-5 | Warehouse Alarm Demand, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)

Figure 7-6 | Other Trade & Distribution Alarm Demand, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)

Figure 7-7 | Industrial Alarm Demand Share by Establishment, 2018 (million dollars)

Figure 7-8 | Manufacturing Alarm Demand, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)

Figure 7-9 | Other Industrial Alarm Demand, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)

Figure 7-10 | Service Alarm System Demand Share by Establishment, 2018 (million dollars)

Figure 7-11 | Public Venues Alarm Demand, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)

Figure 7-12 | Casino Gaming Alarm Demand, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)

Figure 7-13 | Other Service Alarm Demand, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)

8. Industry Structure

Figure 8-1 | US Safety & Security Alarm Market Share, 2018 (billion dollars)

Figure 8-2 | Safety & Security Alarm Market Leader: First Leading Supplier

Figure 8-3 | Safety & Security Alarm Market Leader: Second Leading Supplier

Figure 8-4 | Safety & Security Alarm Market Leader: Third Leading Supplier

Figure 8-5 | Safety & Security Alarm Market Leader: Fourth Leading Supplier

9. Appendix

Figure 9-1 | Annual Growth in Real GDP, 2000 - 2018, Compared to 1980 - 2005 Average (percent)

Figure 9-2 | Annual Population Growth, 2003 - 2018 (percent)

Figure 9-3 | Housing Stock by Year of Construction, 2018 (percent)