Home Security

The safety and protection of your family will always be a top priority for any homeowner. Our peace of mind rests on the assurance that our homes are well protected from intruders, robbers, and criminals. Follow these tips to reduce the risk of being a victim of crime.

Be A Good Neighbour

Good neighbours should look out for each other. Get to know your neighbours and establish some degree of trust. They can report suspicious activity while you are away.

Good neighbours can pick up your mail and newspapers and can inspect the inside of your apartment periodically to see that all is well. This concept normally works well in apartment communities as this practice can help deter burglaries and other crimes in a big way.

Of course for this to work you must reciprocate and offer the same services:

  • 1 Get to know your adjacent neighbours.
  • 2 Make a list of each neighbour’s contact numbers.
  • 3 Establish trust which can be done by inviting them to your home.
  • 4 Have neighbourhood functions that bring everyone together.
  • 5 Do small tasks for each other and communicate often. Communicate with trusted neighbours on matters such as travel plans, expected visitors and potential threats to the neighbourhood.

Be alert to any of the following situations that may indicate trouble for the neighbourhood:

  • A stranger entering your neighbour’s yard or apartment when it is unoccupied.
  • Anyone removing car accessories, license plates or gasoline.
  • Anyone peering into parked cars.
  • Apparent business transactions conducted from a vehicle.
  • Anyone loitering around schools, parks, secluded areas or on the street.
  • Any vehicle moving slowly and without lights or one following an apparently aimless course.
  • Vehicles containing one or more persons parked at unusual hours.
  • Vehicles being loaded with valuables (electronic gear, appliances, etc.) in front of an unoccupied house or apartment.
  • Sounds of breaking glass or loud explosive noises.
  • Persons being forced into vehicles.
  • Someone going door-to-door and checking doors to see if they are locked.
  • Someone waiting in front of an unoccupied house.
  • Open doors or broken windows at an unoccupied house.
  • Continuous repair operations at a non-business location.
  • A delivery person with a wrong address.
  • Vagrants or individuals going from house to house during the daytime.

 

Follow these suggestions and make your neighbourhood a safer place in which to live. The security of the apartment building or neighbourhood you live in is only as effective as you make it.

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