The thought of someone breaking into their home is enough to keep many people awake at night. Here are a few tips to help keep your home and your family safe.
- Keep Your Home From Being An Easy Target- Protect your home by discouraging intruders from making it their next target. Burglars are less likely to victimize a house that looks occupied or protected by a security system.
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Follow These Simple Steps When You're On Vacation Or Away From Home
- Put lights, stereo, or TV on a timer to give the appearance that someone is home.
- Secure sliding glass doors with pins to prevent both horizontal and vertical movement.
- Don't stop your newspaper or mail deliveries; it signals you're away. Ask a friend or neighbor to pick up your deliveries instead.
- Ask a neighbor to park their car in your driveway to give the appearance that someone is home.
- Put lights, stereo, or TV on a timer to give the appearance that someone is home.
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Keep Yourself Safe When You're At Home
- Lock doors and windows when you're home alone. Forty percent of home invasions occur because a door or window was left unlocked.
- Look through your peephole viewer to see who's there before opening the door.
- Always request identification from sales people or repairmen before you let them in your home.
- Fix broken locks or windows and install deadbolts on doors leading outside.
- Replace all locks immediately after moving into a new home.
- Lock doors and windows when you're home alone. Forty percent of home invasions occur because a door or window was left unlocked.
