In order to ensure that your home is secure and less attractive to any criminal element, every homeowner must understand what makes their property vulnerable and subsequently identified as an easy target for burglary, theft and home invasion.

Home vulnerability signals that motivate criminal activity:

• Trees concealing doors and windows
• Poor or no lighting
• Poorly maintained front yard
• No real security system signage
• Uninhabited appearance
• No interior or exterior lights left on at night
  
  

Home security signals that deter criminal activity:

• Trimmed bushes and trees that do not conceal windows and doors from street observation
• Good lighting around the perimeter of your home
• Real security system signage and stickers on windows that are visible from the street
• Good windows and door locks
• Locked gates, tall walls and fences surrounding property
• Homes providing a lived in appearance