Alarms, Alarm Systems, and Alarm Services

Section 1 U.S. Alarm, Alarm System, And Alarm Service Market Trends

• Executive Summary
• Industry Size And Growth
• Alarm Monitoring Services
• Consolidation In The Alarm Monitoring Service Sector
• Alarms Manufacturer Restructuring
• Manufacturer Profitability
• Outlook
• Scope And Methodology
• Table 1-1 U.S. Market For Alarms And Alarm Systems, Alarm Installations, And Alarm Services, 1982-2005 (dollars)
• Figure 1-1 U.S. Market for Alarms and Alarm Systems, Alarm Installations, and Alarm Services, 1992, 2000, and 2005 (dollars)
• Table 1-2 Value Of U.S. Alarm And Alarm System Market Sales, 1982-2005 (dollars and percent): Total Alarm Market Sales And Growth Analysis
• Figure 1-2 Value of U.S. Alarm and Alarm Systems Market Sales, 1987-2000 (dollars)
• Table 1-3 Real U.S. Alarm And Alarm System Market Sales, 1987-2005 (dollars and percent): Real Market Sales And Growth Analysis
• Table 1-4 Value Of U.S. Smoke Detector And Intrusion, Fire, And Other Alarm Market Sales, 1982-2005 (dollars and percent)
• Table 1-5 U.S. Producer Price Trends For Alarms And Alarm Systems, 1986-2005 (index and percent): Alarms And Alarm Systems Wholesale Price Index And Growth Analysis

Section 2 U.S. Alarm And Alarm System Shipments

• Summary Of Major Findings
• Overall Alarm And Alarm System Shipments
• Intrusion Detection Equipment Shipments
• Fire Detection And Prevention Equipment Shipments
• Vehicle Alarm Shipments
• Table 2-1 Value Of U.S. Alarm And Alarm System Shipments, 1977-2005 (dollars): Shipments Of Alarms And Alarm Systems And Growth Analysis
• Table 2-2 Alarm And Alarm Systems' Position In The U.S. Communication Equipment Industry, 1982-2005 (dollars and percent): U.S. Communication Equipment Shipments, Percent GDP, And Alarms' Share Of U.S. Communication Equipment Shipments
• Table 2-3 Value Of U.S. Alarm And Alarm System Shipments By Major Market Sector, 1977-2005 (dollars): Intrusion Detection Equipment, Fire Detection And Prevention Equipment, And Automotive Equipment
• Table 2-4 Value Of U.S. Alarm And Alarm System Shipments By Major Product Type, 1977-2005 (dollars): Local, Central Station, Direct Connect, Hold-Up And Other, And Automotive
• Table 2-5 Distribution Of U.S. Dollar Alarm And Alarm System Shipments By Major Product Type, 1977-2005 (percent): Local, Central Station, Direct Connect, Hold-Up And Other, And Automotive
• Table 2-6 Value Of U.S. Intrusion Detection Equipment Shipments By Product Type, 1977-2005 (dollars): Total Shipments, Growth Analysis, Local, Central Station, Direct Connect, And Hold-Up And Other Systems
• Table 2-7 Distribution Of U.S. Dollar Intrusion Detection Equipment Shipments By Product Type, 1977-2005 (percent): Local, Central Station, Direct Connect, And Hold-Up And Other Systems
• Table 2-8 Value Of U.S. Fire Detection And Prevention Equipment Shipments By Product Type, 1977-2005 (dollars): Total Shipments, Growth Analysis, Smoke And Heat Detection, Central Stations, And Direct Connect
• Table 2-9 Distribution Of U.S. Dollar Fire Detection And Prevention Equipment Shipments By Product Type, 1977-2005 (percent): Smoke And Heat Detection, Central Stations, And Direct Connect
• Table 2-10 Value Of U.S. Smoke And Heat Detection Alarm Shipments By Product Type, 1977-2005 (dollars and percent): Ionization Chamber Type And Other Types
• Table 2-11 U.S. Quantity Smoke Detector And Carbon Monoxide Detector Shipments, 1984-2000 (number): Smoke Detector Shipments, Carbon Monoxide Detectors, And Growth Analysis
• Table 2-12 U.S. Producer Price Trends For Alarms And Alarm Systems By Market Sector And Product Line, 1995-1999 (index and percent): Local And Central Station Intrusion, Smoke And Heat Detection, And Fire Alarms

