The study examined four communities that had adopted the Model Alarm Ordinance, developed by the Security Industry Alarm Coalition in association with industry and leaders in law enforcement.
The Dallas-based market research firm estimates the top five video doorbell brands globally as of the end of 2021 are, in order: Ring, SkyBell, Google’s Nest, smart home provider Vivint and ADT.
Alarms are among the most common calls for service to Bend Police, but over the past five years the vast majority of alarm activations have been false or did not result in a crime report.
SDM recently caught up with Darren Blankenship, vice president, commercial excellence at dormakaba, to address what sustainability means to the security industry.
Each of these companies not only improved their 2021 RMR by double digit percentage points over 2020, but also moved several spots up on the SDM 100 ranking as a result.