A Diversion Safe is usually called a Hidden Safe. It's meant to divert an attention from a robber by hiding your valuables in everyday household items, where he can't find them. The Chicago Crime Commission reports that a home invader spends about eight minutes in the victims home. Increase the odds of your jewelry surviving a burglary, simply hide your valuables in plain sight in a hidden diversion safe. The Diversion Safes are a unique home-security product that blends in with the other items in your house and reduces your chances that a burglar will find your valuables.

The hidden diversion safe is made by taking a household item and turning them into hidden safe. Obviously there is no lock, however, when a thief is looking for valuables, he won't be looking at your beer cans or flower pots.

The most popular diversion safes are made from soda or beer cans, and flower pots. Other popular hidden safes are the candle, rock, electrical outlet, and a real book. Other options are open to pretty much any can; be it a spray starch, shaving cream, bathroom cleaner,engine degreaser, Ajax, Pringles, dog food, or carpet cleaner; all are available as hidden safes.

The internal area of a can hidden safe is not very large because it's limited by the size of the vessel, however, depending it's size, your can safe usually can fill an area that is 4 to 8 inches deep x up to 1-2 inches wide. Book safes usually have a large area about 6.75 inches long x 3.75 inches wide x 1 inch deep. The flower pot safe is usually the largest safe and it has an area that is about the size of a can of soda, maybe a little larger.

The possibilities for what can be a diversion safe or hidden safe is endless. As long as you have a consumer item, you can hide valuables inside it for a very effective way to reduce your chances of loosing your priceless possessions not if, but when hen you are robbed.