Section 3 U.S. Alarm System Imports

• Summary Of Major Findings
• Imports' Position In The U.S. Alarm And Alarm Systems Market
• Product Line Penetration Levels
• Source Of Foreign Supplies
• Table 3-1 U.S. Imports Of Alarms And Alarm Systems, 1982-2000 (dollars and percent): U.S. Alarm Imports, Growth Analysis, And Percent U.S. Alarm Sales
• Table 3-2 U.S. Alarm And Alarm System Imports By Major Product Sector, 1982-2000 (dollars and percent): Smoke Detectors And Intrusion, Fire, And Other Alarms
• Table 3-3 U.S. Imports Of Alarms And Alarm Systems By Product Type, 1992-2000 (number and dollars): Battery Operated Smoke Detectors, Ionization Type Smoke Detectors, Other Electric Smoke Detectors, Electric Burglar Alarms, And Other Alarms
• Table 3-4 U.S. Imports Of Smoke Detectors For The Top Ten Countries Of Origin, 1994-1999 (number and dollars)
• Table 3-5 U.S. Imports Of Burglar, Fire, And Other Alarms For The Top Twelve Countries Of Origin, 1994-1999 (number and dollars)

Section 4 U.S. Residential And Nonresidential Alarm And Alarm System Markets

• Summary Of Major Findings
• Residential Markets
• Nonresidential Markets
• Table 4-1 U.S. Security Industry Dealer Revenues By System And Service Type, 1996-1999 (dollars): Burglar And Fire Alarms, CCTV, Access Control, And Home Systems; Residential And Nonresidential Sales/Installation, Service Maintenance, And Monitoring/Leasing
• Table 4-2 Percent Total U.S. Security Industry Dealer Revenues By System And Service Type, 1996-1999 (percent): Burglar And Fire Alarms, CCTV, Access Control, And Home Systems; Residential And Nonresidential Sales/Installation, Service Maintenance, And Monitoring/Leasing
• Table 4-3 U.S. Security System Installations By Market Sector, 1991-1999 (number): Residential And Nonresidential
• Table 4-4 Average U.S. Price For Residential Security Systems, 1989-1999 (dollars)
• Table 4-5 U.S. Residential Market Saturation By Product Sector, 1992-1998 (percent): Home Security Systems, Smoke Detectors, And Smoke/Fire/Intrusion Systems
• Table 4-6 U.S. Household Spending On Smoke Alarms, 1984-2000 (dollars): Total Household Spending, Growth Analysis, And Average Household Spending
• Table 4-7 U.S. Household Spending On Smoke Alarms By Demographic Characteristic, 1993-1998 (dollars): Household Income, Age Of Household Head, Size Of Household, And Region
• Table 4-8 Average U.S. Household Spending On Smoke Alarms By Demographic Characteristic, 1993-1998 (dollars): Household Income, Age Of Household Head, Size Of Household, And Region
• Table 4-9 U.S. Homeowner Spending On Alarm System Services By Demographic Characteristic, 1992-2000 (dollars): Total Homeowners, Primary Residences, And Vacation Homes
• Table 4-10 U.S. Homeowner Spending On Alarm System Services By Demographic Characteristic, 1992-1998 (dollars): Household Income, Age Of Household Head, Size Of Household, And Region
• Table 4-11 Percent U.S. Homeowner Spending On Alarm System Services By Demographic Characteristic, 1992-1998 (percent): Household Income, Age Of Household Head, Size Of Household, And Region
• Table 4-12 Average U.S. Homeowner Spending On Alarm System Services By Demographic Characteristic, 1992-1998 (dollars): Household Income, Age Of Household Head, Size Of Household, And Region
• Table 4-13 Distribution Of U.S. Households By Demographic Characteristic, 1985-1998 (percent): Household Income, Age Of Household Head, Household Size, Region, And Total Households
• Table 4-14 Real U.S. Spending On Building Construction, 1977-2000 (dollars): Household Income, Age Of Household Head, Household Size, Region, And Total Households
• Table 4-15 Total U.S. Housing Demand By Sector By Region, 1994-2000 (number): Northeast, Midwest, South; Existing Home Resales, New Housing Units Completed, and Mobile Home Placements
• Table 4-16 Real U.S. Spending On Construction Put In Place By Market And Building Type 1996-2000 (dollars): Residential, Nonresidential, And Public Buildings
• Table 4-17 New U.S. Privately Owned Housing Units Started And By Type Of Structure, 1980-2000 (number): Total Starts, And In Structures With 1 Unit, 2 Units, 3 And 4 Units, And 5 Units Or More
• Table 4-18 Monthly Private U.S. Housing Units Authorized By 19,000 Building Permit Places By Region, 1999 And 2000 (units): Northeast, Midwest, South, West, and Total
• Table 4-19 U.S. Residential Property Owner Expenditures For Improvements, Additions, Alterations, And Repairs And Spending By Single-Family Homeowners, 1985-2000 (dollars)
• Table 4-20 U.S. Home Mortgage Interest Rates And Personal Income, 1980-2000 (percent and dollars)

