Seven Theft Deterrent Strategies for Your Home

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Many homeowners become complacent about home security because they feel they have nothing worth stealing. What they fail to realize is that the majrity of burglars have no way of knowing escatly what is inside any home. Most break into a house, expecting to be lucky.

Given enough time, a burglar will tear into a house, ripping apart upholstery, breaking up cabinets, and even pulling pictures from the walls, looking for saleable items. These cost more to repair the damage than to replace the stolen items.

Only a small percentage of burglaries are the result of careful planning and execution by seasoned professionals. The majority of break-ins are done alone or with a partner also in dire need of money.

The tips below are nothing fancy like installing an ultra hightech motion detector that shoots laser. They are just common sense put together to at lease deter home theft.

1. If you are away from home for long periods you might want to consider having a house sitter drop by at different times. It also is a big help to have a trusted neighbor who spends most of the time at home to watch over your house.

2. You can also set up props to create an illusion of activity around the house. Objects like a children’s bike, pairs of dirty shoes and slippers, any invaluable object that suggests activity.

3. Remember to stop all deliveries if you intend to be away for a long period of time. Have a trusted neighbor pick up mail everyday or clean the garden for you.

4. Your home should never be totally dark at night. You should have lights regulated by timers or photosensitive activators to have them lit up on specific times.

5. Install a home burglar alarm. Depending on the system it may be the type that comes with lights that help distract burglars and wake up neighbors or it can also be the type where it is connected to a nearby police station’s system.

6. If you have valuable things inside that you cannot bring, hire a professional guard from a reputable company, they cost a bit but the feeling of having someone guard your house 24/7 is quite good.

7. Lastly, still the best deterrent against burglary is a network of vigilant neighbors. Although, this is not always true for people living in cities where everybody minds there own business.