Residential burglary activity heats up in the summer: Aviva

Aviva Canada is warning consumers that residential burglaries spike in the summer months, when the warm weather tends to draw people away from the homes more frequently and for longer periods of time, leaving them vulnerable to thieves.
Aviva insurance claims data show residential burglaries spike in summer months with 13%, 20% and 31% higher frequencies in June, July and August, respectively, than in April, which shows the lowest occurrence of residential theft claims.
Data also indicate break-ins are more common at the start of the weekend. The number of Friday break-ins is 26% higher than Sunday, the day with the lowest incidence of break-ins.
Overall in Canada, burglaries are on the decline. Aviva claims data show a 42% decline in claims between 2003 and 2010.
Based on Aviva Canada data covering between 2005 and 2010, Quebec homeowners have the highest frequency of break-ins – two times that of the national average, an Aviva release says.
Atlantic Canada provinces, on the other hand, have the lowest frequency of burglary claims, at just over one-third of the national average.