How secure is your home? How accessible is your home?
How Often
do you ask yourself these questions. Your home is where you and
your family want to be safe from the daily stresses of life and
most definitely from crime. A burglary happens every 15 seconds
in this country. Though many intrusions are non confrontational
have you ever asked yourself what if I or my family were home
during a burglary? Most Burglaries happen during daytime hours
because this is the time many of us are working, going to
school, etc. The typical burglar is looking for anything of
value. Rape and/or sexual assault after a break-in happens
almost regularly during the summer months when windows and doors
are left open and unlocked. If you try to think like a burglar
for a minute the first step in planning a break-in would be to
figure out when the home owners are not home. You would watch
the daily routine of the homes occupants. The next step would be
to figure out how difficult gaining entry to the house would be.
A couple of things come to mind here; Locked doors and windows,
alarm systems, and even surveillance cameras now. Burglars are
going to enter your home by either walking right through an
unlocked door or open window, using tools to break in or unlock
the existing locks, or simply using force to gain entry so lets
look the first steps in preventing a burglary. Door an window
locks are the homes initial barrier to be overcome by an
intruder. Typically the garage and rear doors of the house are
the weekest entry points as well as first floor windows on the
sides and rear of the home. These areas may also provide cover
for the burglar. You will want to make sure your locks make it
very difficult to gain entry. Use a solid core or metal door for
all entry areas, Use a quality, heavy-duty, deadbolt lock with a
one-inch throw bolt Use a quality, heavy-duty, knob-in-lock set
with a dead-latch mechanism Use a heavy-duty strike plate with
3-inch screws to penetrate into a wooden door frame, use
multiple locks for your doors as well. Sliding glass doors have
blocking bars that can be inserted in the track to prevent the
door from sliding open. You can use pins that slide through the
track as well to prevent sliding or lifting of the door. Windows
are often left open during the summer months. Blocking devices
are necessary to keep the window from opening further. A window
should not be left open more than six inches or enough to allow
a burglar to reach in and unlock or remove blocking device.
If an intruder makes it into your home via door, broken window,
etc. we suggest the next step of arming your home via an alarm
system that is monitored and dispatched to police upon an alarm
or simply by having detection and sound alarm devices to not
only scare off an intruder but also warn anyone who may be home
at the time. Devices such as Door and window sound alarms,
motion alarms, vibration alarms, etc. Alarm yard signs and
window decals are also a great deterrent as well as the lighting
in and around your home. We suggest using floodlights with
motion sensors around the exterior of your home and timers that
your lights and appliances plug into and will come on
automatically simulating people are home. You may purchase
surveillance cameras to help further deter and/or monitor your
homes activities when you are not there.
These images can be
viewed and recorded onto time lapse recorders or your PC with
proper software. You can even watch your home while on vacation
through your laptop computer. These are the basic steps in in
preventing home burglary as well as protecting your family. For
more information on crime prevention and personal self defense
visit us at http://www.Futuretechsafety.com