Theft proofing your home

Theft proofing your home
Theft proofing your home
5 Tips Home Edition: Make it harder for burglars to get in. Here's how.
1. Meet the Statistics

There were more than 2 million burglaries nationwide for a 2004 years, the last year in which statistics are available, according to the FBI. Most burglaries occur in July and August-exactly when many homes are out of summer in their vacations. In fact, most communities will experience of 10 to 18 percent increase in home burglaries during the summer, according to the Burglary Prevention Council.

Southern states had the most thefts, followed by the Midwest, the West and finally the Northeast. The average home loss totaled more than $ 1600 dollars. The most common time for a burglary was happening in the light of the day from 6 hours to 6 hours. Assaltantes not spend more than 60 seconds breaking into a house, so you want to make it as hard as possible for them.
2. Unplug your garage door

Before removing the cars, turn off the electric garage door open and make sure the door is locked securely. If you have manual locking, be sure to use it. While there may be rare, you do not want someone with a universal garage door open any gain access to your garage and your home.

In some cases it is even easier going into a garage than in the house. Remove the tools, the ladder, the sledgehammer or the ax you can store in the garage. If a thief makes it into your garage, you do not want these tools making it easier for them to enter their home.
3. Make your backyard thief-hostile

Take a walk around the yard. If you see shrubs or trees that would provide sufficient coverage to a thief, you need to trim them. Keep these bushes far away from the house. You may also want to plant thorny bushes, like firethorns or rosebushes, closer to the windows.

Pay special attention to your first floor windows. More than 60 percent of assailants reached through a window that should have been locked, according to the National Crime Prevention Council. People who come into homes usually find an opening that should have been closed, says Tom Kraeutler, host of the radio, "The Money Pit."
4. Follow the light

Assaltantes want to blend in as much as possible. Therefore, I believe that investing in motion detector lights for the outside and light timers for the inside of your home.

With a motion-sensitive light, an intruder is bathed in light of the moment he steps into his yard. You can also use light-timers on lamps near the front and back windows. Thus, you will be able to create the impression the house is lived in. You can buy them for as little as $ 20 to $ 50.
5. It is not only thieves

While you are on vacation, the last thing you want to think about is coming home to what could be a disaster. Before leaving, turn off the main water valve, says Kraeutler. If a pipe bursts while you are away, you can return to the pool of floating furniture.

Make sure you also turn off their appliances, as its televisions, computers and toaster to avoid fire hazards. Even if you have these items off, the circuits are still active.