In the year to March 2007, Scottish forces attended two per cent fewer false alarms than in the previous 12 months.
The news was welcomed by British Security Industry Association (BSIA) chief executive David Dickinson, who said the industry is making strides in reducing the level of false activations.
“By working closely with the authorities and through the stringent implementation of the ACPOS Security Systems Policy, valuable police time and resources are being saved.”
The policy, which was originally drafted in 2002, aims to improve the management of security systems across the country, allowing forces to spend their time elsewhere.
Brian Connel, chairman of the ACPOS Security Systems Policy Group, said, “Our statistics show an average reduction of eight per cent in the number of false activations in all but one of the Scottish police forces and we see this as a positive result for the success of the policy”.
He said ACPOS would continue to focus on the factors that contribute to false activations and work with the intruder alarm industry to reduce the figures again next year.
Association of Chief Police Officers statistics for false alarms in England, released earlier this year, also showed a reduction.