Info for a safer home

I got this info from the OCSO, hope it helps.... Dave

How to Protect Your Home:

• According to the F.B.I., residential burglaries occur at the rate of one every ten seconds.

• The majority of residential burglaries occur on weekdays.

• One third of all household burglaries are committed by using force.

• Installing good locks, then using them, would eliminate well over one half of the residential burglaries in America.

• Have the Sheriff’s Office conduct a free security survey of your house, apartment, or dwelling.

• Lock all doors even when gone momentarily – down the street, to the store, or visiting neighbors.

• If door hinges are exposed on the exterior of the door, non-removable hinge pins should be used.

• Use a dead bolt lock with a one-inch bolt throw.

• Your doors should be made of solid stock, either wood or metal clad.

• Always lock your windows since many a burglar can simply enter through an unlocked or open window.

• Keep shrubs trimmed away from windows and doors.

• Keep your garage door closed and locked at all times.

• The door leading from the garage to the house is a favorite access point for the burglar.

• Make sure your garage windows are always locked