When it comes to your family's safety and the safety of your home, there's really nothing more important. So what measures are you taking to fortify your home security? If you're like most people, despite your best intentions, whatever you are doing now isn't enough. It's not enough to simply want the best for your family. In fact it's not enough to lock the doors at night. A break-in or robbery will occur every 20-30 seconds according to home security experts. That number isn't encouraging; however, it does make you think twice about how you can make your home a safer place.
Most break-ins occur during the day when the homeowners and occupants of a residence are away at work or at school. Burglars look for easy ways in and out. They aren't looking for confrontation, however, it is a possibility. Most burglars are young males, under the age of 25.
They generally look for smaller high value items that can easily be transported out of the premises like jewelry and electronics.
While there is no such thing as the ultimate burglar proof home, you can make your home much more difficult to get into, and therefore and an unlikely target.
Burglars look for convenience. Your best weapons against them are time and attention. Your home security goal is to make you home as visible and as hard to get into as possible. The more time it takes to get into your home the higher the possibilities are that the burglar will get caught. The more fuss and the more noise he makes, the chances increase even more. Homes which don't make it easy for a burglar to slip in and slip out with stealth are most likely going to be bypassed.
In order to bolster your home security, think about different layers of protection. Don't rely on any one thing. For a seasoned burglar, it's quite easy to overcome a single line of defense; however, several different measures are harder to overcome and they slow a criminal down. Most of the time, if these layers are visible-think security cameras, fences, window locks, alarm systems, even a dog-a thief won't even attempt to break in because the risk is simply too high.
A layered defense system could include heavy duty dead bolt locks on your doors, safety coated window film, rosebushes planted near entry ways and under accessible windows, a drive way alarm, and impediments or barriers near windows making it difficult to get into.
Cameras are very strong deterrents. Remember the thieves don't want to be noticed. Security camera systems are very affordable these days and they are a great way to bolster your home security. Wireless home security cameras can be hooked up to your computer and monitored from your office or from a cell phone or PDA.
You may also want to consider getting a home alarm system. Statistics have shown time and time again that homes with alarms are much less likely to be broken into.
Most break-ins occur during the day when the homeowners and occupants of a residence are away at work or at school. Burglars look for easy ways in and out. They aren't looking for confrontation, however, it is a possibility. Most burglars are young males, under the age of 25.
They generally look for smaller high value items that can easily be transported out of the premises like jewelry and electronics.
While there is no such thing as the ultimate burglar proof home, you can make your home much more difficult to get into, and therefore and an unlikely target.
Burglars look for convenience. Your best weapons against them are time and attention. Your home security goal is to make you home as visible and as hard to get into as possible. The more time it takes to get into your home the higher the possibilities are that the burglar will get caught. The more fuss and the more noise he makes, the chances increase even more. Homes which don't make it easy for a burglar to slip in and slip out with stealth are most likely going to be bypassed.
In order to bolster your home security, think about different layers of protection. Don't rely on any one thing. For a seasoned burglar, it's quite easy to overcome a single line of defense; however, several different measures are harder to overcome and they slow a criminal down. Most of the time, if these layers are visible-think security cameras, fences, window locks, alarm systems, even a dog-a thief won't even attempt to break in because the risk is simply too high.
A layered defense system could include heavy duty dead bolt locks on your doors, safety coated window film, rosebushes planted near entry ways and under accessible windows, a drive way alarm, and impediments or barriers near windows making it difficult to get into.
Cameras are very strong deterrents. Remember the thieves don't want to be noticed. Security camera systems are very affordable these days and they are a great way to bolster your home security. Wireless home security cameras can be hooked up to your computer and monitored from your office or from a cell phone or PDA.
You may also want to consider getting a home alarm system. Statistics have shown time and time again that homes with alarms are much less likely to be broken into.
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