House crime prevention tips
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Clearly display your house number for emergency personnel to
locate your home quickly.
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Keep emergency numbers accessible.
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Lock all windows when leaving and at night.
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Install motion sensors or photoelectric lights outside.
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Install a monitored security alarm system.
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Trim plants and tree limbs close to your house.
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Plant prickly shrubs under windows.
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Do not leave keys outdoors (or hide under doormat).
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If keys are lost, change all locks.
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Do not advertise a garage sale as a "moving sale".
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Repair window glass and door or window locks.
Personal Safety Tips
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Do not let strangers in to use the
bathroom or phone.
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Stamp "Do Not Duplicate" on your keys.
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Keep house keys on a separate key ring.
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Lend keys only to trusted people.
External Lighting Tips
The form of lighting currently found
many domestic locations is a 250 or 500 watt tungsten halogen
floodlight controlled by a movement sensor (passive infra-red, PIR).
This is unfortunate, as in many locations it is inappropriately
installed and other forms of lighting could make for a better
choice.
Government Home
Security Lighting Advise |