Section 5 U.S. Vehicle Alarm Market

• Summary Of Major Findings
• Vehicle Security Equipment Sales
• Factors Affecting Demand
• Regional Markets
• Table 5-1 U.S. Factory Sales Of Vehicle Security Equipment, 1990-2000 (dollars): Total And Aftermarket Sales
• Table 5-2 New U.S. Motor Vehicle Sales, 1992-2000 (number): New Domestic and Imported Cars, and New Light and Other Trucks
• Table 5-3 Total U.S. Motor Vehicle Registrations By State, 1985-1998 (number)

Section 6 Cost Structure Of U.S. Alarm And Alarm System Plants

• Summary Of Major Findings
• Number Of Industry Manufacturers And Plants
• Plant Profitability
• Table 6-1 Number Of U.S. Alarm And Alarm System Plants And Plant Revenues, 1982-2000 (number and dollars): Number Of Plants, Plant Revenues, And Revenues Per Plant
• Table 6-2 U.S. Alarm And Alarm System Plant Operating Ratios And Profit Margins, 1982-2000 (percent): Payroll, Material Costs, And Gross Profit Margin
• Table 6-3 U.S. Alarm And Alarm System Plant Labor Situation, 1982-2000 (number and dollars): Number Of Employees; Shipments Per Employee; Production Workers Percent Total Employees, Average Hourly Wages, And Average Weekly Hours
• Table 6-4 New Capital Expenditures By U.S. Alarm And Alarm System Plants, 1982-2000 (dollars): New Capital Expenditures And Percent Value
• Table 6-5 U.S. Shipments Of Alarms And Alarm Systems By State, 1992 And 1997 (dollars)
• Table 6-6 Number Of U.S. Alarm And Alarm System Manufacturers And Average Shipments Per Company By Product Type, 1987-1998 (number and dollars): Intrusion Detection, Fire Detection and Prevention, Automotive, and Total
• Table 6-7 Sales And Profit Trends For Eleven U.S. Alarm And Alarm System Manufacturers, 1994-1999 (dollars and percent)

Section 7 U.S. Security System Services

• Summary Of Major Findings
• Security System Service Revenue Trends
• Value-Added Services
• Consolidation Among Top Competitors
• Regional Markets
• Table 7-1 Number And Revenues Of U.S. Security System Services, 1977-2005 (number and dollars)
• Table 7-2 U.S. Revenues Of Fire And Security System Contractors, 1987-2000 (dollars)
• Table 7-3 U.S. Security System Service Labor Situation, 1977-2000 (number and dollars): Number Of Employees, Revenue Per Employee, Payroll Percent Revenue, And Payroll Per Employee
• Table 7-4 Revenues Of U.S. Security System Services By Region And State, 1987-2000 (dollars)
• Table 7-5 Percent Of U.S. Security System Service Revenues By Region And State, 1987-2000 (percent of total of U.S. revenues)
• Table 7-6 Per Capita U.S. Security System Service Revenues By Region And State, 1987-2000 (dollars)
• Table 7-7 Number Of U.S. Security Systems Services By Region And State And Average Revenues Per Service, 1987-1997 (number)
• Table 7-8 Top Fifteen U.S. Security System Monitoring Companies, 1996 And 1998 (dollars)
• Table 7-9 Sales And Profit Trends For Seven U.S. Alarm Monitoring Service Companies, 1994-1999 (dollars and percent)

Section 8 U.S. Crime And Fire Loss Statistics

• Summary Of Major Findings
• Property Crime Rates
• Regional Factors
• Fire Losses
• Table 8-1 U.S. Crime Rates, 1972-1999 (number and percent): Total, Violent Crime, And Property Crime
• Table 8-2 U.S. Property Crime Rates By Type, 1972-1999 (number): Total Property, Burglary, Larceny Theft, And Motor Vehicle Theft
• Table 8-3 U.S. Burglaries And Average Value Lost, 1972-1998 (number and dollars): Residences And Nonresidences
• Table 8-4 U.S. Property Stolen And Percent Recovered, 1990-1998 (dollars and percent): Currency, Jewelry, Clothing, Motor Vehicles, Office Equipment, Home Entertainment, Firearms, Household Goods, Consumable Goods, Livestock, and Miscellaneous
• Table 8-5 U.S. Household Burglary Rates By Demographic Characteristic, 1985-1997 (number): Total, Income Class, Race, And Residence
• Table 8-6 U.S. Burglary Rates By Region And State, 1980-1998 (number)
• Table 8-7 U.S. Larceny-Theft Rates By Region And State, 1985-1998 (number)
• Table 8-8 Number Of U.S. Motor Vehicle Thefts, 1980-1998 (number)
• Table 8-9 U.S. Motor Vehicle Theft Rate By Region And State, 1985-1998 (number)
• Table 8-10 Distribution Of U.S. Population By Age Group, 1970-2000
• Table 8-11 U.S. Fire Losses, 1975-1998 (dollars and percent): Total Losses, Growth Analysis, And Per Capita

