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We all have a need to feel safe and secure in our own home. Your families safety should be at the top of your "to-do list". Below are some tips for securing your home and your families well being. I find this is a need for many people as we live are busy lives. Something that may be overlooked by many, "well we have locks on the door, that should be good enough" some may say.

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Is Your Home a Target?

While there is a risk of break-in and burglary to almost any home, some homes seem to suffer greater risk than others. This is partly due to their location. The geographical area in which a home is built is in some cases more prone to robbery. Historically, poorer areas are more likely to have a higher crime rate, especially if your home is slightly more valuable than most in the area. But in some cases a middle class area that is next to a poor area might suffer a high crime rate.

Where your home is located is also a factor in being a target for break-ins. If the house is in an out-of-way area, then that can make it a target, as would-be thieves feel more secure. Thieves may see a house in an area where there is a lot of foot and automotive traffic as a high-risk area, as their activities can be seen more easily.

What Areas Need Security?

The areas of the home that need extra security are those areas that give a burglar protection from visibility. It is important to have the front door well locked, but the back door is perhaps more important as a burglar is protected from view of any walking or driving along the street. If you have any side doors, they can often be overlooked when leaving the home and can be accidentally left unlocked. They may not even have strong locks on them.

Windows need good security; especially back windows. And if you have a window or another door into the garage and the house can be entered from there, then you need extra security for the garage. Often we go out and leave the door between the garage and house unlocked, thinking it is safe. But it is no safer than other areas, if a burglar can get into it. So be sure to provide the garage with extra security and also the door leading from it into the house.

The Importance of Exterior Lighting

Since burglars need secrecy to do their work, they often rely on the darkness of night to protect them from prying eyes. So when you provide exterior lighting you can foil the burglar in a way that is low-cost and effective. Nine times out of ten, a burglar will choose the house with no exterior lighting for his break-in above the one that is well lit from the outside.

With exterior lighting, a burglar can tell that you are prepared for him. He will take one look at that dazzling light and expect there to be plenty of other burglar hazards to encounter. With exterior lighting a burglar will find it difficult to see if anyone is home or not - and if the light is motion sensitive then so much the better. It will save you some running costs and give the burglar a big fright when he finds himself unexpectedly under the spotlight.