1. The majority of all burglaries, 65%, are done through doors.
2. The remainder are done through ground floor and basement windows.
3. The most popular times for residential burglaries are weekday daylight hours.
4. Burglars can be male or female.
5. Most burglars are not skilled professionals.
6. Some burglars come in your home while you are there, "Like the Cat Burglar," or use a bold new approach, "The Dynamic Entry," by knocking at the front door and forcing their way in when you answer the door.
7. Burglars usually take anything that can be readily converted to cash and has no identifying marks or numbers.
8. Burglars take advantage of easy targets!!!

1. Physical deterrents are the best security money can buy. They discourage burglars from even trying.
2. Start at the property, install a fence and lockable gates. Every obstacle you offer up is a deterrent. Plus just imagine how an Ornamental Iron Fence and Gates will enhance the beauty and value of your property.
3. Now put yourself in the burglar's shoes, walk around your house, note where it would be easy to get in and where someone could go unnoticed.
4. Landscaping can play a part in your home security, trimming back bushes where someone could hide and planting thorny bushes at handy entry points.
5. Window guards should be installed on all basement and ground-level windows that are secluded and/or easy to reach.
6. Make a statement at the front door. Install an Ornamental Iron Security/Storm Door. All doors are easy targets and should have security doors, gates, or at the very least, deadbolts with reinforced jambs.
7. Don't hide spare keys. Burglars always seem to find them. Instead give them to a trusted neighbor.
8. Use automatic timers to turn indoor lights on and off to make it appear as if you were home.
9. Taking a trip? Make certain your home always looks "lived in." Stop all deliveries and ask a neighbor to stop by daily and pick up advertising circulars or anything else that may pile up on the front step.
10. Keep doors locked whether you are home or away. Use an auxiliary locking bar to secure sliding doors and windows.

Remember... Crime Prevention begins with you