Crime Prevention Tips
- Maintain your property. If the home looks unkept, thieves may think the home is unoccupied. Shovel your walkway, take down holiday decor in a timely manner, and keep up with the yard to signal that the home is occupied.
- Know your neighbors.
- Make your home look occupied.
- Lock your doors... at all times. Even if you're leaving and returning quickly. A lot of people think they live in a safe-enough neighborhood to leave their doors unlocked but in 30% of burglaries, the criminals access the home through an unlocked door or window. 34% percent of burglars use the front door to get inside and 22% use the back door.
- Leave lights on when you go out.
- Keep your garage door closed and locked.
- Have adequate exterior lighting.
- Trim trees and shrubs so that they cannot be used as hiding places for intruders.
- Secure sliding glass door and windows.
- Don't leave a spare key out, rather leave it with a neighbor you trust.
- When you leave town, don't leave signs of an empty house. Let your trusted neighbors know you're leaving and have them keep an eye on your property. Also, have them get your mail.
- Do not leave the garage door opener in plain view in your vehicle.
- Install a home alarm system.
- Install security cameras. The Canary is what we have at our home and I highly recommend it.
- Don't hide valuables in the bedroom. Most experienced thieves know exactly where to look and that usually starts with the bedroom.
I hope you enjoyed this blog! I would love to know some of your crime prevention tips. Feel free to comment below with some of yours!
Anita Mora
Coldwell Banker Legacy
505-400-8105
8200 Carmel Ave Ne Albuquerque New Mexico
505-292-8900
anitamora@comcast.net
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