Stolen Video NVR / DVR Statistics

Author: IPVM Team, Published on Aug 15, 2017

"But what happens if someone steals my recorder?"

Anyone who has done more than a handful of jobs has probably heard this question several times. Though customers often fear a stolen recorder, statistics show it is not a significant problem.

150 integrators shared insight on how they prevent theft of recorders, the vertical they seen as most at risk for this issue, and some first-hand examples of when it has happened to their customers.

Low Concern For Recorder Theft

Recorder theft is not a big concern among integrators, only a very small percentage (7%) saw recorder theft as a high concern:

Integrators said recorder thefts are very uncommon, and that straight forward steps mitigate concerns generally.

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PC-Based ******** ******* **********

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  • "* **** *** ********* ** *** **** ***** ** *** to ******* * *** **** *** *** **** ** *** wall *** **** ** ****** ****** *** ***********."
  • "*** *********** ****** *** ****** ******** ***/* *** *********** ******* they ***** *** ******* ** * ******** ******."
  • "***** ** **** ** **** ********* * *** ** ***** retail ****** **** *********** ******, *** **'** *** ****** ** that ****** ** ***** *** *** *******."
  • "**** *** ****** ***** ***** ******* ****, ********* *** ********* is ******* ****** **** ****** ********* **** ********* ***'* **** nor **** ****** **."
  • "**** ******* ***** *** **** **** ********* *** ****** **** issues ***** ********"
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  • "** ** *** ******* ************* ** ********** ** ***** ********** where ** ** * ****** ****** / ******* ** **** a *****."
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  • "***** ******* ********* *** ** ****, *** **** ** *********, mitigated **** **** ***** ** ** ********** ****** *****, ** the **** ** ********** ***** *** ********."

Examples ** ******** *****

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  • "**** **** *********, **** *** **** * *******. ** **** one ******** **** *** *** ***** **** ****** ********* * theft, ** * ******** (*** *** ** *******)."
  • "** *** ******** * *** *****. ** ** ********* ********* recording, ****** ** ***** ** ******* **** ***** ** ***** covering *** ***, ** ** ********* ** * *** **** an ***** **** ** ***** ******* ** ******* ********* ***."
  • "****. ** **** **** ********* *** *** **** ***** *** other ******* ** **** ******* **** ******** *** ********. **** is ********** ** ***** ** ****** *** ** **** ******** activity *****."
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  • "*** *** ****** **** *** **** * **** *****. ** have **** ** ****** *** ***** ***** *** *** *******"

Comments (17)

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Greg Cortina

08/15/17 02:38pm

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Undisclosed Integrator #4

In reply to Greg Cortina | 08/17/17 05:40pm

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Undisclosed #2

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #4 | 08/17/17 09:41pm

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Robert Shih

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 08/17/17 09:44pm

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Luis Carmona

IPVMU Certified | 08/15/17 03:10pm

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Brian Karas

IPVM | In reply to Luis Carmona | 08/15/17 06:34pm

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Christopher Freeman

08/15/17 03:27pm

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Undisclosed Integrator #1

In reply to Christopher Freeman | 08/15/17 05:56pm

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Christopher Freeman

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 08/15/17 10:40pm

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Undisclosed Integrator #1

In reply to Christopher Freeman | 08/16/17 01:01pm

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Undisclosed #2

08/15/17 08:01pm

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***** ***** ******** ***** ********

*******:**** ***? * ***** ***?

Undisclosed Integrator #3

08/16/17 06:08pm

*** ********* *** * **** ***, ** *** ** **-*** on * ****** **** ****** ****** **** ******* ** * Synology **** *** ** * ****** *****. **** *** ** addition ** *** ******* ***'*.

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Blake Murphy

08/21/17 03:28am

** **** ** ** * **** *****, ** **** *** changed ** ***** ****** **** *** "*** *** ******** ****" anymore

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Blake Murphy | 08/21/17 05:24am

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******: **, **** ** *** ******** ****, ***!

*****: ***** ***-*****, *** **** ***'* ** ** **** **** anymore, ********** ** ****** *******, "** *** *****".

******:***, **** **** *** ******** ****, ***...

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Luis Carmona

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 08/21/17 12:16pm

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Wagner Cunha

08/28/17 01:26pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Wagner Cunha | 08/28/17 01:35pm

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