Burglary Prevention Checklist

Burglary Prevention Checklist

• Keep the area around your house well lit.
• Have a wide-angle door viewer (peephole) in your front door so you can see who is at the door.
• Always acknowledge a caller at your door to determine who they are and what they want. Some burglars ring the door bell, and if there is no answer, they break in.
• Do not open your door to anyone you do not know.
• Secure any sliding glass doors.  Put a steel rod in the door channel.  Install 2 or 3 screws in the overhead track to reduce the chance of the door being lifted out of the track.
• Complete a home inventory list, complete with photos or video.  Store this list in a secure location, preferably away from home.
• Keep bushes and trees well trimmed.  Thick, tall shrubbery provides hiding places for burglars.
• Make sure that the locks on your doors and windows are strong and secure and use them.
• Consider into installing a burglar alarm system.
• Display “warning” signs.  If you have a dog or alarm system display signs that say you do.
• Never leave a house key in an obvious place such as a mailbox or under a doormat.
• Be careful with your keys.  Put your house and car keys on separate key rings.
• Have a security plan for when you are on vacation.  Ask a trusted neighbor to pick up the mail, watch your house, etc.
• Be wary of wrong numbers and teach children what to say to strangers on the phone.