Residents stepping up home security in Waterloo Region [Video]

In a push to make their homes more secure, a local home surveillance company says more residents are installing security cameras on their properties.

Waterloo Regional Police Services said 568 residential break and enters were reported so far this year, while Guelph Police have 130 on record.

Both police forces say the figures are noticeable drop-offs from the year before, but Excellence Security Inc. owner Jon Kuiper says that’s not stopping residents from taking added precautions.

“We’ve seen a large increase in demand,” Kuiper told CTV News.

Kuiper says his company installs cameras at five to 20 homes per week.

“It depends on the client’s needs and the scale of the systems we’re going to do,” Keiper said. “There’s many layers you have to build to make a real secure property.”

Guelph Police says just the sight of cameras on your property could be enough to turn trespassers away.

“The …