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Home Security Tips
Doors, Windows, Locks and Keys
- All doors that lead to the outside should be metal or solid-core, 1-3/4 inch
hardwood. Most hollow doors can be easily broken through.
- Each door should fit in its frame with no more than 1/8 inch clearance
between the door and frame. A metal lining on the inside of an exterior door
can prevent drilling, sawing, or kicking through.
- Make sure all doors to the outside have good locks -- deadbolt locks with a
minimum 1-1/2 inch bolt. Make sure locks are also installed on screen and
storm doors, garage doors, cellar doors, patio doors, and any other door that
leads to the outside (including second-floor patios or decks).
- Always use the locks you have, on both your home and your garage. Lock up
every time you go out, even if it's only for a few minutes. Almost 50 percent
of burglars enter homes or property through unlocked doors or windows.
- Locks on doors should be placed at least 40 inches away from windows, glass
panels, and other potential openings such as mail slots. Make it hard for a
burglar to reach in and unlock your door. Or install double cylinder, deadbolt
locks that need to be opened with a key from the inside as well as the
outside.
- Door hinges should always be on the inside and designed so that hinge pin
cannot be removed from the outside.
- Never hide keys outside, such as under a bush or in a flower pot. Burglars
know where to find "secret" hiding places. It's much better to leave
a key with a trusted neighbor.
- Don't place identification tags on your keys or key rings; if you lose them,
you give potential burglars help.
- Secure sliding glass doors with commercially available bars or locks, or put
a wooden dowel or broom handle in the door track. Burglars look for sliding
glass doors because they are the easiest to open.
- Secure roof openings and exhaust systems.
- Make sure windows, especially those at ground level, have good locks-and
always use the locks you have.
- The center thumb-turn locks on many standard windows can be easily pried
open or reached through a broken pane. For especially vulnerable windows,
install key locks or consider installing grates or grilles (but make sure the
devices can be easily detached to allow quick escape during a fire or other
emergency). Glass block windows offer excellent security for basement windows.
Shrubbery and Lighting
- Make sure all porches and other possible entrances are well lit, with at
least 40-watt bulbs. A well-lit house is far better protected than a house
without lights.
- Overgrown bushes, tree limbs, or landscaping can provide cover for burglars.
Trim them to the height of porches or windows.
Other Tips
- Always lock up ladders and tools. Don't give a burglar the resources to
break into your home.
- Window air conditioning units should be bolted to the wall to prevent them
from being easily removed from the outside.
- If you have recently purchased a television, stereo equipment, or other
household item, do not throw the empty boxes in the alley garbage. This is a
sure sign and strong temptation for burglars.
- Turn the ringer on the telephone down low. If a burglar is around, he won't
be alerted to your absence by a ringing phone.
- If you are out during the day or on vacation, use an automatic timer to turn
on lights and a radio at different times of the day. It is an easy way to
disguise the fact they you aren't home.
- Have a trusted neighbor pick up your mail and newspapers every day while you
are on vacation. Have a neighbor use your garbage cans occasionally. During
the winter, arrange to have snow shoveled.
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