Safety Blog: How to Prevent Crimes and Protect Yourself at Home
Follow these safety tips for protecting yourself and your home:
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Use a door viewer before opening the door. Always demand identification from strangers even repair or delivery persons.
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Always lock up your home before leaving and don't hide your house keys outdoors anywhere.
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Do not let people inside your home (To use the bathroom, phone, etc.).
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Have keys ready and in your hand for immediate use when you return home.
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Use interior and exterior lighting at all times.
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Replace or rekey all locks when you move into a new home or apartment.
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Install one-inch case hardened steel deadbolt locks on all exterior doors.
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Have curtains or blinds on all windows, and keep them drawn.
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Avoid mail theft by obtaining a locked mailbox and dropping off outgoing mail at the local post office.
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If a prowler enters your home, get out. Go to a neighbor and call the police.
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Do not enter If you come home and you think someone is in your home. Go to a neighbor and call the police.
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On your answer machine message, never say you are not at home. Just say you are not by the phone.
