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Is your home safe from a home invasion? There are many things to take into account when trying to answer this question. First, you must consider the visibility of your home. A home that is more secluded and less visible to surrounding neighbors and bystanders is definitely more prone to being broken into. This is simply because an intruder will be more confident that they won’t be seen, and thus they will see a secluded house as being easy pickings. You have to consider the motivations and goals of a home intruder. Most of them invade homes for the purpose of stealing valuable and they want to find the easiest targets possible. They will often case out a home for a couple of days or weeks to become familiar with your routine, determine when you are most likely not to be home, and then look for an opportunity to enter your home. The last thing they want is to be seen doing this or have any kind of complications that will mess up their attempts at getting in and out with your belongings. After assessing the visibility of your home, take a look at the possible entry points for an intruder. This could be a door that is less visible, a window, or a cellar door. When looking at these entry points, try to determine if there is anything that can make the entry to your house easier. Such things that could make entry easier is a hidden key (in case you lose your own), a ladder left outside, or even a tree that make entry to a window easier.
After doing a full assessment of your home, you might want to consider getting a home security system installed. Home security systems are very effective at preventing intrusion through a number of different ways. For one thing, by having a sign indicating the security presence of your home, you are warning an intruder that you are not an easy target. A thief will certainly move on to another target when they realize that the risk of being caught is too high. Having a security camera out in plain view is another great way to broadcast to home intruders that your belongings are not worth the trouble. They will have to consider whether or not they can get away with their crimes without it coming back to bite them in the future in the form of video evidence. Should a thief decide to try and enter your home anyway, an alarm will go off. This will not only signal to the authorities that they should come check out your home, it will also cause a commotion and draw unwanted attention to your home, thus increasing the chance of people witnessing the crime in action. Overall, there is no better deterrent to home invasions than investing in a high quality home security system. Not only will your valuables be protected, but you will have the peace of mind knowing that you and your family are safe.
