Scene Inspection Lock Examination Witness Location Burglary and theft are normally crimes of stealth. The perpetrator does not want to be seen and therefore plans the crime when no one will be around. Business burglaries on the other hand occur mostly at night and on the weekends and holidays when the business is closed.
Most burglars enter through the least conspicuous entrance, which is usually a rear door.
Most burglaries are done by someone who lives within a mile of the structure. The adjuster should be aware of the characteristics of an average burglary so that anything unusual will be a red flag. For instance, a burglary of a residential house at night, a burglary in which the perpetrator entered through a window or a burglary in which large items or a large number of items were reported taken should be red flags. The scene is examined, photographed and diagrammed and any evidence is collected. In actual burglaries the scene may provide the only evidence to connect the perpetrator to the crime.