Security Tips

Facts

• Over 80% of residential burglaries happen using the victim’s front door.
• About two thirds of burglaries happen in daytime.
• A burglary occurs in the U.S. every 13.7 seconds.
• The chance of your home being burglarized is 1 to 6.
• Over 50% of burglaries will leave your locks with no evidence of forced entry.

Test Your Security

• Does or has anyone else ever had access to your keys?
• Do the keys you carry now protect against unauthorized key duplication?
• Do your current locks provide physical protection against lock picking, key bumping, drilling or other forced entry attempts?

Security Tips

• Choose a high quality deadbolt and make sure its locked at all times.
• Entrance doors should have multiple locking points.
• Choose solid wood or steel doors. Hollow wood doors can be easily kicked in.
• If there is a glass window, install a double sided cylindrical lock.
• Locks must be re-keyed or changed after you move in.
• Keep doors, windows and vulnerable areas well lit at night.
• Remove trees and branches to prevent access to the second floor.
• Secure all windows and sliding glass doors with a secondary security bar.
• In apartment buildings, always make sure common area doors are locked.
• When away from home never make it obvious.