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How Criminals Lie Their Way Into Your Home
Home invasions are dangerous, scary and potentially deadly. Your home is meant to be your sanctuary and your safe zone. You should never be made to feel like your own home is not safe. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what criminals do when they invade your home.Criminals will often scout a home in advance in order to plan their crimes. They will also resort to deceptive means in order to try and catch their victims with their guard down.
For example. in a recent home invasion attempt in Atlanta, Georgia, a man wearing a bulletproof vest and holding a gun walked onto a resident’s porch. He had the words “POLICE” or “SHERIFF” printed on his clothing. The resident was suspicious and did not open the front door. He instead let his dog out from the back door and this sent the man running. Home security cameras caught the man running off the property along with two other men who were hiding nearby. Clearly this was not a police officer. It was a group of criminals who were intent on invading a home.
Unfortunately, home invasions happen. They happen because criminals know that they have the most success when they strike while their victim’s guards are down. Opening the door when someone knocks on it is something that all of us are used to doing. Not answering a knock would seem wrong and we’d be worried about appearing rude or strange. This is how many home invasions begin. Criminals take advantage of our tendencies and try to exploit our daily behaviours in order to strike.
You don’t want to open your door unless you know who is on the other side. Having a peephole installed will allow you to see who is knocking without putting yourself in danger. There are even LCD peepholes that allow for multiple viewing angles from anywhere in the house. These are great for families with children who may not be able to see out of a traditional peephole.
A home security camera is a great idea as well. It will allow you to record whatever actions are taking place outside your home and you can see if anyone is suspiciously lurking or hiding outside before you come near the door. Remember, safety first!
Take Precautions When Posting Photos Online
We live in the age of social media. Many people now share vacation photos through Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Picasa and other online services. This can be a great way to show all of your family and friends your photos.However, whenever you are sharing personal information online, you need to take some precautions.
First of all, you need to worry about letting criminals know where you are at all times. If you’re away from home and you take a photo and upload it to the Internet, you’re potentially letting the world know that your house is empty. Burglars frequently use social media to determine when people are away from home in order to attack an empty house.
Furthermore, many cell phones and cameras are able to “geotag” your photos and this information can be displayed online along with the photo.
Not only would this feature give criminals additional information·if you are not at home, but it could also provide information about exactly where you live when you take photos in your house. Criminals can use this information to scout your property and determine potential weaknesses in your security system. Thankfully, this option can be turned off on most cell phones, cameras and websites.
How Do You Secure Your Valuables?
Where do you place your most treasured belongings? How do you ensure that the items that mean the most to you are secure? Jewellery, important documents, photos, financial records and other items are often priceless and irreplaceable, so you’ll certainly want to protect them. But how?One option is to store your precious belongings in a safe. This will make them much more difficult to steal even if your home security system is compromised and your property is broken into. However, not all safes are created equal.
If you’re planning on buying a home safe, the first thing you’ll want to determine is the size. Obviously, in most cases larger safes are heavier and therefore more difficult to steal. If you have room for a large safe and your home can support it, you may want to choose one that is quite heavy. No matter what the size of the safe is, you’ll definitely want a safe that can be bolted to the floor. Criminals will often try to steal the entire safe rather than spending time trying to break into it inside your home. Bolting your safe to the floor makes stealing the safe much more difficult.
Safes can also protect your belongings from fires or floods. If this is important to you, be sure to purchase a home safe that explictly lists fire and/or flood protection. Do not assume that all safes offer this feature. Underwriters Laboratory or another similar company will test all safes for fire and flood protection if these features are offered by a particular safe. There are many different levels of flood and fire protection, so choose the one that makes you feel adequately protected.
Before you purchase a home safe, you’ll also want to consider the type of lock on the safe. Some safes come with set combinations while others can be set by the user. There are also a few safes that come with key locks. In most cases, a locksmith will be required if you forget your code or lose your key and are then unable to open the safe.
Finally, when protecting irreplaceable items, you’ll want to conduct some research beforehand and read some consumer reports about different safes in order to find the one that best suits your needs.
SafeTech’s 2011 City Crime Report Now Available
Protect yourself! Find out where and what type of crime is happening in your neighbourhood and your city with SafeTech’s 2011 City Crime Report. Use the 2011 City Crime Report to:- Determine exactly where crime is happening in Canada
- Examine the types of crime taking place in your region and across the country
- Compare different areas of the country on several different types of crime
- Recognize the severity and likelihood of crime taking place in your city
- Understand the overall crime situation in this country
SafeTech Alrms has been protecting people and property for over 20 years. We have compiled crime statistics from across Canada, broken them down by province and city and presented them in a straightforward manner that will help keep you safe!
To receive a free copy of SafeTech Alarm Systems’ Canadian City Crime Report 2011, please click here.
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