House breaking is one of the most common crimes and can occur at any time of the day or night. There are often typical circumstances which occur prior to a home being burgled and a burglar will usually act on easy or tempting opportunities, such as open or unlocked doors and windows.
Fortunately, good home security is as simple as following these three basic steps:
Make it difficult for a potential offender to gain entry – for example, install and use key-operated locks on doors and windows and avoid placing keys under doormats or in other obvious places.
Make it difficult for a potential offender to exit your home with your property – for example, ensure all alarms are set and working.
Make your property less tempting to be stolen – for example, engrave or microdot all items of value, making them difficult to sell or otherwise pass on.
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