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• Secure all accessible windows with secondary blocking devices
• Block accessible windows open no more than 6 inches for ventilation
• Make sure someone cannot reach through an open window and unlock the door
• Make sure someone cannot reach inside the window and remove the blocking device
• Use anti-lift devices to prevent window from being lifted out
• Use crime prevention or alarm decals on ground accessible windows

• Get to know all your adjacent neighbors
• Invite them into your home and establish trust
• Agree to watch out for each other’s home
• Do small tasks for each other to improve territoriality
• While on vacation – pick up newspapers, and flyers
• Return the favor and communicate often

• Use interior light timers to establish a pattern of occupancy
• Exterior lighting should allow 100 feet of visibility
• Use good lighting along the pathway and at your door
• Use light timers or photo-cells to turn on/off lights automatically
• Use infra-red motion sensor lights on the rear of single family homes

• Install high security metal blocker plate
• Install lock defender
• Use high security window metal bar or security
• Solid wood doors are good, metal doors are better
• Make sure hinges are inside so they cannot be removed
• Use deadbolts (locks that throw a solid bolt into the door frame.)
• Reinforce the door frame if required with a long strike place, secured with #8 screws at least 2.5″ long
• If your door frame is very thin, consider having a custom made strike place installed. It should be constructed of “L” steel and run from the top of the door to the bottom and be secured every 6 to 8 inches
• Windows – install bars if there is any chance of an intruder getting in (custom made bars cost less than you would think and are usually stronger)
• Check that your sliding doors cannot be lifted out even with a pry bar. – if it can, add a shim to the inside top track to take up the space
• Fire Protection – make sure your smoke detectors have fresh batteries and are changed every six months, detectors themselves should be changed every ten years

One of the best automotive security options is the steering column lock. This steering lock is one of the most dependable methods of auto anti-theft. Generally speaking, this column lock is found right beneath the steering wheel itself. It works alongside the ignition switch – once the ignition is activated or deactivated, the same will be said of your steering column lock.

• Always make duplicates of your car keys, especially if they are transponder/chip keys and VATs keys (these styles of keys are often the most expensive kinds, and replacing them entirely is much less cost-effective than simply having them duplicated)
• Protect your vehicle as efficiently as possible with proper garage security