Home Safety Tips - Stop Crime at the House!

Home Safety Tips


1. Close & lock all doors; including cars and garages, whether you are home or not. Windows accessible from the exterior of the home should not be left open. This is just about the same as leaving your door wide open. (Extra Tip: Casement windows are the safest windows to use if you are building a home or replacing windows)

2. Have good lighting outside and inside your home. Many electrical companies have solar lighting that can brighten a 1/2 an acre or so.

3. Position lights to expose hiding places around shrubs, bushes, corners, garages and entrances

4. Be aware of how your residence appears from the outside. Example: drapes and shades

5. When leaving home, leave lights on inside your home - There are timer gadgets you can use to make your lights (tv, radio also) go on and off at certain times, showing consistent life in the residence.

6. Never leave a message on your answering machine stating you are not at home. "We are not available at the moment" or "we screen all of our calls" is acceptable.

8. Alarm warning window stickers and yard signs are good deterrents.

9. Leave more than one pair of shoes outside at the door

10. As much as possible, leave a vehicle in your driveway.

Crime Stopping Travel Tips

Travel Tips:

1. Check gas levels and general car maintenance prior to traveling. Preventive actions!

2. Always carry standard tools such as flashlights, first aid kits, tire changing tools and a spare tire. A batttery operated siren light device is good too.

3. If you become lost, seek help at busy, well lit businesses. A GPS is very affordable and can prevent this from ever happening. Turning down the wrong street, or into a "nice looking" community can sometimes be lead to trouble.

4. Notify friends & family of your travel plans and time & date of return. Use platforms such as Twitter where you can "Tweet" or "Text" your status, and concerned friends and family can follow you via the Internet or your phone. There are also Twitter application that you can use that will "Locate" you and pinpoint where you are when you submit an update.

5. Always have a cell phone handy, charged, and on. When an emergency happens, you do not have time to dig and find it, find a charger, and or turn it on. Also have a telephone book available in your car

6. Never pick up hitchhikers; if someone is stranded don't stop, get the approximate location (Example: Hwy 5, headed South, around mile marker 74), and call 911... or drive to the nearest police station for help

7. Get in the habit of locking the doors of your vehicle. Lock them once everyone is in, lock them when someone gets out for a minute, and lock them after they get back in. Forming habits such as these can prevent car-jackings, robbery, kidnapping, and more. If someone approaches your door and asks to open the door or get in... say "NO", leave, and call 911

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Crime Stopping Tips:

1. Avoid dark or isolated areas
2. If suspicious looking people enter an elevator, step off
3. Always have car key/opener in hand before leaving the store, finger on alarm trigger
4. As you approach you car, visually check both sides of your car & underneath
5. Check the back & front seat for intruders; leave immediately if there is any concern
6. If a suspicious looking person is near your car, just keep walking
7. Report suspicious looking people to security guards. They want to help
8. As much as possible, keep yourself in the plain view of others