Community Awareness
How To Help Prevent Crime At Home
Preventing crime in your community starts with your own home. Check for any areas of your home that are vulnerable, such as windows and doors. Make sure all of your doors and windows have working locks. Look for areas of your home or yard that might be too dark or allow for easy access for criminals to break into your home.
Once you identify vulnerable areas, you can take measures to protect your home by installing a monitored home security system or investing in surveillance cameras.
Educate your kids on security measures they can take to stay safe at home. They should always lock the door immediately behind them and arm the security system when they are home alone. They should never open the door to anyone when they are home alone.
Create an award chart, awarding points for locking the doors, setting the security alarm, and not answering the door for a stranger.
Everyone should avoid leaving doors and windows open, especially when nobody is home. When you’re away on vacation, make sure you put lights on automatic timers, set the alarm, and stop mail, newspaper, and package delivery so that it does not signal to a criminal that there is nobody home.