Criminals choose their targets, so make your home less attractive to them.

• Keep gardens clear of rubble, ladders, garden furniture, etc.
• Trim all trees away from walls & roofs.
• Increase the risk to criminals! Thorns!!
• Palisade fencing and spikes.
• Precast walls to have viewing holes, spikes, and height.
• Electric fencing.
• Report & avoid any suspicious people or activity.
• Link your alarm, panic, fence, outdoor detectors, to your alram company.
• Test alarm equipment regularly by phoning our control centre outside peak times.
• Verify all visitors via a peephole or intercom first.
• If suspicious, leave lights off.
• Adequate lighting should face away from the house.
• Pre-program emergency numbers, neighbours, etc into phones.
• Keep a phone in your bedroom at night.
• Keep doors and gates locked & windows closed when out.
• Keep valuables out of reach of windows.
• Bars on inside of windows!
• Security gates on inside of doors, also in main passage.
• Double action latches & disc locks should be used throughout.
• Add sliding bolts and pins. Also to electric gate.
• When out, leave radio & bathroom light on & most curtains open. Curtains on garage windows so as not to let on you’re out.
• Regardless of dog, have a big kennel and big bowls!
• Dogs inside your home is a good deterrent.
• Check spanish bars for tampering from time to time.
• Keep a first aid box and a fire extinguisher handy.
• Keep panic button on cotton around your neck or side pocket of car.
• Get references, copies of id documents, and photos of servants.
• Explain emergency/neighbours numbers to kids & servants.
• Do not park car on the pavement or an incline out the gate.
• Use a cross bar to lock car in absence of garage.
• Do not leave vehicles visible to the street.
• Always keep vehicle maintained, fueled, with useable spare.