Section 9 U.S. Alarm And Alarm System Exports And The Canadian Market Situation

• Summary Of Major Findings
• U.S. Export Trends
• Key Foreign Markets
• Canadian Market Situation
• Table 9-1 U.S. Exports Of Alarms And Alarm Systems, 1977-2000 (dollars and percent): U.S. Alarm Exports, Growth Analysis, And Percent U.S. Shipments
• Table 9-2 U.S. Exports Of Alarms And Alarm Systems By Major Product Sector, 1982-2000 (dollars and percent): Smoke Detectors And Intrusion, Fire, And Other Alarms
• Table 9-3 U.S. Exports Of Alarms And Alarm Systems By Product Type, 1992-2000 (number and dollars): Battery Operated Smoke Detectors, Ionization Type Smoke Detectors, Other Electric Smoke Detectors, Electric Burglar Alarms, And Other Alarms
• Table 9-4 Value Of U.S. Smoke Detector Exports For The Top Twenty-Five Countries Of Destination, 1994-1999 (dollars)
• Table 9-5 Quantity U.S. Smoke Detector Exports For The Top Twenty-Five Countries Of Destination, 1994-1999 (number)
• Table 9-6 Value Of U.S. Burglar, Fire, And Other Alarm Exports For The Top Thirty-Five Countries Of Destination, 1994-1999 (dollars)
• Table 9-7 Quantity U.S. Burglar, Fire, And Other Alarm Exports For The Top Thirty-Five Countries Of Destination, 1994-1999 (number)
• Table 9-8 Canadian Burglar, Fire Alarm, And Smoke Detector Market Sales, 1991-1998 (Canadian dollars)
• Table 9-9 Canadian Imports Of Burglar, Fire Alarms, And Smoke Detectors By Major Country Of Origin, 1994-1998 (number and Canadian dollars)
• Table 9-10 Canadian Exports Of Burglar, Fire Alarm, And Smoke Detectors By Major Country Of Destination, 1994-1998 (Canadian dollars)

Section 10 Profiles Of Leading U.S. Alarm Equipment Manufacturers And Alarm Monitoring Service Companies

• AFA Protective Systems, Inc.
• AFA Services And Facilities
• Sales Trends
• Bay Alarm Co
• Alarm Services Revenues And Customer Base
• Checkpoint Systems, Inc.
• Checkpoint Security System Group
• Code-Alarm, Inc
• Vehicle Security Products
• Markets And Customers
• Sales And Profit Trends
• Detection Systems, Inc.
• Security Products
• Manufacturing And Markets
• Sales And Profit Trends
• Directed Electronics, Inc.
• Vehicle Security Systems And Sales
• New Products
• Edison International
• Edison Security Service
• Firecom, Inc.
• Fire Controls Division
• Sales And Profit Trends
• Firetector, Inc
• Firetector Products
• Revenue Trends
• Firstservice Corp.
• Intercon Security
• Acquisition
• Gentex Corp.
• Fire Protection Products
• Sales And Profit Trends
• George Risk Industries, Inc.
• Security Alarm Products And Sales
• Guardian Alarm
• Alarm Services And Revenues
• Honeywell International, Inc
• Security Services
• Security Products
• ITI Technologies, Inc.
• Security Products
• Marketing And Manufacturing
• Sales Trends
• Planned Merger With SLC Technologies
• Microtec Enterprises, Inc.
• Security Services
• Revenue Trends
• Mirtronics, Inc.
• Products And Revenues
• Mosler, Inc.
• Security Systems And Products
• Sales Trends
• Mytec Technologies, Inc.
• Security Services And Revenues
• Napco Security Systems, Inc
• Alarm Systems
• New Products
• Sales Trends
• North American Detectors, Inc.
• Alarm Products
• Sales Trends
• Numerex Corp.
• Uplink Security
• The Pittston Co
• Brinks' Home Security
• Revenue Trends
• Protect America, Inc
• Security Services And Revenues
• Protection One, Inc
• Security Services
• Business Segment Revenues
• SBC Communications, Inc.
• SecurityLink Services And Revenues
• Canadian Expansion
• Siemens AG
• Cerberus Division
• Slomin's
• Security Services and Revenues
• SPX Corp.
• Fire Detection Systems
• Sunbeam Corp
• First Alert
• Tyco International, Inc.
• Security Services
• Fire Protection
• Sales Trends
• Vector Security, Inc
• Security And Fire Services
• Acquisition
• Williams PLC
• Security Products And Services