You want your business to be profitable, but you also want it to be secure and safe. There are plenty of business security and commercial alarm vendors on the market and if you meet with some of them, you might feel convinced that they are the right company for the job. However, you need to use caution when considering which vendor to use because some of the systems include scams. Here are a few signs that you might want to switch office security and alarm vendors.

First, if your vendor says that you have a limited time offer and you need to act right away in order to secure the deal, you might have a scam company working for you. These companies are simply trying to entice you into signing a contract and there are likely strings attached to the special deals you will supposedly enjoy. If you get a free alarm system, for example, you might have to sign a long-term monitoring contract that will end up costing you much more than it should.

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Locking down the office simply isn’t good enough these days, and even if your building is located in a relatively crime-free area, you may want to consider a commercial security system. And even though property crime dipped almost 3% from 2009 to 2010, according to the latest FBI statistics, it nonetheless presents a serious problem for business owners. According to the FBI, larceny-theft was the most common type of property crime, at 68% of all property crimes. There were more than 1.6 million arrests nationwide in 2010 for property crimes, and in more than 40% of crimes committed, a firearm was used. And the total losses for property crimes? The tally came in at an estimated $15.7 billion in 2010.

In other words, a savvy business owner should invest in some type of commercial security system. Here are a few more reasons:

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