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Enter your details below to estimate what alarm failure costs you every year. Every default comes from the research model. Adjust any field to match your own numbers.
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Eight inputs, designed for multi-location operators.
Your estimated annual cost
$7,978
You could potentially save
$7,180
Estimated 90% reduction in false-alarm and break-in costs, based on municipal and vendor verification data.
Insurance Exposure
Not calculated as a dollar value. A lapse can become a compounding policy risk.
The calculator separates recurring costs from risks that are not cleanly dollarized, so buyers can see where the number comes from.
Six layers of alarm failure cost
The calculator separates recurring costs from risks that are not cleanly dollarized, so buyers can see where the number comes from.
Municipal fines
Most cities charge more for each repeat false alarm. The model uses a 15-city average schedule applied per location.
Guard & keyholder response
A contracted guard and a manager or keyholder can both incur costs, even when neither appears on your alarm invoice.
Employee downtime
A daytime false alarm takes manager time plus staff coverage. The model prices that time at local wages.
The paperwork
Contesting fines and restoring police response require documentation, filing, installer involvement, and retraining.
Physical damage
When police stop responding to an address, the model adds $3,000 for each location that had a break-in afterwards.
Insurance exposure
The calculator flags insurance exposure rather than inventing a dollar amount. Coverage terms vary by policy.
