Improving Home Security Through A Criminal Eyes

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One way to improve your home security is to get them to pass right by your house. There will always be criminals without any logic about their actions, but most criminals are looking for an easy score with less chance of being caught. These criminals will case a neighborhood looking for a home that appears to be an easy target. You get this type of criminal to pass by your house by showing them your place is a hard security target. Meaning it wont be easy to break in to your home and the chances of being caught are great.

Improving Home Security Through A Criminals Eyes

In order to improve the home security of your home you need to think like a criminal and view your home and property like a criminal. Here are a few examples of what you see and he sees as he cases your neighborhood a few days before his crime.

Homeowner: Sees beautiful growing bushes and shrubbery in front of the home.
Criminal: Sees a great spot to hide as he breaks into your home.

Homeowner: The wonderful front door with the etched glass.
Criminal: The wonderful front door with the glass easily broken so I can reach my hand in and unlock it.

Homeowner: I want to show everyone I support the NRA so Ill put this sticker on the back of my car.
Criminal: Woo, this guy must own guns. What if hes home Im likely to be shot.

Homeowner: I want to show off that I have a home security system so Ill put these signs in the yard like the security system company said.
Criminal: This guy has a home security system. Im passing this place for one of the other houses without home security systems.

Homeowner: Look at my brand new basketball hoop in the driveway.
Criminal: Looks like at least one male lives at this place and hes an athlete.

Homeowner: We can finish up this landscaping project on the weekend. Just leave the tools there.
Criminal: I wasnt planning on a robbery, but look theres a bunch of tools laying out that I could pry that door open with.

Homeowner: Who needs security locks Ill just keep the old ones on. There hasnt been any crime in this neighborhood that Ive heard of.
Criminal: Look at those old locks just begging to be picked or kicked in.

Homeowner: Id like to put more security lighting around my home, but think of all the money Im saving on my energy bill.
Criminal: That nice house over there doesnt have any lighting. Ill have plenty of time to find a weak spot in their home security without anyone ever seeing me.

Case Your Home To Improve your homes security

Acting and thinking like a criminal is the best way to increase the security of your home. Take a walk outside your home right now and walk all around it. If you were a criminal what would you think? Do you think this home has a lot of home security or that this home would be easy to break into. By making your home appear to the outside world to be a hard target you are greatly increasing the chances of a criminal not giving you house a second look before moving on to another house with lower home security.